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Climax, Saint John
(Encyclopedia)Climax, Saint John: see John Climax, Saint. ...Great Saint Bernard
(Encyclopedia)Great Saint Bernard, pass: see Saint Bernard. ...Gregory Theologus, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Gregory Theologus, Saint: see Gregory Nazianzen, Saint. ...Aquinas, Saint Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Aquinas, Saint Thomas: see Thomas Aquinas, Saint. ...Xavier, Saint Francis
(Encyclopedia)Xavier, Saint Francis: see Francis Xavier, Saint. ...Simeon Stylites, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Simeon Stylites, Saint stīlīˈtēz [key] [Gr.,= of a pillar], d. 459?, Syrian hermit. He lived for more than 35 years on a small platform on top of a high pillar. He had many imitators (called styli...Saint David's Head
(Encyclopedia)Saint David's Head, Wales: see under Saint David's. ...John Damascene, Saint
(Encyclopedia)John Damascene, Saint: see John of Damascus, Saint. ...Valentine, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Valentine, Saint, d. c.270, Roman martyr priest. The customs connected with him in English-speaking countries are probably a survival from a period when a pagan festival associated with love occurred ...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, ...Browse by Subject
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