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Bruno of Querfurt
(Encyclopedia)Bruno of Querfurt: see Boniface, Saint (d. 1009). ...Persons, Robert
(Encyclopedia)Persons or Parsons, Robert both: pärˈsənz [key], 1546–1610, English Jesuit missionary. He left a fellowship at Balliol College, Oxford, and went to the Continent to be received (1575) into the Ro...English running horse
(Encyclopedia)English running horse: see Thoroughbred horse. ...Anne, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Anne, Saint, in tradition, mother of the Virgin and wife of St. Joachim. She is not mentioned in Scripture, but her cult is very old. In the West she has been especially popular since the Middle Ages....Stephen, Saint, duke and king of Hungary
(Encyclopedia)Stephen, Saint, or Stephen I, 975–1038, duke (997–1001) and first king (1001–38) of Hungary, called the Apostle of Hungary. The Hungarian state may be said to date from his reign. Because he con...Little Saint Bernard
(Encyclopedia)Little Saint Bernard, pass: see Saint Bernard. ...Mount Saint Helens
(Encyclopedia)Mount Saint Helens: see Saint Helens, Mount. ...Saint Michel, Mont
(Encyclopedia)Saint Michel, Mont: see Mont-Saint-Michel. ...Climax, Saint John
(Encyclopedia)Climax, Saint John: see John Climax, Saint. ...Great Saint Bernard
(Encyclopedia)Great Saint Bernard, pass: see Saint Bernard. ...Browse by Subject
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