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D-day

(Encyclopedia)D-day: see Normandy campaign.

John of Nepomuk, Saint

(Encyclopedia)John of Nepomuk, Saint nāˈpōmo͝ok [key], d. 1393, patron saint of Bohemia, a martyr. He is also called John Nepomucen. He was vicar general of Bohemia under King Wenceslaus IV (later Holy Roman Em...

Thomas of Canterbury, Saint

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

Gregory of Nazianzus, Saint

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

sidereal day

(Encyclopedia)sidereal day: see sidereal time. ...

Francis of Sales, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Francis of Sales, Saint: see Francis de Sales, Saint. ...

Day, Dorothy

(Encyclopedia)Day, Dorothy, 1897–1980, American journalist and social activist, b. New York City. After studying at the Univ. of Illinois (1914–16), where she joined the Socialist party, she returned to New Yor...

Lady Day

(Encyclopedia)Lady Day or Annunciation: see Mary. ...

Ambrose, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Ambrose, Saint ămˈbrōz [key], 340?–397, bishop of Milan, Doctor of the Church, b. Trier, of Christian parents. Educated at Rome, he became (c.372) governor of Liguria and Aemilia—with the capit...

Day, Thomas

(Encyclopedia)Day, Thomas, 1748–89, English social reformer and author. He supported the American Revolution and the abolition of slavery and was interested in improving the lot of the small farmer. His moralisti...