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Brigid, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Brigid, Saint: see Bridget, Saint. ...

Krauskopf, Joseph

(Encyclopedia)Krauskopf, Joseph krousˈkŏpf [key], 1858–1923, American rabbi and humanitarian, b. Prussia. He went to the United States in 1872, enrolling (1875) in the first class of the Hebrew Union College, C...

Gwilt, Joseph

(Encyclopedia)Gwilt, Joseph gwĭlt [key], 1784–1863, British architect, archaeologist, and writer, known chiefly for his Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and Practical (8 vol., 1842). Among...

Fortunatus, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Fortunatus, Saint: see Venantius Fortunatus, Saint. ...

Elmo, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Elmo, Saint: see Peter Gonzalez, Saint. ...

Basil, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Basil, Saint: see Basil the Great, Saint. ...

Walpurga, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Walpurga or Walpurgis, Saint: see Walburga, Saint. ...

Birgitta, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Birgitta, Saint: see Bridget of Sweden, Saint. ...

Saint-Raphaël

(Encyclopedia)Saint-Raphaël săN-räfäĕlˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 26,799), Var dept., SE France, on the French Riviera. It is an elegant resort and a small commercial port as well as an important naval air base ...

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