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- (from the article "Perigueux") A chief point of cultural interest is the cathedral of Saint-Front, built in the 12th century on the ruins of the abbey, which burned in 1120. One of the largest in southwestern France, it is built in the shape of ...
- Saint-Gall, monastery of
- (from the article "Ekkehard I the Elder") Of noble birth, Ekkehard was educated at the Benedictine monastery of Sankt Gallen (St. Gall) in Switzerland, then one of Europe's greatest centres of learning, at which he later taught.history ofSankt Gallen
- Saint-Gaudens, Augustus
- generally acknowledged to be the foremost American sculptor of the late 19th century, noted for his evocative memorial statues and for the subtle modeling of his low reliefs. [3 Related Articles]
- Saint-Germain
- (from the article "Paris") South of the city centre are the quintessential Left Bank neighbourhoods known as Saint-Germain-des-Pres and the Latin Quarter (Quartier Latin). The boulevard Saint-Germain itself begins at the National Assembly building, curving eastward to join the river again at the Sully ...
- Saint-Germain, Claude-Louis, comte de
- (count of) French general who sought reforms in the French armies.
- Saint-Germain, comte de
- (count of) 18th-century adventurer, known as der Wundermann ("the Wonderman").
- Saint-Germain, Fort
- (from the article "Biskra") Fort Saint-Germain (1849-51; built on the site of the former Turkish Casbah) became the nucleus of modern Biskra. Its location on the railway and road from Constantine to Touggourt, its airport, and its temperate climate (November to April) have made ...
- Saint-Germain, Peace of
- (from the article "Catherine de Medicis") ...Longjumeau, a renewal of Amboise. But she was unable to avert its revocation (August 1568), which heralded the third civil war. She was not primarily responsible for the more far-reaching Treaty of Saint-Germain (August 1570), but she succeeded in disgracing ...
- Saint-Germain, Treaty of
- (1919), treaty concluding World War I and signed by representatives of Austria on one side and the Allied Powers on the other. It was signed at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, on Sept. 10, 1919, and came into force on July 16, ... [5 Related Articles]
- Saint-Germain-des-Pres
- (from the article "Paris") South of the city centre are the quintessential Left Bank neighbourhoods known as Saint-Germain-des-Pres and the Latin Quarter (Quartier Latin). The boulevard Saint-Germain itself begins at the National Assembly building, curving eastward to join the river again at the Sully ...
- Saint-Germain-en-Laye
- town, Yvelines departement, Paris region, western suburb of Paris, France. It is on the left bank of the Seine River, adjoining the Forest of Saint-Germain and just north of the Forest of Marly. The chateau of Saint-Germain and its park ...
- Saint-Germain-en-Laye, chateau of
- (from the article "Saint-Germain-en-Laye") ...region, western suburb of Paris, France. It is on the left bank of the Seine River, adjoining the Forest of Saint-Germain and just north of the Forest of Marly. The chateau of Saint-Germain and its park are next to a ...
- Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Treaty of
- (from the article "Canada") It is difficult to estimate the effect of the war on the policy of the Hundred Associates. Canada and Acadia were restored by the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye in 1632, and the company retook possession in 1633. On the surface all ...
- Saint-Gobain-Pont-a-Mousson, Compagnie de
- leading French manufacturer and distributor of construction materials, packaging, and containers.
- Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand
- (from the article "Poitiers") ...probably the oldest Christian edifice in France; it now houses an archaeological museum containing a collection of tombs dating to the era of the Merovingians (5th-8th century). The Romanesque Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand church was built over the tomb of St. Hilary of ...
- Saint-Hubert
- former city, Monteregie region, Quebec province, Canada, on the east side of the St. Lawrence River. In 2002 it and several other communities were merged administratively into the city of Longueuil. The area is mainly a residential suburb of Montreal ...
- Saint-Ignatius' bean
- (from the article "Gentianales") ...of curare (a mixture of plant extracts used to poison arrows), also used as a fish or rodent poison and as a source of pharmacological products. Alkaloids produced by Strychnos ignatii, the Saint Ignatius's bean of the Philippines, have been ...
- Saint-Jean, Baptistere
- (from the article "Poitiers") ...crucifixion window (12th century) that is said to be a gift of Henry II of England. The carved wooden pews in the choir are among the oldest in France. Nearby stands the 4th-century rectangular Baptistere Saint-Jean, probably the oldest Christian ...
