Saint+Anthony's+fire

  • 41Saint Patrick's cross — Saint Saint (s[=a]nt), n. [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. {Sacred}, {Sanctity}, {Sanctum}, {Sanctus}.] 1. A person sanctified; a holy or… …

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  • 42Saint Patrick's Day — Saint Saint (s[=a]nt), n. [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. {Sacred}, {Sanctity}, {Sanctum}, {Sanctus}.] 1. A person sanctified; a holy or… …

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  • 43Saint Peter's fish — Saint Saint (s[=a]nt), n. [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. {Sacred}, {Sanctity}, {Sanctum}, {Sanctus}.] 1. A person sanctified; a holy or… …

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  • 44Saint Peter's wreath — Saint Saint (s[=a]nt), n. [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. {Sacred}, {Sanctity}, {Sanctum}, {Sanctus}.] 1. A person sanctified; a holy or… …

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  • 45Saint Peter's-wort — Saint Saint (s[=a]nt), n. [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. {Sacred}, {Sanctity}, {Sanctum}, {Sanctus}.] 1. A person sanctified; a holy or… …

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  • 46Saint Vitus's dance — Saint Saint (s[=a]nt), n. [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. {Sacred}, {Sanctity}, {Sanctum}, {Sanctus}.] 1. A person sanctified; a holy or… …

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  • 47Saint's bell — Saint Saint (s[=a]nt), n. [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. {Sacred}, {Sanctity}, {Sanctum}, {Sanctus}.] 1. A person sanctified; a holy or… …

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  • 48Orders of Saint Anthony —     Orders of St. Anthony     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Orders of St. Anthony     Religious communities or orders under the patronage of St. Anthony the Hermit, father of monasticism, or professing to follow his rule.     I. DISCIPLES OF ST.… …

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  • 49Anthony the Great — Infobox Saint name=Saint Anthony the Great birth date=ca.251 death date=356 feast day=January 17 (Western Christianity and Eastern Orthodoxy) January 30 = Tobi 22 (Coptic Church) venerated in=Anglicanism Eastern Orthodoxy Lutheranism Oriental… …

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  • 50Anthony, Order of Hospitallers of St. — Founded c.1100, the house at Grenoble became a site of pilgrimage for those suffering from *Saint Anthony s fire. They were black robed itinerants, ringing small bells for alms. They owned many pigs which were permitted to run freely in town… …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases