(Encyclopedia) Lalemant, JérômeLalemant, Jérômezhārōmˈ [key]Lalemant, Jérôme lälmäNˈ [key], 1593–1673, French Jesuit missionary in North America, brother of Charles Lalemant and uncle of Gabriel…
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(Encyclopedia) Machebeuf, Joseph ProjectusMachebeuf, Joseph Projectuszhôzĕfˈ prôzhĕktüsˈ mäshböfˈ [key], 1812–89, French missionary in the American Southwest, a Roman Catholic priest. He was a friend…
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Auxerre
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[key], town, capital of Yonne dept., N central France, in Burgundy, on the Yonne River. A
commercial and industrial center, it has a…
(Encyclopedia) Blair, James, 1656–1743, Church of England clergyman, missionary to colonial Virginia, and founder of the College of William and Mary, b. Scotland. At the request of the bishop of…
(Encyclopedia) Annecy
Annecy
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[key], town, capital of Haute-Savoie dept., SE France, in Savoy in the N Alps, on beautiful Lake Annecy. A popular tourist resort, it also…
(Encyclopedia) BeratBeratbĕrätˈ [key] or BeratiBeratibĕräˈtē [key], town (1993 est. pop. 148,100), capital of Berat dist., S central Albania. It is a commercial center and the seat of a bishop of the…
(Encyclopedia) PrizrenPrizrenprēzˈrĕn [key], city (2011 pop. 178,112), SW Kosovo. It is a commercial center with industries that produce textiles, wood products, and filigree silver jewelry. Prizren…
(Encyclopedia) Tenison, ThomasTenison, Thomastĕnˈĭsən [key], 1636–1715, English churchman, archbishop of Canterbury (1695–1715). In 1680 he became rector of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London; there he…
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