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The Saint

Director: Phillip NoyceWriters: Jonathan Hensleigh and Wesley StrickDirector of Photography:Phil MeheuxEditor:Terry RawlingsMusic:Graeme RevellProduction Designer:Joseph Nemec IIIProducers:…

Brewer's: Saint

Kings and princes so called: Edward the Martyr (961, 975-978). Edward the Confessor (1004, 1042-1066). Eric IX. of Sweden (*, 1155-1161). Etherlred I., King of Wessex (*, 866-871).…

Brewer's: Saints

City of Saints. (See under City and Holy City.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894SaivasSt. Wilfrid's Needle A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q…

Saint Malachy

The first Irish saint to be canonized by a pope, in 1199 by Ann-Marie Imbornoni St. Malachy (1094?–1148) St. Malachy is known principally as a reformer of the Irish clergy,…

Saint Aidan

The founder of a great center of Celtic Christianity by Ann-Marie Imbornoni St. Aidan (died 651) According to the historian Bede, Aidan was an Irish monk on the island of Iona when he was sent…

Saint Brendan

Patron of boatmen, sailors, travelers, and whales by Ann-Marie Imbornoni St. Brendan (486?–578?) Also known as St. Brendan the Voyager, St. Brendan the Navigator, and St. Brandon Born near…

Saint Brigid

Patron of babies, blacksmiths, cows and dairy workers, Ireland, midwives, poets, sailors, scholars, and travelers by Ann-Marie Imbornoni St. Brigid (453?–523?) Also known as St.…

Saint Columba

Patron of bookbinders, Ireland, poets, and Scotland by Ann-Marie Imbornoni St. Columba (521–597) Also known as St. Columcille Columba's family were Irish nobility, and from his…

Saint Columban

It is no wonder that this saint's emblem is the bear, as he seems to have had a knack for causing trouble by Ann-Marie Imbornoni St. Columban (540?–615) Also known as St.…

Saint Ita

The revered teacher of St. Brendan by Ann-Marie Imbornoni St. Ita (480?–570?) Also known as St. Ide and Brigid of Munster Born in County Waterford, St. Ita later settled in County…