The Mirror An Antidote Saint and Sinner "MY friend," said a distinguished officer of the Salvation Army, to a Most Wicked Sinner, "I was once a drunkard, a thief, an assassin. The…
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Saint and Sinner
"MY friend," said a distinguished officer of the Salvation Army, to a Most Wicked Sinner, "I was once a drunkard, a thief, an assassin. The Divine Grace has made me what…
(Encyclopedia) Joseph of Arimathea, SaintJoseph of Arimathea, Saintârˌĭməthēˈə [key], in the New Testament, wealthy man, probably a member of the Sanhedrin, who gave the body of Jesus a decent burial…
(Encyclopedia) Germanus of Auxerre, SaintGermanus of Auxerre, Saintjərmāˈnəs, ōsĕrˈ [key], d. 448, Gaulish churchman, bishop of Auxerre (after c.418). St. Patrick was under his tutelage for 12 years…
(Encyclopedia) Hilda, Saint, 614–80, English abbess of Whitby, princess of Northumbria. She became a Christian at the age of 13 and a nun at 33. About 647 she set out for a convent in France, but was…
Saint, for Christian saints, use their given names
(Encyclopedia) Saint. For canonized and uncanonized saints, see under the proper name, e.g., Ambrose, Saint. For surnames and place names beginning thus, see in alphabetical position here: thus,…
(Encyclopedia) Saint AlbansSaint Albanssānt ôlˈbənz [key], city (1990 pop. 11,194), Kanawha co., W W.Va., at the junction of the Coal and Kanawha rivers; settled c.1790, inc. 1868. It is chiefly…