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Saint Teresa
Saint Teresa For saints thus named use Theresa, Saint.
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Saint-Quentin
Saint-Quentin , city (1990 pop. 62,085), Aisne dept., N France, on the Somme River. Foundry products, machinery, textiles, and food products are manufactured. Saint-Quentin was famous for its cloth during the Middle Ages. Of Roman origin, the city was chartered in 1080 and was the capital of the med...
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Saint Catharines
Saint Catharines city (1991 pop. 129,300), S Ont., Canada, on the Welland Ship Canal. An industrial center in a rich fruit-growing region, it has canneries and wineries as well as textile and paper mills; motor vehicle parts, machinery, electrical products, and farm implements are manufactured. St....
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Saint John's
Saint John's city (1991 pop. 21,514), capital of Antigua and Barbuda , in the West Indies. St. John's, at the head of a harbor formed by an inlet, is the commercial center of the country. Tourism is important. The harbor has been dredged to accommodate deep-draft vessels. In the 18th cent. St. Joh...
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Saint Elizabeth
Saint Elizabeth in the Gospel of St. Luke, mother of John the Baptist and kinswoman of the Virgin Mary. Feast: Nov. 5.
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Saint Dunstan
Saint Dunstan , c.910-88, English monk, archbishop of Canterbury (960-88), b. near Glastonbury. He lived as a monk until called (940) to court by King Edmund of Wessex. He became (943) abbot of Glastonbury and initiated reforms that proved to be a turning point in English religious life. He was a ...
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Sainte-Chapelle
Sainte-Chapelle , former chapel in Paris. Forming part of the buildings of the Palais de Justice (once the royal palace) on the Île-de-la-Cité, it was built by Pierre de Montreuil (1243-46) for Louis IX (St. Louis) to enshrine the Crown of Thorns and other sacred relics brought back fro...
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Saint-Denis
Saint-Denis , city (1990 pop. 90,806), Seine-Saint-Denis dept., N central France. It is an industrial suburb N of Paris. Metals, chemicals, machinery, electronics, and food products are the major manufactures. A large number of immigrants, especially Muslims from former French colonies, are concentr...
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Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Saint-Germain-en-Laye , town (1990 pop. 41,710), Yvelines dept., N central France, on the Seine River, a residential suburb W of Paris. It is the last station on the express subway system from Paris. The town, a resort, is known primarily for its 16th-century Renaissance château, built by Pier...
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Saint Gelasius I
Saint Gelasius I , 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 Byzantine emperor. This contest was an opening wedge in the struggle between Constantinople and Rome. In a letter to Anastasi...
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