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St-Johns-wort
St.-John's-wort any species of the large and widespread herbaceous or shrubby genus Hypericum of the family Hypericaceae (St.-John's-wort family), usually found in moist, open places and often having bright yellow flowers and dotted leaves. A St.-John's-wort is said to have been associated with... Read more |
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Fathers of the Church
Fathers of the Church collective name for the Christian writers of early times whose work is considered generally orthodox. A convenient definition includes all such writers up to and including St. Gregory I (St. Gregory the Great) in the West and St. John of Damascus in the East (see ... Read more |
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Grover Cleveland Alexander
Grover Cleveland Alexander 1887-1950, American baseball player, b. St. Paul, Nebr. One of the great right-handed pitchers in National League history, Alexander pitched 696 games and won 373 of them, compiling a .642 winning percentage. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1911-17 and again in... Read more |
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Bridget
Bridget ♀ Anglicized form of Gaelic Brighid (pronounced ‘breed’);. This was the name of an ancient Celtic goddess, which in Gaulish would have been Brigindos, meaning ‘the exalted one’. St Brigid of Kildare (c.450–c.525) is one of the patron saints of... Read more |
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Edward Frederick Lindley Wood 1st earl of Halifax
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood Halifax, 1st earl of 1881-1959, British statesman. He entered the House of Commons (1910) as a Conservative and was president of the Board of Education (1922-24) and of the Board of Agriculture (1924-25). Created Baron Irwin in 1925, he served (1926-31) as viceroy of... Read more |
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Bethesda
Bethesda , pool in Jerusalem, perhaps the one discovered under the Crusaders' Church of St. Anne near St. Stephen's Gate in the northeast corner of the city. According to the Gospel of St. John, its healing properties, which made it the resort of the sick, were the result of an angel's visits.... Read more |
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diocese of Saint Davids
St Davids, diocese of. The cathedral of St David, which still houses the bones of the patron saint of Wales, is one of the outstanding buildings in the principality. On the site of David's monastery, famous as a centre of learning and for the austerity of its community life, the present cathedral... Read more |
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Saint Vitus
Saint Vitus , 4th cent.?, Sicilian martyr. Vitus is invoked against diseases including epilipsy, nervous disorders, and St. Vitus' Dance (Sydenham's chorea). He is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, a collective cult of saints that originated in the 14th-century Rhineland, believed to intercede... Read more |
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St John Fisher
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Little Flowers of St Francis
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Foot must enter 2008 brimming with confidence.
...Ziggy's Spice House League were in action on the last Saturday of the old...matches. Premier division Midgley Utd...Division One Luddenden...Calder ... |