a market town in NW France : a Calvinist stronghold in the 16th century. Pop: 20 537 (2007)

453–523 ad , Irish abbess ; a patron saint of Ireland . Feast day : Feb 1

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a residential suburb of Paris : former royal palace ; Sèvres porcelain factory. Pop: 29 981 (2006)

an island in the Caribbean , the largest of the Virgin Islands of the US: purchased from Denmark by the US in 1917. Chief town: Christiansted. Pop: 53 234 (2000). Area: 207 sq km (80 sq miles)

3rd century ad , first bishop of Paris ; patron saint of France. Feast day: Oct 9

Maurice ( mɔris ). 1870–1943, French painter and writer on art. One of the leading Nabis, he defined a picture as " essentially a flat surface covered with colours assembled in a certain order"

a canton of NE Switzerland . Capital: St Gall . Pop: 455 200 (2002 est). Area: 2012 sq km (777 sq miles)

a port in E Canada , at the mouth of the St John River : the largest city in New Brunswick ; very often not abbreviated to 'St'. Pop: 90 762 (2001)

the author of this, stated to be the brother of James ( Jude 1) and almost certainly identical with Thaddaeus ( Matthew 10:2–4). Feast day: Oct 28 or June 19

Louis Antoine Léon de ( lwi ɑ̃twan leɔ̃ də ). 1767–94, French Revolutionary leader and orator . A member of the Committee of Public Safety (1793–94), he was guillotined with Robespierre

a group of volcanic islands in the Atlantic , in the Outer Hebrides: uninhabited since 1930; bird sanctuary

an island in the E Caribbean , in the Leeward Islands: part of the state of St Kitts and Nevis . Capital: Basseterre . Pop: 34 703 (2001). Area: 168 sq km (65 sq miles)

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a port in E Missouri , on the Mississippi River near its confluence with the Missouri: the largest city in the state; university ; major industrial centre. Pop: 332 223 (2003 est)

an island state in the Caribbean , in the Windward Islands group of the Lesser Antilles: a volcanic island; gained self-government in 1967 as a British Associated State; attained full independence within the Commonwealth in 1979. Official language: English. Religion : Roman Catholic majority . Currency: E Caribbean dollar . Capital: Castries . Pop: 178 844 (2017 est). Area: 616 sq km (238 sq miles)

a fellow worker of Paul and a physician ( Colossians 4:14). Feast day: Oct 18

the mother of Jesus , believed to have conceived and borne him while still a virgin ; she was married to Joseph ( Matthew 1:18–25). Major feast days: Feb 2, Mar 25, May 31, Aug 15, Sept 8

a town in N France, on the Seine : an industrial suburb of Paris ; famous flea market. Pop: 46 510 (2009)

a port in SE Minnesota , capital of the state, at the head of navigation of the Mississippi : now contiguous with Minneapolis (the Twin Cities). Pop: 280 404 (2003 est)

( Charles ) Camille (kamij). 1835–1921, French composer, pianist , and organist . His works include the symphonic poem Danse Macabre (1874), the opera Samson and Delilah (1877), the humorous orchestral suite The Carnival of the Animals (1886), five symphonies , and five piano concertos

Comte de ( kɔ̃t də ), title of Claude Henri de Rouvroy. 1760–1825, French social philosopher , generally regarded as the founder of French socialism . He thought society should be reorganized along industrial lines and that scientists should be the new spiritual leaders . His most important work is Nouveau Christianisme (1825)

The patron saint of a place, an activity , or a group of people is a saint who is believed to give them special help and protection .

a city in SE England, in W Hertfordshire : founded in 948 ad around the Benedictine abbey first built in Saxon times on the site of the martyrdom (about 303 ad ) of St Alban ; present abbey built in 1077; Roman ruins . Pop: 82 429 (2001)

a city in E Scotland , in Fife on the North Sea: the oldest university in Scotland (1411); famous golf links . Pop: 14 209 (2001)

a town in SW England, in S Cornwall on St Austell Bay (an inlet of the English Channel): centre for the now-declining china clay industry; the Eden Project, a rainforest environment in the world's largest greenhouse , is nearby ; administratively part of St Austell with Fowey 1968-74. Pop (with Fowey): 22 658 (2001)

a large breed of dog with a dense red-and-white coat, formerly used as a rescue dog in mountainous areas

a market town in NW France, near the N coast of Brittany . Pop: 46 087 (1999)

453–523 ad , Irish abbess ; a patron saint of Ireland . Feast day : Feb 1

a town in SW Wales, in Pembrokeshire : its cathedral was a place of pilgrimage in medieval times. Pop: 1627 (2001)

a full-bodied red wine , similar to a Burgundy , produced around the town of Saint-Émilion in Bordeaux

a town in E central France : a major producer of textiles and armaments . Pop: 178 530 (2007 est)

Antoine de ( ɑ̃twan də ). 1900–44, French novelist and aviator . His novels of aviation include Vol de nuit (1931) and Terre des hommes (1939). He also wrote the fairy tale Le petit prince (1943)

Augustus 1848-1907; U.S. sculptor , born in Ireland

a volcanic island in the SE Atlantic, forming a UK Overseas Territory with its dependencies Tristan da Cunha and Ascension , and the uninhabited Gough, Inaccessible , and Nightingale Islands: discovered by the Portuguese in 1502 and annexed by England in 1651; scene of Napoleon's exile and death. Capital: Jamestown . Pop: 4255 (2013 est). Area: 122 sq km (47 sq miles)

a town in NW England, in St Helens unitary authority, Merseyside : glass industry . Pop: 102 629 (2001)

a market town and resort in the Channel Islands, the capital of Jersey , on the S coast . Pop: 28 310 (2001)

town in S Quebec , Canada: part of metropolitan Montreal : pop. 77,000

a port in Canada , capital of Newfoundland and Labrador , on the E coast of the Avalon Peninsula . Pop: 122 709 (2001)

the husband of Mary the mother of Jesus ( Matthew 1:16–25). Feast day: Mar 19

a W suburb of Montreal , Canada . Pop: 77 391 (2001)

a N suburb of Montreal , Canada . Pop: 69 604 (2001)

of or relating to Saint Lucia, an island state in the Caribbean

a sister of Mary and Lazarus who lived at Bethany and ministered to Jesus ( Luke 10:38–42). Feast day: July 29 or June 4

an island in the E Caribbean , in the Leeward Islands: administratively divided since 1648, the north belonging to France (as a dependency of Guadeloupe until 2007, then as a separate French Overseas Collectivity ) and the south belonging to the Netherlands (as part of the Netherlands Antilles until 2010, then as a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands); salt industry . Capital (French part): Marigot; ( Dutch part): Philipsburg. Pop: (French) 36 824 (2009); (Dutch) 37 429 (2010 est). Areas: (French) 52 sq km (20 sq miles); (Dutch) 33 sq km (13 sq miles)

a tax collector of Capernaum called by Christ to be one of the 12 apostles ( Matthew 9:9–13; 10:3). Feast day: Sept 21 or Nov 16

one of the archangels . Feast day: Sept 29 or Nov 8

a village in NE France , on the River Meuse : site of a battle in World War I, in which the American army launched its first offensive in France

a village in E Switzerland , in Graubünden canton in the Upper Engadine , at an altitude of 1856 m (6089 ft): sports and tourist centre. Pop: 5589 (2000)

a port in NW France , at the mouth of the River Loire : German submarine base in World War II; shipbuilding. Pop: 71 373 (2006)