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Saint Oliver Plunket

The last Catholic martyr to die at Tyburn, he was canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1975 by Ann-Marie Imbornoni St. Oliver Plunket (1629–1681) Born in County Meath, Oliver Plunket went to Rome to be…

Mount Saint Helens

May 18, 1980 Mount St. Helens in Washington spews smoke, soot and ash into the sky in April, 1980. Its eruption that May devestated an area of about 150 square miles. Related Links…

Cecilia, Saint Biography

Cecilia, SaintRoman martyr Born: 2nd or 3rd century A Roman martyr, St. Cecilia is the patron saint of music in the Catholic tradition. Her name is often taken by musical associations. In…

The Devil's Dictionary: Saint

by Ambrose Bierce SAFETY-CLUTCHSALACITYSAINT -n. A dead sinner revised and edited. The Duchess of Orleans relates that the irreverent old calumniator, Marshal Villeroi, who in his youth had…

Saint David's Day

Celebrated 1 March St. David as shown in a stained glass window in Jesus College Chapel, Oxford. Photo credit: Casper Gutman Related Links St. David's QuizWalesSaint DavidMore on St…

Saint Lucia Map

  Saint Lucia Profile: History ‚· Government ‚· Economy ‚· Population ƒ‚‚¬‚¦ Saint Lucia Information Encyclopedia: Saint Lucia In-depth entries covering…

Saint Helena Map

  Saint Helena Profile: History · Government · Economy · Population €¦ Saint Helena Information Encyclopedia: Saint Helena In-depth entries covering:…

Brewer's: City of Saints

Montreal, in Canada, is so named because all the streets are named after saints. “Mr. Geo. Martin ... said he came from [Montreal] a city of saints, where all the streets were named after…

Brewer's: Sunday Saint

One who observes the ordinances of religion, and goes to church on a Sunday, but is worldly, grasping, indifferently honest, and not “too moral” the following six days. Source:…

Brewer's: Pillar Saints

or Stylites. A class of ascetics, chiefly of Syria, who took up their abode on the top of a pillar, from which they never descended. (See Stylites.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…