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Robert of Geneva

(Encyclopedia)Robert of Geneva, d. 1394, Genevan churchman, antipope (1378–94; see Schism, Great) with the name Clement VII. He was archbishop of Cambrai (1368) and was created (1371) a cardinal. He was subsequen...

San Bernardino Mountains

(Encyclopedia)San Bernardino Mountains, part of the Coast Range, S Calif., extending c.60 mi (100 km) NW and SE through San Bernardino and Riverside counties. Notable peaks are San Bernardino Mt. (10,630 ft/3,240 m...

Dionysius the Areopagite, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Dionysius the Areopagite, Saint ârēŏpˈəjīt [key], fl. 1st cent. a.d., Athenian Christian, converted by St. Paul. Acts 17.34. Tradition has made him a martyr and the first bishop of Athens. He ha...

Duchesne, Saint Rose Philippine

(Encyclopedia)Duchesne, Saint Rose Philippine düshĕnˈ [key], 1769–1852, French educator in the United States, a Roman Catholic nun, b. Grenoble, France. She entered the order of the Visitation, but was forced...

Albert the Great, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Albert the Great, Saint: see Albertus Magnus, Saint. ...

Cyril of Alexandria, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Cyril of Alexandria, Saint: see Cyril, Saint (St. Cyril of Alexandria). ...

Cyril of Jerusalem, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Cyril of Jersualem, Saint: see Cyril, Saint (St. Cyril of Jerusalem). ...

Christians of Saint John

(Encyclopedia)Christians of Saint John: see Mandaeans. ...

Frances Xavier Cabrini, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Frances Xavier Cabrini, Saint: see Cabrini, Saint Frances Xavier. ...

Francis de Sales, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Francis de Sales, Saint, 1567–1622, French Roman Catholic preacher, Doctor of the Church, and key figure in the Counter Reformation in France. He was a member of an aristocratic family of Savoy and ...