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Barnabas, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Barnabas, SaintBarnabas, Saintbärˈnəbəs [key], Christian apostle. He was a Cypriot and a relative of St. Mark; his forename was Joseph. Several passages in the New Testament relate…Lalande, Jean
(Encyclopedia) Lalande, Jean (Saint John Lalande)Lalande, JeanzhäN läläNdˈ [key], d. 1646, French Jesuit missionary in Canada and New York, one of the Jesuit Martyrs of North America. He came to the…Huc, Évariste Régis
(Encyclopedia) Huc, Évariste RégisHuc, Évariste Régisāvärēstˈ rāzhēsˈ ük [key], 1813–60, French Roman Catholic missionary and explorer, a Lazarist priest. In 1844 while in China on a mission, he and…Hinsley, Arthur
(Encyclopedia) Hinsley, Arthur, 1865–1943, English prelate, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Born in Yorkshire, he attended Catholic schools in England and Rome. He was ordained in 1893 and…Aasiaat
(Encyclopedia) Aasiaat Aasiaat äsˈēätˌ [key], formerly Egedesminde Egedesminde āˈgəᵺəsmĭnˌə [key], town, Aasiaat dist., W Greenland, at the mouth of Disko…Paysandú
(Encyclopedia) PaysandúPaysandúpīsänd&oomacr;ˈ [key], city (1996 pop. 84,172), capital of Paysandú dept., W Uruguay, a port on the Uruguay River. It is Uruguay's third largest city and the…Dwight, Henry Otis
(Encyclopedia) Dwight, Henry Otis, 1843–1917, American missionary in Turkey, b. Constantinople, studied at Ohio Wesleyan Univ.; son of Harrison Gray Otis Dwight. In 1867 he returned to Constantinople…Tirunelveli
(Encyclopedia) TirunelveliTirunelvelitĭr&oomacr;nĕlˈvĕlē [key], town (1991 pop. 366,869), Tamil Nadu state, SE India. Now an agricultural trading center with motor workshops and manufactures in…Pratt, Orson
(Encyclopedia) Pratt, Orson, 1811–81, Mormon apostle, b. Hartford, N.Y.; brother of Parley Parker Pratt. He joined (1830) the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and became (1835) an apostle…Peter Claver, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Peter Claver, SaintPeter Claver, Saintklāˈvər [key], 1581–1654, Spanish Jesuit missionary, called the Apostle of the Blacks. He was sent to what is now Colombia in 1610 and began at…Trending
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