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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...

West Indies Federation

(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 federation included most ...

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. ...

Hildebrand

(Encyclopedia)Hildebrand: see Gregory VII, Saint. ...

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