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Poland, partitions of

(Encyclopedia)Poland, partitions of. The basic causes leading to the three successive partitions (1772, 1793, 1795) that eliminated Poland from the map were the decay and the internal disunity of Poland and the eme...

Fundy, Bay of

(Encyclopedia)Fundy, Bay of, large inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, c.170 mi (270 km) long and 30 to 50 mi (50–80 km) wide, between New Brunswick and SW Nova Scotia, Canada. It is famous for its tide and tidal bore; ...

Biscay, Bay of

(Encyclopedia)Biscay, Bay of bĭsˈkā [key], arm of the Atlantic Ocean, indenting the coast of W Europe from Ushant island (Île d'Ouessant) off Brittany, NW France, to Cape Ortegal, NW Spain. The bay is noted for...

Ealdhelm, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Ealdhelm, Saint: see Aldhelm, Saint. ...

Columcille, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Columcille, Saint: see Columba, Saint. ...

Elmo, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Elmo, Saint: see Peter Gonzalez, Saint. ...

Anastasia, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Anastasia, Saint ănəstāˈshə [key], 4th cent., Roman noblewoman, kind to the poor, martyred under Diocletian. Her cult can be traced back to 5th-century Rome. In the Roman Catholic Church, her fea...

Anacletus, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Anacletus, Saint: see Cletus, Saint. ...

Fortunatus, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Fortunatus, Saint: see Venantius Fortunatus, Saint. ...

Methodius, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Methodius, Saint: see Cyril and Methodius, Saints. ...