A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9 Saint-Andrew's-cross ... Saint-Sulpice, Society of Saint-Andrew's-cross (Hypericum hypericoides), plant of the family Hypericaceae, native to southeastern North America and Central America, ... Saint-Apollinaire, Cathedral of (from the article "Valence") ...region, southeastern France. Valence lies on the left bank of the Rhone River. Built on ... Saint-Arnaud, Armand-Jacques Leroy de army officer and later marshal of France who was minister of war under Napoleon III ... Saint-Barthelemy island of the Lesser Antilles in the eastern Caribbean Sea. An overseas collectivity of France ... Saint-Benezet Bridge (from the article "Avignon") Four arches of the famed Saint-Benezet bridge (of the song "Sur le pont d'Avignon") still ... Saint-Benoit-sur-Loire village, Loiret departement, Centre region, north-central France, on the right bank of the Loire River, ... Saint-Brieuc town, capital of Cotes d'Armor departement, Brittany region, northwestern France. It is situated on a ... Saint-Cesaire paleoanthropological site in southwestern France where in 1979 the remains of a young adult male ... Saint-Clair-sur-Epte, Treaty of (from the article "Norman") ...a reputation as a great leader of Viking raiders in Scotland and Ireland, soon emerged ... Saint-Cloud town, Hauts-de-Seine departement, Ile-de-France region, northern France. It is ... Saint-Cloud porcelain soft-paste porcelain made in the town of Saint-Cloud, Fr., from the last quarter of the ... [1 Related Articles] Saint-Cyr (from the article "education") ...nuns in Paris and then a governess at the court of Louis XIV before she ... Saint-Cyr French national military academy at Coetquidan, founded in Fontainebleau in 1803 by Napoleon Bonaparte. In ... [1 Related Articles] Saint-Denis city, Seine-Saint-Denis departement, Paris region, France. The city is a northern suburb of Paris and ... [1 Related Articles] Saint-Denis town, capital of the French overseas departement of Reunion in the western Indian Ocean. The ... [1 Related Articles] Saint-Denis, abbey church of (from the article "Saint-Denis") ...The city is a northern suburb of Paris and lies on the right bank of ... Saint-Denis, basilica of (from the article "Argenteuil") ...of the tragic Heloise-Abelard romance, became prioress of the convent about 1118, but she was ... Saint-Denis, Battle of (from the article "France") ...and Charles IX at Meaux in September 1567 and to seek military aid from the ... Saint-Denis, Louis Juchereau de French-Canadian explorer and soldier, leader of a 1714 expedition from French-held Natchitoches, in the Louisiana ... Saint-Denis, Michel French director, producer, teacher, and theatrical innovator who was influential in the development of the ... [3 Related Articles] Saint-Die town, Vosges departement, Lorraine region, northeastern France, on the Meurthe River, southeast of Nancy. A ... [1 Related Articles] Saint-Dizier town, Haute-Marne departement, Champagne-Ardenne region, northeastern France, on the Marne River and the Canal de ... Saint-Domingue (from the article "Haiti") The Treaty of Rijswijk (1697) formally ceded the western third of the island from Spain ... Saint-Etienne city, capital of Loire departement, Rhone-Alpes region, on the northeast border of the Massif Central, ... [1 Related Articles] Saint-Etienne (from the article "stained glass") ...Saint-Godard at Rouen, which is one of the most impressive examples of glass painting of ... Saint-Etienne (from the article "Bourges") The summit of the hill on which the city is built is crowned by the ... Saint-Etienne (from the article "Caen") The church of Saint-Etienne (the Abbaye-aux-Hommes; see photograph), and that of La Trinite (the Abbaye-aux-Dames), ... Saint-Etienne (from the article "Limoges") ...into and overgrown by the modern city, can still be recognized by their narrow winding ... Saint-Etienne (from the article "Western architecture") ...may be given equivalent treatment, or one may be stressed at the expense of the ... Saint-Etienne (from the article "Chalons-en-Champagne") ...(26 km) north, was founded under Napoleon III in 1856. Occupied by the Germans from ... Saint-Etienne Cathedral (from the article "Meaux") ...east-northeast of Paris. Situated in a loop of the Marne River in an intensively cultivated ... Saint-Etienne, Cathedral of (from the article "Auxerre") ...seat of a bishop and a civitas (provincial capital) in the 3rd ... Saint-Eustache town, Laurentides region, southern Quebec province, Canada, on the Mille-Iles River, opposite Laval (Ile Jesus). ... Saint-Evremond, Charles de Marguetel de Saint-Denis, Seigneur de French gentleman of letters and amateur moralist who stands as a transitional figure between Michel ... [2 Related Articles] Saint-Exupery, Antoine de French aviator and writer whose works are the unique testimony of a pilot and a ... [3 Related Articles] Saint-Ferreol dam (from the article "dam") ...for towns, powering water mills, and supplying water for navigation canals. Probably the most remarkable ... Saint-Front (from the article "Perigueux") A chief point of cultural interest is the cathedral of Saint-Front, built in the 12th ... 