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(Encyclopedia) Saint Michel, Mont: see Mont-Saint-Michel. ...

(Encyclopedia) Great Saint Bernard, pass: see Saint Bernard. ...

(Encyclopedia) Gregory Theologus, Saint: see Gregory Nazianzen, Saint. ...

(Encyclopedia) John Damascene, Saint: see John of Damascus, Saint. ...

(Encyclopedia) Saint David's Head, Wales: see under Saint David's. ...

(Encyclopedia) Simeon Stylites, Saint stīlīˈtēz [key] [Gr.,= of a pillar], d. 459?, Syrian hermit. He lived for more than 35 years on a small platform on top of a high pillar. He had many imitators (called styli...

(Encyclopedia) Paulinus, Saint pôlīˈnəs [key], d. 644, Italian missionary, bishop of York (625–33). He was a Roman monk who went to England with the mission of St. Augustine of Canterbury in 601. For some year...

(Encyclopedia) Christopher, Saint krĭsˈtəfər [key] [Gr.,=Christ bearer], 3d cent.?, martyr of Asia Minor. His characteristic legend is that one day when he was carrying a little child over a river, he felt the c...

(Encyclopedia) Peter, Saint, d. a.d. 64?, most prominent of the Twelve Apostles, listed first in the Gospels, and traditionally the first bishop of Rome. His original name was Simon, but Jesus gave him the nickname ...

(Encyclopedia) Andrew Johnson National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...