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Francis of Assisi, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Francis of Assisi, Saint: see Francis, Saint. ...

Saint Francis, Lake

(Encyclopedia)Saint Francis, Lake, an expansion of the St. Lawrence River, SE Ont. and S Que., Canada, SW of Montreal, extending between Cornwall and Valleyfield. It is part of the St. Lawrence Seaway. ...

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. ...

Gelasius I, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Gelasius I, Saint jĭlāˈshēəs [key], d. 496, pope (492–96); successor of St. Felix III (also known as Felix II). He was a firm upholder of the papal supremacy in a dispute with Anastasius, the B...

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. ...

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...