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Saint Vincent, Gulf

(Encyclopedia)Saint Vincent, Gulf, inlet of the Indian Ocean, 90 mi (145 km) long and 45 mi (72 km) wide, SE South Australia state, Australia. Port Adelaide is on the eastern shore. ...

Thomas of Canterbury, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Thomas of Canterbury, Saint: see Thomas à Becket, Saint. ...

Bede the Venerable, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Bede the Venerable, Saint: see Bede, Saint. ...

Albert the Great, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Albert the Great, Saint: see Albertus Magnus, Saint. ...

Gregory of Nazianzus, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Gregory of Nazianzus, Saint: see Gregory Nazianzen, Saint. ...

Gregory the Great, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Gregory the Great, Saint: see Gregory I, Saint. ...

Ferdinand III, Spanish king of Castile and León

(Encyclopedia)Ferdinand III, 1199–1252, Spanish king of Castile (1217–52) and León (1230–52), son of Alfonso IX of León and Berenguela of Castile. At the death (1217) of her brother, Henry I of Castile, Ber...

Saint Andrews

(Encyclopedia)Saint Andrews, town (1991 pop. 11,302), Fife, E Scotland, on the North Sea. A summer resort, it is famous for its golf courses. It was the seat of an archbishop from 908 and the ecclesiastical capital...

Mark, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Mark, Saint [Lat. Marcus], Christian apostle, traditional author of the 2d Gospel (see Mark, Gospel according to). His full name was John Mark. His mother, named Mary, had a house in Jerusalem, which ...

Saint Christopher and Nevis

(Encyclopedia)Saint Christopher and Nevis: see Saint Kitts and Nevis. ...