sainfoin
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~ Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain
Saint Matthew
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~ (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
Saint Bride
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~ Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
Saint Lawrence
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~ Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
Saint Lucia
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~ a volcanic island in the Windward Isles to the south of Martinique
Saint Johns River
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~ a river in northeastern Florida that flows northward to Jacksonville and then eastward to empty into the Atlantic Ocean
Saint Ambrose
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~ (Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church and built up its secular power; a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397)
Saint Anselm
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~ an Italian who was a Benedictine monk; was archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109; one of the founders of scholasticism; best known for his proof of the existence of God
Saint Denis
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~ United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ted Shawn (1877-1968)
Saint Bridget
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~ Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
Saint Olav
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~ King and patron saint of Norway (995-1030)
Saint Ignatius
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~ bishop of Antioch who was martyred under the Roman Emperor Trajan (died 110)
Saint Joan
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~ French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles VII crowned king; she was later tried for heresy and burned at the stake (1412-1431)
Saint Francis
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~ (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226)
Saint Nicholas
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~ the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
Saint John's
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~ the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda; located on the island of Antigua
Saint Francis River
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~ a tributary of the Mississippi River that rises in Missouri and flows southeastward through Arkansas
Saint-Saens
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~ French pianist and composer (1835-1921)