- Saint-Jean, Fort
- (from the article "Marseille") The port entrance is guarded by the Fort Saint-Jean, a 13th-century command post of the Knights Hospitaller of St. John of Jerusalem; some ruins remain, along with a tower built in the mid-15th century by Rene I of Provence. The ...
- Saint-Jean, Lac
- lake in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region, south-central Quebec province, Canada. A shallow lake, occupying 387 square miles (1,003 square km) of a large graben (a downfaulted basin), it receives the drainage of a 30,000-square-mile (78,000-square-kilometre) area and discharges it through two outlets ...
- Saint-Jean-au-Marche, Church of
- (from the article "Troyes") ...16th-century Troyes school of sculpture. The church of Saint-Urbain in bold Gothic style was almost certainly begun in the 13th century by Pope Urban IV, who was a Troyes shoemaker's son. In the church of Saint-Jean-au-Marche (14th-17th century) on June ...
- Saint-Jean-de-Losne, Treaty of
- (from the article "Burgundy") For the next 185 years Franche-Comte was a possession of the Habsburgs. By the Treaty of Saint-Jean-de-Losne (1522) with France, the neutrality of the county was ensured during the wars between the Habsburgs and the last French kings of the ...
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz
- town on Bay of Biscay, Pyrenees-Atlantiques departement, Aquitaine region, southern France. It lies on the right bank of the Nivelle River, near the Spanish frontier.
- Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Agreement of
- (April 1917), pact concluded at Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, on the French-Italian border, between Great Britain, France, and Italy to reconcile conflicting claims of France and Italy over southwestern Anatolia in the event of dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire at the end of ... [2 Related Articles]
- Saint-Jean-des-Vignes
- (from the article "Soissons") ...of the 12th-13th-century Gothic cathedral of Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais was modified in the 18th century; but the choir has fine 13th- and 14th-century stained-glass windows. The abbey of Saint-Jean-des-Vignes (founded 11th century) was one of the richest in medieval France. The great ...
- Saint-John Perse
- French poet and diplomat who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1960 "for the soaring flight and evocative imagery of his poetry." [2 Related Articles]
- Saint-John's-wort
- common name for many species in the family Hypericaceae, which contains 9 genera and 560 species of herbs or low shrubs. Members of the family have opposite or whorled, gland-dotted, simple, usually smooth-margined leaves and mostly five-petalled, mainly yellow, flowers ... [4 Related Articles]
- Saint-Julien
- (from the article "Le Mans") Saint-Julien Cathedral (11th-15th century), which towers over the old city, combines Romanesque and Gothic styles. On the right side there is a beautifully sculptured 12th-century portal and, at the end of the transept, a 12th-15th-century tower 210 feet (64 m) ...
- Saint-Julien, Chapel of
- (from the article "Le Petit-Quevilly") ...row of spikes" that enclosed a park where the Norman dukes once hunted. It was designated "Petit" in 1030 to distinguish it from Le Grand-Quevilly. Historic buildings include the Chapel of Saint-Julien, formerly part of the leprosarium founded by Henry ...
- Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre
- (from the article "Paris") ...the rue du Chat-qui-Peche ("Street of the Fishing Cat") leads to the Quai Saint-Michel. Two churches in this area-Saint-Severin (1489-94), Gothic and humble, and Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre (1165-1220), which belongs to the transitional period between the Romanesque and the Gothic-are notable. The ...
- Saint-Just, Louis de
- controversial ideologue of the French Revolution, one of the most zealous advocates of the Reign of Terror (1793-94), who was arrested and guillotined in the Thermidorian Reaction. [3 Related Articles]
- Saint-Laurent du Maroni
- port, northwest French Guiana, on the east bank of the Maroni River opposite Albina, Suriname. It was formerly headquarters of the country's penal colonies and the site of the largest prison, closed in 1944. Apart from its port facilities, local ...
- Saint-Lazare priory
- (from the article "Vincentian") ...to the poor country people and training young men in seminaries for the priesthood. Following the congregation's approval by Pope Urban VIII in 1632, Vincent took possession of the former priory of Saint-Lazare at Paris, whence the name Lazarists. From ...
- Saint-Lazare, cathedral of
- (from the article "Gislebertus") Among Gislebertus' most noted works is the tympanum sculpture of the western doorway of the cathedral at Autun, depicting the Last Judgment. This work is noted for its expressionistic carving and technical proficiency; some of the figures are abstract in ...
- Saint-Leger
- (from the article "Soissons") ...230 feet [70 metres]), can be seen from afar, dominating the city. Other parts of the abbey still standing include remains of two cloisters and a 13th-century refectory. The remaining buildings of Saint-Leger abbey and its 13th-century church house a ...
