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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. ...Joseph, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Joseph, one of the heroes of the patriarchal narratives of the Book of Genesis. He is presented as the favored son of Jacob and Rachel, sold as a boy into slavery by his brothers, who were jealous of ...Story, Joseph
(Encyclopedia)Story, Joseph, 1779–1845, American jurist, associate justice of the Supreme Court (1811–45), b. Marblehead, Mass. Admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1801, he practiced law in Salem and was sever...Browse by Subject
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