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) ... Saint-Gaudens, Augustus generally acknowledged to be the foremost American sculptor of the late 19th century, noted for ... [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 ... 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 ... 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), ... Saint-Germain, Treaty of (1919), treaty concluding World War I and signed by representatives of Austria on one side ... [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 ... Saint-Germain-en-Laye town, Yvelines departement, Paris region, western suburb of Paris, France. It is on the left ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... Saint-Hubert former city, Monteregie region, Quebec province, Canada, on the east side of the St. Lawrence ... Saint-Ignatius' bean (from the article "Gentianales") ...of curare (a mixture of plant extracts used to poison arrows), also used as a ... Saint-Jean, Baptistere (from the article "Poitiers") ...crucifixion window (12th century) that is said to be a gift of Henry II of ... Saint-Jean, Fort (from the article "Marseille") The port entrance is guarded by the Fort Saint-Jean, a 13th-century command post of the ... Saint-Jean, Lac lake in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region, south-central Quebec province, Canada. A shallow lake, occupying 387 square miles ... 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 ... 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 ... Saint-Jean-de-Luz town on Bay of Biscay, Pyrenees-Atlantiques departement, Aquitaine region, southern France. It lies on the ... 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 ... [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 ... Saint-John Perse French poet and diplomat who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1960 "for ... [2 Related Articles] Saint-John's-wort common name for many species in the family Hypericaceae, which contains 9 genera and 560 ... [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. ... 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 ... 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 ... Saint-Just, Louis de controversial ideologue of the French Revolution, one of the most zealous advocates of the Reign ... [3 Related Articles] Saint-Laurent du Maroni port, northwest French Guiana, on the east bank of the Maroni River opposite Albina, Suriname. ... Saint-Lazare priory (from the article "Vincentian") ...to the poor country people and training young men in seminaries for the priesthood. Following ... Saint-Lazare, cathedral of (from the article "Gislebertus") Among Gislebertus' most noted works is the tympanum sculpture of the western doorway of the ... Saint-Leger (from the article "Soissons") ...230 feet [70 metres]), can be seen from afar, dominating the city. Other parts of ... Saint-Leon, Arthur French dancer, choreographer, violinist, and inventor of a method of dance notation, celebrated as the ... [2 Related Articles] Saint-Lo town, capital of Manche departement, Basse-Normandie region, northwestern France. It lies on a promontory dominating ... Saint-Louis island city and seaport near the mouth of the Senegal River, and rail terminus north-northeast ... [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 ... Saint-Louis, Ile (from the article "Paris") In 1627 Louis XIII granted a 60-year lease on two mudbanks behind the Ile de ... 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, ... Saint-Maclou (from the article "Western architecture") ...has pendant bosses). But the development of window tracery continued and, with it, the development ... Saint-Malo seaport, Ille-et-Vilaine departement, Brittany region, northwestern France. It is ... Saint-Malo, Gulf of gulf of the English Channel indenting the north coast of Brittany, France. The Gulf of ... Saint-Marien, Mount (from the article "Centre") ...the Loir, Eure, Indre, and Creuse rivers. The southern edge of the Beauce Plain, France's ... Saint-Martin overseas collectivity of France on the island of Saint Martin, Lesser Antilles, in the eastern ... Saint-Martin Canal (from the article "Paris") ...Basin, which formerly supplied water to the moat around the Bastille fortress. At the Place ... Saint-Martin, Louis-Claude de French visionary philosopher who was one of the leading exponents of illuminism, an 18th-century philosophical ... Saint-Maur-des-Fosses town, Val-de-Marne departement, Paris region, France. The town is a residential southeastern suburb of Paris ... Saint-Maurice (from the article "Western sculpture") ...is doubtful. That their forms are closely locked to the architectural composition is clear. The ... Saint-Maurice River river in Mauricie-Bois-Francs region, southern Quebec province, Canada. It is a major tributary of the ... Saint-Michel (from the article "Paris") ...is sprinkled with shops specializing in devotional statuary, much of it on the aesthetic level ... Saint-Michel-des-Lions, church of (from the article "Limoges") ...to the spacious roads of the newer neighbourhoods. The 13th-century cathedral of Saint-Etienne has an ... Saint-Mihiel town, Meuse departement, Lorraine region, northeastern France. It lies on the right bank of the ... Saint-Nazaire town and seaport, Loire-Atlantique departement, Pays de la Loire Saint-Nazaire, Cathedral of (from the article "Beziers") ...next