Saintes, Belgium, a former commune in Belgium, part of Tubize Îles des Saintes, French Antilles Canton of Les Saintes, Guadeloupe Battle of Saintes,...
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The Îles des Saintes (pronounced [il de sɛ̃t]; lit. 'Islands of the (Female) Saints'), also known as Les Saintes (Antillean Creole: Lésent, pronounced...
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Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃tmaʁi d(ə) la mɛʁ], alternatively with the definite article Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, lit. "(the)...
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status of a subprefecture, Saintes was allowed to remain the judicial center of the department. In the late 19th century, Saintes was chosen as the seat of...
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Terre-de-Haut Island (redirect from Chameau (les Saintes))
defensive system Fort Napoléon des Saintes. In April 1782 the Battle of the Saintes. The British, who occupied les Saintes in 1809, kept Fort Joséphine and...
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the 1970s. Saintes paid off on completion of the trials and was refitted with the conventional main armament of the class. In 1949, Saintes recommissioned...
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French diocese of Saintes existed from the 6th century to the French Revolution. Its bishops had their see in the cathedral of Saintes in western France...
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the pilgrimage to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. Czon the Swedish artist did a portrait of Sara La Kali outside the church in "Saintes Maries de la Mer" 2018...
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trip to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer on the Mediterranean Sea, where he made several paintings of the seascape and town. The work he produced in Saintes-Maries...
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The Church of the Saintes Maries de la Mer is a Romanesque fortified church built in the 9th century in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in Camargue, Bouches-du-Rhône...
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Saintes Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes) is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral located in Saintes, France. The cathedral is a...
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The Battle of the Saintes (known to the French as the Bataille de la Dominique), also known as the Battle of Dominica, was an important naval battle in...
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Diocese of La Rochelle and Saintes (Latin: Dioecesis Rupellensis et Santonensis; French: Diocèse de La Rochelle et Saintes) is a Latin Church diocese...
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Les Saintes Airport (IATA: LSS, ICAO: TFFS) is an airport serving the archipelago of Îles des Saintes, French West Indies. It is on an isthmus in the...
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Bordeaux–Saintes is a one-day road cycling race that takes place between the cities of Bordeaux and Saintes, France. The race was first held in 1909 and...
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Anolis terraealtae (redirect from Les Saintes Anole)
Les Saines anole or Les Saintes anole, (Anoli des Saintes in French) is a species of anole lizard endemic to the Îles des Saintes, islands in Guadeloupe...
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a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term saint depends...
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Portrait of Admiral Rodney or Admiral Rodney at the Battle of the Saintes is a 1783 portrait painting by the English artist Thomas Gainsborough featuring...
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Saintonge War (redirect from Siege of Saintes)
king fled south to the town of Saintes, along with the revolting barons. A prolonged melee fight ensued north of Saintes, however the English were defeated...
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Saint Nicholas of Myra (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greek descent from...
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Gare de Saintes is a railway station serving the town Saintes, Charente-Maritime department, southwestern France. The following train services call at...
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The Canal (redirect from Saintes Maries de la Mer Speed Canal)
4°27′52″E / 43.460972°N 4.464355°E / 43.460972; 4.464355 (The Canal) The Saintes Maries de la Mer Speed Canal, known to windsurfers as The Canal, is a man-made...
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Fréjus (died 488), bishop of Fréjus, died 5th century Leontius of Saintes, bishop of Saintes, 7th century Leontius of Camerino, bishop of Camerino, martyred...
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André Antoine Bernard (redirect from Bernard de Saintes)
Antoine Bernard de Jeuzines. Later he was called Bernard de Saintes, since he represented Saintes in the Legislative Assembly, but he disliked that and changed...
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Palladius (redirect from Saint Palladius)
Patllari, bishop of Embrun Palladius of Saintes, or Pallais of Saintes, 6th-century bishop of Saintes in Gaul Palladius (physician), 6th or 7th century, author...
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before Bishop Palladius of Saintes translated Eutropius’ relics around 590 to the Romanesque church of St. Eutropius in Saintes, no one really knew the legend...
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Palladius or more often in French Pallais was a 6th-century bishop of Saintes. According to Gregory of Tours, the family of Palladius was wealthy, and...
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Saint Barthélemy (French: Saint-Barthélemy, [sɛ̃ baʁtelemi] ), officially the Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Barthélemy, also known as St. Barts (English)...
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The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member...
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Fond-du-Curé (redirect from Fond-du-Cure, les Saintes)
pronunciation: [fɔ̃ dy kyʁe]) is a quartier of Terre-de-Haut Island, located in Les Saintes, Guadeloupe. It is located in the central part of the island. This is the...
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