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Bazard, Saint-Amand
(Encyclopedia)Bazard, Saint-Amand săNtämäNˈ bäzärˈ [key], 1791–1832, French socialist. He founded (1818) a republican society, Les Amis de la vérité [Friends of Truth], and was a member of the Carbonari....Saint-Dié
(Encyclopedia)Saint-Dié săN-dyā [key], city (1990 pop. 23,670), Vosges dept., E France, in Lorraine, on the Meurthe River. It is an industrial center where foundry products, chemical products, and machinery are ...Bernard of Menthon, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Bernard of Menthon, Saint măNtôNˈ [key], d. 1081?, Italian churchman, founder of the Alpine hospices of Saint Bernard. His life was spent working among the people of the Val d'Aosta. Also known as ...Saint-Chamond
(Encyclopedia)Saint-Chamond săN-shämäNˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 39,262), Loire dept., SE France, at the confluence of the Gier and Janon rivers. The city was originally developed in the 19th cent. as a coal-mini...Columcille, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Columcille, Saint: see Columba, Saint. ...Anacletus, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Anacletus, Saint: see Cletus, Saint. ...Ealdhelm, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Ealdhelm, Saint: see Aldhelm, Saint. ...Laurence, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Laurence, Saint: see Lawrence, Saint. ...Bride, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Bride, Saint: see Bridget, Saint. ...Brigid, Saint
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