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Leopold III, margrave of Austria

(Encyclopedia)Leopold III or Saint Leopold, c.1073–1136, margrave of Austria (1095–1136). By his marriage (1106) with Agnes, widow of Duke Frederick I of Swabia (see Hohenstaufen), he became the stepfather of G...

Paris, city, France

(Encyclopedia)Paris pârˈĭs, Fr. pärēˈ [key], city (1999 pop. 2,115,757; metropolitan area est. pop. 11,000,000), N central France, capital of the country, on the Seine River. It is the commercial and industri...

Didymus

(Encyclopedia)Didymus: see Thomas, Saint.

Hieronymus

(Encyclopedia)Hieronymus: see Jerome, Saint.

Theatines

(Encyclopedia)Theatines: see Cajetan, Saint.

corposant

(Encyclopedia)corposant: see Saint Elmo's fire. ...

Chrysostom

(Encyclopedia)Chrysostom: see John Chrysostom, Saint. ...

Fowey

(Encyclopedia)Fowey, England: see Saint Austell. ...

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