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Basil, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Basil, Saint: see Basil the Great, Saint.

Walpurga, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Walpurga or Walpurgis, Saint: see Walburga, Saint.

Birgitta, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Birgitta, Saint: see Bridget of Sweden, Saint.

Saint-Raphaël

(Encyclopedia) Saint-RaphaëlSaint-RaphaëlsăN-räfäĕlˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 26,799), Var dept., SE France, on the French Riviera. It is an elegant resort and a small commercial port as well as an…

David, Saint

(Encyclopedia) David, Saint, d.588?, patron saint of Wales, first abbot of Menevia (present-day Saint David's). He apparently established a strict rule and was a zealous missionary, founding 12…

Saint Barts

(Encyclopedia) Saint Barts, island, West Indies: see Saint-Barthélemy.

Saint-Claude

(Encyclopedia) Saint-ClaudeSaint-ClaudesăN-klōd [key], town (1990 est. pop. 13,265), Jura dept., E France, in Franche-Comté, at the confluence of the Bienne and Tacon rivers. It is a resort that has…

Saint Jean

(Encyclopedia) Saint JeanSaint JeansăN zhäN [key], city (1991 pop. 37,607), S Que., Canada, on the Richelieu River, SE of Montreal. It is an industrial center with textile and hosiery mills and…

Saint-Omer

(Encyclopedia) Saint-OmerSaint-OmersăNtômĕrˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 15,304), Pas-de-Calais dept., N France, in Flanders, on the Aa River. The chief manufactures are metals, textiles, paper, and beer…