world and this one, massacred the inhabitants; and the Roman-Gothic Church of La Madeleine ... Saint-Nicolas tower (from the article "La Rochelle") The entrance to the old port is defended by two massive 14th-century towers. The pentagonal ... Saint-Non, Abbe de (from the article "Fragonard, Jean-Honore") ...Robert, made numerous sketches of the Roman countryside. When his scholarship ended in July 1759, ... Saint-Omer town, Pas-de-Calais departement, Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, northeastern France. It lies ... Saint-Ouen city, Seine-Saint-Denis departement, Paris region, a northern industrial suburb ... Saint-Paulin (from the article "Port Salut cheese") ...cheese first made by Trappist monks on the west coast of France in the mid-1800s. ... Saint-Peter's-wort (from the article "Saint-Andrew's-cross") ...It reaches 75 cm (2.5 feet) and has many branches, two-angled stems, oblong to narrow ... Saint-Philippe-du-Roule (from the article "Chalgrin, Jean-Francois-Therese") Chalgrin participated in the reintroduction of the basilican style of church architecture. His Saint-Philippe-du-Roule (designed ... Saint-Pierre town and small port on the island of Martinique, in the West Indies. Founded in ... Saint-Pierre (from the article "Villefranche-sur-Mer") Villefranche, a picturesque old town, was founded early in the 14th century. Its ancient Saint-Pierre ... Saint-Pierre (from the article "Poitiers") ...are dispersed throughout the town. Notre-Dame-la-Grande church is a good example of Romanesque architecture, with ... Saint-Pierre port town on the eastern shore of Saint-Pierre island and capital of the French collectivite ... Saint-Pierre (from the article "Saint-Pierre and Miquelon") ...square miles (215 square km) of which are in the Miquelons (Miquelon and Langlade, sometimes ... Saint-Pierre and Miquelon archipelago about 15 miles (25 km) off the southern coast of the island of Newfoundland, ... Saint-Pierre, Abbey Church of (from the article "Vienne") Vienne has three important medieval churches. Near the Rhone Bridge is the 9th-century Church of ... Saint-Pierre, Cathedral of (from the article "Angouleme") ...town hall occupies the site of the counts' chateau (birthplace of Margaret of Angouleme), of ... Saint-Pierre, Cathedral of (from the article "Beauvais") ...after its capture by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, and later Civitas de Bellovacis. In ... Saint-Pierre, Charles-Irenee Castel, abbe de influential French publicist and reformist, one of the first modern European writers to propose an ... Saint-Pierre-du-Vauvray Bridge (from the article "bridge") The longest-spanning concrete arches of the 1920s were designed by the French engineer Eugene Freyssinet. ... Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, Church of (from the article "Troyes") ...Henry V of England married Catherine of Valois, daughter of Charles VI. The Treaty of ... Saint-Porchaire faience lead-glazed earthenware (inaccurately called faience, or tin-glazed ware) made in the second quarter of the ... [1 Related Articles] Saint-Preux (from the article "Rousseau, Jean-Jacques") ...striking contrast to that of The Social Contract. It is about people finding happiness in ... Saint-Quentin city, Aisne departement, Picardie region, northeastern France. The city is situated on the slopes of ... Saint-Quentin, Canal de (from the article "canals and inland waterways") ...started toward the end of the 17th century and continued well into the 18th, France ... Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (from the article "Ile-de-France") ...industry has become concentrated in the outer urban areas and especially in the five new ... Saint-Remy, Church of (from the article "Troyes") ...the base of the tower records that Joan of Arc, escorting Charles VII to his ... Saint-Saens, Camille composer chiefly remembered for his symphonic poems-the first of that genre to be written by ... [3 Related Articles] Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, Church of (from the article "painting, Western") The most complete surviving set of early Romanesque wall paintings in France is in the ... Saint-Sernin (from the article "chapel") St. Sernin, at Toulouse, has no fewer than 17 pentagonal chapels, linked by narrow passages. ... Saint-Severin (from the article "Paris") ...of these is the medieval rue de la Huchette, from which the rue du Chat-qui-Peche ... Saint-Simon, Henri de French social theorist and one of the chief founders of Christian socialism. In his major ... [12 Related Articles] Saint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy, Duke de soldier and writer, known as one of the great memoirists of France. His Memoires are ... [2 Related Articles] Saint-Simonianism (from the article "France") ...was some reason to doubt that Louis-Napoleon really welcomed this trend toward conservatism. His writings ... Saint-Sulpice (from the article "Olier, Jean-Jacques") ...of missionaries known as Lazarists. In 1641 Olier established at Vaugirard, Fr., a seminary for ... Saint-Sulpice, Society of (from the article "Olier, Jean-Jacques") founder of the Sulpicians, a group of secular priests dedicated to training candidates for the ...

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