(Encyclopedia) Saint Helens, Mount, volcanic peak, 8,363 ft (2,549 m; 9,677 ft/2,950 m before its 1980 eruption) high, SW Wash., historically the most active volcano in the Cascade Range. Dormant…
(Encyclopedia) Sixtus V, 1521–90, pope (1585–90), an Italian (b. near Montalto) named Felice Peretti; successor of Gregory XIII. He entered the Franciscan order in early youth. After ordination (1547…
(Encyclopedia) Bonaventure or Bonaventura, SaintBonaventure or Bonaventura, Saintbŏnˌəvĕnˈchər, bōˌnävānt&oomacr;ˈrä [key], 1221–74, Italian scholastic theologian, cardinal, Doctor of the Church…
(Encyclopedia) Augustine, SaintAugustine, Saintôˈgəstēn, –tĭn; ôgŭsˈtĭn [key], Lat. Aurelius Augustinus, 354–430, one of the Latin Fathers of the Church and a Doctor of the Church, bishop of Hippo (…
(Encyclopedia) Cossa, Francesco, or Francesco del CossaCossa, Francesco,fränchĕsˈkō dĕl kôsˈsä [key], c.1435–1477?, Italian painter. He was a leading representative of the Ferrarese school and was…
(Encyclopedia) West Indies Federation, former federation of 10 British West Indian territories formed in 1958. Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and Barbados were the principal members, but the…
KENNETT, Luther Martin, a Representative from Missouri; born in Falmouth, Pendleton County, Ky., March 15, 1807; attended private schools; deputy county clerk of Pendleton County in 1822 and…
(Encyclopedia) CisterciansCistercianssĭstrˈshənz [key], monks of a Roman Catholic religious order founded (1098) by St. Robert, abbot of Molesme, in Cîteaux [Cistercium], Côte-d'Or dept., France.…
SULLIVAN, John Berchmans, (husband of Leonor Kretzer Sullivan), a Representative from Missouri; born in Sedalia, Pettis County, Mo., October 10, 1897; attended St. Patrickâs parochial school…
