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Lucy, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Lucy, Saint, d. 304?, Sicilian virgin martyr. According to legend, at an early age she vowed herself to God. She rejected a pagan suitor, who then denounced her during the persecutions under Diocletia...Matilda, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Matilda, Saint: see Henry I (Henry the Fowler). ...Laurence, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Laurence, Saint: see Lawrence, Saint. ...Kunigunde, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Kunigunde, Saint: see Henry II, Holy Roman emperor. ...Walpurga, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Walpurga or Walpurgis, Saint: see Walburga, Saint. ...Bonaventura, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Bonaventura, Saint: see Bonaventure, Saint. ...Brandon, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Brandon, Saint: see Brendan, Saint. ...Bride, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Bride, Saint: see Bridget, Saint. ...Brigid, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Brigid, Saint: see Bridget, Saint. ...Basil, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Basil, Saint: see Basil the Great, Saint. ...Browse by Subject
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