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Thomas Aquinas, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Thomas Aquinas, Saint əkwīˈnəs [key] [Lat.,=from Aquino], 1225–74, Italian philosopher and theologian, Doctor of the Church, known as the Angelic Doctor, b. Rocca Secca (near Naples). He is the ...Thomas More, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Thomas More, Saint: see More, Sir Thomas. ...North Saint Paul
(Encyclopedia)North Saint Paul, village (1990 pop. 12,376), Ramsey co., SE Minn., a suburb of St. Paul, in a lake resort region; inc. 1888. Electronic equipment, concrete products, furniture, roofing materials, arr...Vincent Ferrer, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Vincent Ferrer, Saint fĕrˈər [key], 1350?–1419, Spanish Dominican preacher, b. Valencia. He studied at Barcelona, taught at Lleida, and later studied at Toulouse. After 1379 he became a friend an...Bellarmine, Saint Robert
(Encyclopedia)Bellarmine, Saint Robert bĕlärˈmĭn [key], 1542–1621, Italian theologian, cardinal, Doctor of the Church, and a principal influence in the Counter Reformation. His full name was Roberto Francesco...Xavier, Saint Francis
(Encyclopedia)Xavier, Saint Francis: see Francis Xavier, Saint. ...South Saint Paul
(Encyclopedia)South Saint Paul, city (1990 pop. 20,197), Dakota co., SE Minn., a suburb of St. Paul, on the Mississippi River; inc. 1887. It was long known for its large stockyards and meatpacking industries. The f...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...Bazard, Saint-Amand
(Encyclopedia)Bazard, Saint-Amand săNtämäNˈ bäzärˈ [key], 1791–1832, French socialist. He founded (1818) a republican society, Les Amis de la vérité [Friends of Truth], and was a member of the Carbonari....Sylvester I, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Sylvester I, Saint, pope (314–35), a Roman; successor of St. Miltiades (St. Melchiades). He was pope under the reign of Emperor Constantine I, who built for him the Lateran and other churches. St. S...Browse by Subject
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