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  • 1Saint Symmachus —     Pope St. Symmachus (498 514)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope St. Symmachus (498 514)     Date of birth unknown; d. 19, July, 514. According to the Liber pontificalis (ed. Duchesne, I, 260) he was a native of Sardinia and his father was… …

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  • 2Saint-Dié — • Diocese comprising the Department of the Vosges Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Saint Die     Saint Dié     † …

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  • 3Saint Behnam — Died c. 350 A.D. Nimrud, Iraq Honored in Syriac Christianity Major shrine Monastery of Mar Behnam and Mart Sara, Nimrud, Iraq Feast …

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  • 4Saint Sebastian at the Column (Dürer) — Saint Sebastian at the Column is a 1500 engraving by the German artist Albrecht Dürer (1471 1528), part of his series of the Lives of the Saints . Dürer intended the work to represent both an idealised vision of 15th century beauty, and a homage… …

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  • 5Saint Julius I —     Pope St. Julius I     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope St. Julius I     (337 352).     The immediate successor of Pope Silvester, Arcus, ruled the Roman Church for only a very short period from 18 January to 7 October, 336 and after his death… …

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  • 6Saint Eugenius of Carthage —     St. Eugenius of Carthage     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Eugenius of Carthage     Unanimously elected Bishop of Carthage in 480 to succeed Deogratias (d. 456); d. 13 July, 505. The election was deferred owing to the opposition of the Arian… …

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  • 7Saint — 1347 80, Italian ascetic and mystic. died A.D. 731, pope 715 731. died A.D. 741, pope 731 741. died A.D. 352, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 337 352. died A.D. 683, Sicilian ecclesiastic: pope 682 683. died A.D. 855, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 847… …

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  • 8saint — saintless, adj. /saynt/, n. 1. any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, esp. by canonization. 2. a person of great holiness, virtue, or benevolence. 3. a founder, sponsor, or… …

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  • 9Saint Peter — For other uses, see St. Peter (disambiguation). Saint Peter the Apostle Painting of Saint Peter by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the saint as Pope (1611 1612). Prince of the Apostles, First Pope, Martyr, Preacher …

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  • 10Saint Valentine — Infobox Saint name=Saint Valentine birth date=unknown death date=ca. 269cite web | last = Jones | first = Terry | title = Valentine of Rome | work = Patron Saints Index | url=http://www.catholic forum.com/saints/saintv06.htm | accessdate = 2007… …

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