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Bromeliads add a touch of exotic color to any garden
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During the last few decades, plant lovers around the world have
discovered bromeliads, and their popularity has soared.
Pronounced broh-MEE- lee-ads), these exotic plants are native to
tropical areas of North and South America. Pineapples are
bromeliads. So is Spanish moss.
Perhaps because of their often otherworldly appearance - with
inflorescent color combinations and wide variations around the world
- they may seem hard to grow.
But, says Rancho Palos Verdes resident Sue Estes, that's not the
case. Bromeliads are easy to grow, especially compared to orchids,
her other passion. The key, ...
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Van Egmond, Wolfert S., Conversing with the Saints: Communication in Pre-Carolingian Hagiography from Auxerre.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Parergon
; ...Conversing with the Saints: Communication in...Carolingian Hagiography from Auxerre (Utrecht Studies in...clerics accompanying Germanus took it upon himself...whose association with Auxerre through the persons of Germanus and Albanus is pointed...
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St. Patrick's Day.(Opinion & Editorial)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin
; ...of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland and one of the most...He also studied religion in Auxerre, France, under Saint Germanus, a French bishop. His religious...of thousands of future Irish saints, who were singing out: "You...
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Anniversaries
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; TODAY is the feast day Saint Amator, bishop of Auxerre in the fifth century. He was mistakenly ordained...equally unorthodox fashion: having quarrelled with Germanus, the governor of Auxerre, he lured him to the cathedral, locked the doors...
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TRAVELS WITH ST PATRICK: THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO Travels with St Patrick This weekend the world turns green as Irish expats around the globe - and anyone else out for a good time - celebrate St Patrick's Day. But why has this saint inspired such devotion? AOIFE O'RIORDAIN explores the legends surrounding him
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...Ireland's patron saint is widely attributed...scholars believe the saint was born, not in Ireland...Clos St Patrice and Saint Patrice at Chateauneuf...The monastery claims 20 saints among its alumni, including...have studied under St Germanus at an abbey in Auxerre in the heart of ...
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King Arthur: Myth-Making and History.(Reviews of Books)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Albion
; ...on the pillar) but cursed by St. Germanus--Powys' patron-saint here identified with the great bishop of Auxerre whose 429 visit to Britain was related...see that the stories of Cunedda and Germanus suited Merfyn's book, how sure...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Just who was St. Patrick and what did he do?(Neighbor)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
; ...is one of the world's most popular saints. Many legends and stories have been...priesthood. He was ordained by St. Germanus, the Bishop of Auxerre, whom he had studied under for years...unsubstantiated lore surrounding this saint includes the belief that Patrick raised...
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