(Encyclopedia) Basil the Great, SaintBasil the Great, Saintbăˈzĭl, bāˈ– [key], c.330–379, Greek prelate, bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, Doctor of the Church and one of the Four Fathers of the…
(Encyclopedia) Sixtus V, 1521–90, pope (1585–90), an Italian (b. near Montalto) named Felice Peretti; successor of Gregory XIII. He entered the Franciscan order in early youth. After ordination (1547…
(Encyclopedia) Saint Helens, Mount, volcanic peak, 8,363 ft (2,549 m; 9,677 ft/2,950 m before its 1980 eruption) high, SW Wash., historically the most active volcano in the Cascade Range. Dormant…
(Encyclopedia) Augustine, SaintAugustine, Saintôˈgəstēn, –tĭn; ôgŭsˈtĭn [key], Lat. Aurelius Augustinus, 354–430, one of the Latin Fathers of the Church and a Doctor of the Church, bishop of Hippo (…
(Encyclopedia) Cossa, Francesco, or Francesco del CossaCossa, Francesco,fränchĕsˈkō dĕl kôsˈsä [key], c.1435–1477?, Italian painter. He was a leading representative of the Ferrarese school and was…
MILLER, Edward Edwin, a Representative from Illinois; born in Creston, Union County, Iowa, July 22, 1880; attended the common schools; moved to East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Ill., in 1892…
FRANK, Nathan, a Representative from Missouri; born in Peoria, Ill., February 23, 1852; attended the public schools of Peoria and St. Louis and Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.; was…
COUDREY, Harry Marcy, a Representative from Missouri; born in Brunswick, Chariton County, Mo., February 28, 1867; moved with his parents to St. Louis, Mo., in 1878; attended the public schools…
(Encyclopedia) West Indies Federation, former federation of 10 British West Indian territories formed in 1958. Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and Barbados were the principal members, but the…
