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Look up: saint`s

  1. Saint Abb`s
    (from the article `Saint Abb`s Head`) ...convent founded by Ebba, a Northumbrian princess who escaped shipwreck there. The convent was burned by Norsemen in the 9th century. About 1098 ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/7

  2. Saint Abercius
    `Saint Abercius` is a martyr of the Christian church. The story of his martyrdom has been lost. His feast day is December 5. He is referenced in the `Menaea Graeca` and the `Menologium der Orthodox-Katholischen Kirche des Morgenlandes`.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Aberc

  3. Saint Acacius
    `Saint Acacius` was a priest at Sebaste, Armenia, during Diocletian's persecution. He was arrested and executed under the governor Maximus with seven women and `Hirenarchus`, who was so impressed with the devotion to their faith he became a Christian and suffered the same fate. Category:3rd century births Category:4th century deaths Category:Armenian saints
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Acaci

  4. Saint Acarius
    Saint `Acarius` (died 27 November 639) was bishop of Doornik and Noyon, which today are located on either side of the Franco-Belgian border. Acarius was a pupil of Saint Columbanus around 594. While the date of his election is not known, it is assured that he was bishop in 627. He was a fervent furtherer of the apostle Saint Amand, but despite his influence could not avoid the banishment of the latter by King Dagobert I. Apparently, Acarius ha...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Acari

  5. Saint Achatius
    `Achatius` can be a rendering of the name of at least two saints: * Saint Acacius, bishop of Melitene in the third century * Saint Acacius, martyred at Constantinople in 306, one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Achat

  6. Saint Aemilianus
    `Saint Aemilianus` or `Aemilius` lived in the 5th century AD, and is known as a physician, confessor, and martyr. The Roman church celebrates his memory on December 6, the Greek church on December 7.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Aemil

  7. Saint Africus
    `Saint Africus` was a 7th century French Roman Catholic saint about whom very little is known. He was the Confessor of Comminges and also the bishop of Comminges in southern France (Haute-Garonne). His shrine was destroyed by Calvinists. His feast day is celebrated November 16. Africus Africus
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Afric

  8. Saint Agnes
    Saint Agnes is the patron saint of virgins.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  9. Saint Agnes
    `Saint Agnes` (291-304; feast day: January 21) is a virgin martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Catholic Churches. She is also acknowledged in the Church of England and the Anglican Communion as well as in Eastern Orthodoxy. She is one of seven women, excluding the Blessed Virgin, commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass. She is the patron saint of chastity, gardeners, girls, engaged couples, rape victims and virgins. S...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Agnes

  10. Saint Alban's Cross
    The term `Saint Alban's Cross` refers to a flag in the form of a yellow saltire on a blue field. It is found in several flags, notably that of the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban, previously a Benedictine monastery, also the city of St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. It is also the traditional flag of the Kingdom of Mercia in the English Midlands. This design is often erroneously referred to as a `yellow Saint Andrew's Cross`, although a ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Alban

  11. Saint Albans
    (from the article `Saint Albans`) town and city (district), administrative and historic county of Hertfordshire, England, in the valley of the River Ver about 20 miles (32 km) ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/7

  12. Saint Albans
    town and city (district), administrative and historic county of Hertfordshire, England, in the valley of the River Ver about 20 miles (32 km) ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/7

  13. Saint Albans
    city, seat of Franklin county, northwestern Vermont, U.S., 24 miles (39 km) north of Burlington. St. Albans town (township), surrounding the city, is ... [2 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/7

  14. Saint Albans
    Saint Albans (sŭnt ôl'bunz) , city (1991 pop. 76,709) and district, Hertfordshire, E central England. The market city of Saint Albans has printing, engineering, and clothing industries. Many of its residents work in London. The city is the site of the Roman Verulamium. King Offa of M...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A084

  15. Saint Albans
    Saint Albans (sānt ôl'bunz) , 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 residential, with diverse light manufacturing. The battle of Scary Creek (1861) was fought nearby. West Virginia State...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/us/A084298

  16. Saint Alexius
    `Alexius` (Italian: Sant'Alessio; Spanish: San Alejo) is mentioned in an almost contemporary account as a nameless man who lived by begging, and sharing the alms he received with other poor people. He died in a hospital in Edessa, Mesopotamia around 430 AD. After his death, it was learned that this nameless beggar was the son of a Roman patrician who had left his bride on their wedding day to go and live a life of poverty. A narrative of this man...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Alexi

  17. Saint Alphonsus
    `Saint Alphonsus` may refer to the following Roman Catholic saints: *St. Alphonsus Liguori, founder of the Redemptorists and devotional writer *St. Alphonsus Rodriguez, Spanish-born widower, Jesuit lay brother
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Alpho

  18. Saint Amatus
    There are a number of saints named `Saint Amatus`: * St. Aimé, died 690 (memorial day : September 13) * St. Ame, died 630 (memorial day `also` September 13) * Amatus of Nusco
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Amatu

  19. Saint Andrew`s cross
    (from the article `cross`) ...commissa, in the form of the Greek letter tau, sometimes called St. Anthony`s cross; and crux decussata, named from the Roman decussis, or symbol ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/7

  20. Saint Andrew, Barbados
    `Statistics` Parish:Saint Andrew Area:36kmò (14 sq. mi.) Largest City: Belleplaine Population (1990 est.):5,624 inhab. Population Density:156,22 inhab/kmò Parliamentary representation - House seats1 `Map` Parishes of Barbados The parish of `Saint Andrew` (`St. Andrew`) is a northern area in the country of Barbados. Saint Andrew is one of the more unspoiled parts of the island owing to its physical makeup of green rolling hills. The parish of...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Andre

  21. Saint Andrew's Cross
    a cross from corner to corner of the flag, forming an 'X'. Also called a saltire. Properly, *the* Saint Andrew's Cross is a white cross on blue, and as such is the civil flag of Scotland.
    Found on http://pvcbanners.co.uk/world-flags/allf

  22. Saint Andrew's cross
    Definition (keystage 2) This name has occasionally been used for the multiplication symbol × , although it usually means the white cross (on a sky-blue field) used in Scotland and as part of the Union Flag.
    Found on http://thesaurus.maths.org/mmkb/entry.ht

  23. Saint Andrews
    (from the article `Fundy, Bay of`) The bay covers some 3,600 square miles (9,300 square km). Its shores are indented by numerous coves and several large deepwater harbours, the main ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/7

  24. Saint Andrews
    city, royal burgh (1160), university town, golfing mecca, and former fishing port in Fife council area and historic county, Scotland. Located on St. ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/7

  25. Saint Andrews
    Saint Andrews, town (1991 pop. 11,302), Fife, E Scotland, on the North Sea. A summer resort, it is famous for its golf courses. It was the seat of an archbishop from 908 and the ecclesiastical capital of Scotland until the Reformation. St. Andrews Cathedral, the largest in Scotland, but now a ruin, ...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A084


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24 November 2009

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On Sunday, November 24th, 1991, Freddie Mercury died peacefully at his home in London of AIDS related bronchial pneumonia. Freddie was cremated at Kensal Green Cemetery in accordance with his religion. Many stars from the world or music and showbiz attended the service, including friends Elton John and David Bowie. On April 20th, 1992 a tribute concert in Freddie's memory was held at Wembley Stadium. Tickets to the gig sold out in a matter of hours, even before the full list of bands was available. Many of the worlds most famous rock stars took part in it. This concert was later released on DVD and video for all to enjoy, with the proceeds going to the Mercury Phoenix Trust. read more

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