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Dunstan, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Dunstan, Saint dŭnsˈtən [key], c.910–88, English monk, archbishop of Canterbury (960–88), b. near Glastonbury. He lived as a monk until called (940) to court by King Edmund of Wessex. He became...

Saint James

(Encyclopedia)Saint James, uninc. town (1990 pop. 12,800), Suffolk co., SE N.Y., on Long Island, in a farm and resort area. It is residential.

Saint Sophia

(Encyclopedia)Saint Sophia: see Hagia Sophia.

Saint Martin's

(Encyclopedia)Saint Martin's, England: see Scilly Islands. ...

Saint-Nicolas

(Encyclopedia)Saint-Nicolas: see Sint-Niklaas, Belgium. ...

Saint Stephens

(Encyclopedia)Saint Stephens: see Gaines, George Strother. ...

Saint-Trond

(Encyclopedia)Saint-Trond: see Sint-Truiden, Belgium. ...

Methodius, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Methodius, Saint: see Cyril and Methodius, Saints. ...

Malachy, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Malachy, Saint mălˈəkē [key], 1095–1148, Irish churchman, reformer of the church in Ireland. His Irish name was Máel Máedoc ua Morgair. He was assistant to Cellach (Celsus), bishop of Armagh, ...

Saint John the Divine, Cathedral of

(Encyclopedia)Saint John the Divine, Cathedral of, New York City, the world's largest Gothic cathedral. The Episcopal cathedral was begun in 1892 in the Byzantine-Romanesque style after designs by G. L. Heins and C...