(Encyclopedia) Philip, Saint, one of the seven deacons chosen by the Twelve Apostles. He is also called St. Philip the Evangelist and St. Philip the Deacon. He evangelized Samaria and later converted…
(Encyclopedia) Saint Ann, city (1990 pop. 14,489), St. Louis co., E Mo., a NW suburb of St. Louis; inc. 1948. It is primarily residential, with a major shopping mall. Lambert–St. Louis International…
(Encyclopedia) Saint FrançoisSaint FrançoissăN fräNswäˈ [key] or Saint Francis. 1 River, 165 mi (266 km) long, rising in Lac St. François, SE Que., Canada, and flowing SW through Lac Aylmer to…
(Encyclopedia) criticism, the interpretation and evaluation of literature and the arts. It exists in a variety of literary forms: dialogues (Plato, John Dryden), verse (Horace, Alexander Pope),…
(Encyclopedia) Ignatius of Antioch, SaintIgnatius of Antioch, Saintĭgnāˈshəs, ănˈtēŏk [key], d. c.107, bishop of Antioch and Christian martyr, called Theophorus [Gr.,= God-bearer]. He was probably a…
(Encyclopedia) relics, part of the body of a saint or a thing closely connected with the saint in life. In traditional Christian belief they have had great importance, and miracles have often been…
(Encyclopedia) Mark, Saint [Lat. Marcus], Christian apostle, traditional author of the 2d Gospel (see Mark, Gospel according to). His full name was John Mark. His mother, named Mary, had a house in…
(Encyclopedia) Maplewood. 1 Village (1990 pop. 30,954), Ramsey co., SE Minn., a growing residential suburb of St. Paul; inc. 1957. 2 City (1990 pop. 9,962), St. Louis co., E Mo., a suburb of St.…
(Encyclopedia) Berlinghieri, BonaventuraBerlinghieri, Bonaventurabôˌnävĕnt&oomacr;ˈrä bĕrˌlĭng-gyāˈrē [key], fl. 1235–44, Italian painter. Originally from Lucca, he was the most gifted of a…
