The Basilica of Saint Nicholas (French: Basilique Saint-Nicolas) is a minor basilica in the town of Saint-Nicolas-de-Port in Grand Est, France. It is...
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Saint-Nicolas-de-Port (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ nikɔla də pɔʁ]) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département in north-eastern France. The town's...
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Môle-Saint-Nicolas (French pronunciation: [mol sɛ̃ nikɔla]; Haitian Creole: Mòlsennikola or Omòl) is a commune in the north-western coast of Haiti. It...
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known as the Basilique Saint-Nicolas was built there dedicated to him. The town itself is now known as "Saint Nicolas de Port" in honor of Nicholas. The...
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département Saint-Nicolas-de-Macherin, in the Isère département Saint-Nicolas-de-Pierrepont, in the Manche département Saint-Nicolas-de-Port, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle...
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2540708°E / 48.6200621; 6.2540708 The canton of Saint-Nicolas-de-Port (French: Canton de Saint-Nicolas-de-Port) is a former French canton located in the department...
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Saint Nicolas Tower (1384) along with the Lantern tower and the Chain tower, is one of the three medieval towers guarding the port in La Rochelle, France...
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Fort Saint-Nicolas is a former military fort in Marseille. It's the sister fort to Fort Saint-Jean which was constructed at the same time. After an uprisings...
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The Môle Saint-Nicolas affair was an 1891 diplomatic incident between Haiti and the United States when in an act of gunboat diplomacy, President of the...
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Calvados department Château de Villiers-sur-Port Église Saint-Nicolas de Villiers-sur-Port Bridge and port of Port-en-Bessin-Huppain, by Georges Seurat, 1888...
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decree of August 16, 1680, the seigneury of Sierck and the town of Port (Saint-Nicolas). By a decree of September 16, 1680, the castle, land and seigneury...
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Fort Saint-Jean (French pronunciation: [fɔʁ sɛ̃ʒɑ̃]) is a fortification in Marseille, built in 1660 by Louis XIV at the entrance to the Old Port. Since...
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schools are named in honor of Saint Nicholas, such as Escalier Saint-Nicolas des Arts, Saint Nicolas Garden, and Saint Nicolas Greek Orthodox Cathedral. In...
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Valentin Bousch (section Saint-Nicolas-de-Port)
was born in Strasbourg. The earliest mention of his work is at Saint-Nicolas-de-Port, near Nancy in 1514. Bousch was active there from 1514 to 1520,...
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Port-au-Prince (/ˌpɔːrt oʊ ˈprɪns/ PORT oh PRINSS; French: [pɔʁ o pʁɛ̃s] ; Haitian Creole: Pòtoprens, [pɔtopɣɛ̃s]) is the capital and most populous city...
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Santa Fe, Argentina, on Paraná River Argentina : Port of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires (province), Argentina...
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along with the Lantern tower and the Saint Nicolas Tower, is one of the three medieval towers guarding the port in La Rochelle, France. It is called the...
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blockaded the French-held ports of Cap-Français and Môle-Saint-Nicolas on the northern coast of the French colony of Saint-Domingue, soon to become Haiti...
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Saint-Julien, Brioude, Auvergne Saint-Remi, Reims, Champagne Notre-Dame, Gray, Franche-Comté Saint Nazaire, Carcassonne, Languedoc-Roussillon Saint Sernin...
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pour Enfants, Port-au-Prince Hospital Bernard Mevs Project Medishare, Port-au-Prince Hôpital Espoir, Port-au-Prince Hôpital Saint-Esprit, Port-au-Prince Centre...
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Mombin-Crochu Môle-Saint-Nicolas Arrondissement Môle-Saint-Nicolas Baie-de-Henne Bombardopolis Jean-Rabel Port-de-Paix Arrondissement Port-de-Paix Bassin-Bleu...
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Saint-Tropez by Henry-Jean Servat [fr], preface by Brigitte Bardot, éditions Assouline, 2003 Paintings Port of Saint-Tropez, Paul Signac (1899) Port of...
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San Nicolas Island (Spanish: Isla de San Nicolás; Tongva: Haraasnga) is the most remote of the Channel Islands, off of Southern California, 61 miles (98 km)...
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Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne (French pronunciation: [ʒak nikɔla bijo vaʁɛn]; 23 April 1756 – 3 June 1819), also known as Jean Nicolas or by his nicknames...
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Môle-Saint-Nicolas (Haitian Creole: Mòl Sen Nikola) is an arrondissement in the Nord-Ouest Department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 245,590...
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the Accaoui hill. The first palace was built by Nicolas Sursock, probably on what is now the St Nicolas Stairs, and hosted Russia's Grand Duke Nicholas...
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Rabèl) is a commune located west of the city of Port-de-Paix and east of the city of the Môle-Saint-Nicolas Arrondissement, in the Nord-Ouest department...
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Nicolas Surcouf ( 1770, Saint-Malo – 1848) was a French privateer. He was the brother and lieutenant of one of France's most famous and successful privateers...
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Mole-St-Nicolas in proposed Quisqueya Department. The main streets are Stenio-Vincent, Capois, du Quai. A ferry connects the island of Tortuga to Port-de-Paix...
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of Môle Saint-Nicolas is located in the Nord-Ouest. Ever since Columbus landed here in 1492 and named the island Hispaniola, Môle St-Nicolas has been...
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