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(Encyclopedia)missions, term generally applied to organizations formed for the purpose of extending religious teaching, whether at home or abroad. It also indicates the stations or the fields where such teaching is...

Christians of Saint John

(Encyclopedia)Christians of Saint John: see Mandaeans. ...

Saint-Jean d'Acre

(Encyclopedia)Saint-Jean d'Acre: see Akko, Israel. ...

Teresa of Calcutta, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Teresa of Calcutta, Saint: see Teresa, Mother. ...

Patrimony of Saint Peter

(Encyclopedia)Patrimony of Saint Peter: see Papal States. ...

Saint Andrews, University of

(Encyclopedia)Saint Andrews, University of, at St. Andrews, Scotland; founded 1410. It is the oldest university in Scotland. It has faculties of arts, science, and divinity. St. Salvator's College was founded in 14...

Léger, Alexis Saint-Legér

(Encyclopedia)Léger, Alexis Saint-Legér: see Perse, St.-John. ...

Saint-Cyran, Abbé de

(Encyclopedia)Saint-Cyran, Abbé de: see Duvergier de Hauranne, Jean. ...

Neumann, Saint John Nepomucene

(Encyclopedia)Neumann, Saint John Nepomucene, 1811–60, American Roman Catholic bishop, the first American male to be canonized (1977), b. Bohemia. After studying at Prague he settled (1836) in the United States, ...

Leo IV, Saint, pope

(Encyclopedia)Leo IV, Saint, d. 855, pope (847–55), a Roman; successor of Sergius II. He had seen the Saracen attack on Rome (846), and to prevent its recurrence he fortified the city and its suburbs. He built a ...