- Saint-Leon, Arthur
- French dancer, choreographer, violinist, and inventor of a method of dance notation, celebrated as the choreographer of the ballet Coppelia. [2 Related Articles]
- Saint-Lo
- town, capital of Manche departement, Basse-Normandie region, northwestern France. It lies on a promontory dominating the Vire River valley. Called Briovera in Gallo-Roman times, it was renamed for St. Lo, 6th-century bishop of Coutances. In the Middle Ages it was ...
- Saint-Louis
- island city and seaport near the mouth of the Senegal River, and rail terminus north-northeast of Dakar, Senegal. The island and city are connected to the mainland by a land bridge. Saint-Louis, founded in 1659, is the oldest colonial city ... [5 Related Articles]
- Saint-Louis, Church of
- (from the article "Paris") ...invalid veterans. The enormous range of buildings was completed in five years (1671-76). The gold-plated dome (1675-1706) that rises above the hospital buildings belongs to the church of Saint-Louis. The dome was designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart, who employed a style ...
- Saint-Louis, Ile
- (from the article "Paris") In 1627 Louis XIII granted a 60-year lease on two mudbanks behind the Ile de la Cite to a contractor, Christophe Marie, and two financiers. It was 37 years before Marie was able to unite the islets, dike the circumference, ...
- Saint-Louis-Arzviller
- (from the article "canals and inland waterways") Three planes have been constructed in Europe, at Ronquieres, Belg., for 1,350-ton vessels; at Saint-Louis-Arzviller, Fr., for 300-ton vessels; and at Krasnoyarsk, Russia, for 1,500-ton vessels. At Ronquieres and Krasnoyarsk, vessels are carried longitudinally up relatively gentle inclines with gradients ...
- Saint-Maclou
- (from the article "Western architecture") ...has pendant bosses). But the development of window tracery continued and, with it, the development of elaborate facades. Most of the important examples are in northern France-for example, Saint-Maclou in Rouen (c. 1500-14) and Notre-Dame in Alencon (c. 1500). France ...
- Saint-Malo
- seaport, Ille-et-Vilaine departement, Brittany region, northwestern France. It is situated on the English Channel and on the right bank of the estuary of the Rance River. The old walled city stands on a granite ...
- Saint-Malo, Gulf of
- gulf of the English Channel indenting the north coast of Brittany, France. The Gulf of Saint-Malo extends from the island of Brehat (west) to the peninsula of Cotentin of Normandy (east). It is 60 miles (100 km) wide from east ...
- Saint-Marien, Mount
- (from the article "Centre") ...the Loir, Eure, Indre, and Creuse rivers. The southern edge of the Beauce Plain, France's main granary, extends into the northern part of the region. Mount Saint-Marien in Cher reaches an elevation of 1,653 feet (504 metres) ...
- Saint-Martin
- overseas collectivity of France on the island of Saint Martin, Lesser Antilles, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. The collectivity of Saint-Martin occupies the northern two-thirds of the island; the southern third, named Sint Maarten, belongs to the Netherlands Antilles. Until ...
- Saint-Martin Canal
- (from the article "Paris") ...Basin, which formerly supplied water to the moat around the Bastille fortress. At the Place de la Bastille the waterway goes underground for almost 1 mile (1.6 km) and then emerges to form the Saint-Martin Canal, which, with its bridges ...
- Saint-Martin, Louis-Claude de
- French visionary philosopher who was one of the leading exponents of illuminism, an 18th-century philosophical movement that attempted to refute the rationalistic philosophies prevalent in that period.
- Saint-Maur-des-Fosses
- town, Val-de-Marne departement, Paris region, France. The town is a residential southeastern suburb of Paris lying on a loop of the Marne River. The locality received its name from the abbey founded there in the 7th century by Benedictine monks ...
- Saint-Maurice
- (from the article "Western sculpture") ...is doubtful. That their forms are closely locked to the architectural composition is clear. The features of the Chartres sculpture had a wide distribution; they are found, for example, at Angers, Le Mans, Bourges, and Senlis cathedrals. There are stylistic ...
- Saint-Maurice River
- river in Mauricie-Bois-Francs region, southern Quebec province, Canada. It is a major tributary of the St. Lawrence River. From its sources in the mountains of south-central Quebec, the river flows to Gouin Reservoir, draining that 500-square-mile (1,300-square-kilometre) body of water ...
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