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To: nickcarraway; NYer; ELS; Pyro7480; livius; ArrogantBustard; Catholicguy; RobbyS; marshmallow; ...

Monsignor Pope ping!

Post the saint names from your state!


2 posted on 11/22/2014 4:40:09 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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Great comments at the site, too.

http://blog.adw.org/2014/11/america-loves-catholicism-as-seen-in-place-names-everywhere/


3 posted on 11/22/2014 4:41:20 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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Cities: Church Point, Convent, St. Francisville, St. Gabriel, St. James, St. Joseph, St. Martinville, St. Maurice, St. Rose, Village St. George.

Parishes: Ascension, Assumption, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, Saint John the Baptist, St. Landry, Saint Martin, St. Mary, St. Tammany

9 posted on 11/22/2014 4:51:08 PM PST by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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St.Augustine
Port St. Joe
St. Petersburg
Port St. Lucie
St. George Island
Steinhatchee (well it begins with St)
St. Marys
Santa Rosa Beach
St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge
St. Mark’s
St. Cloud
San Carlos Park


40 posted on 11/22/2014 5:54:25 PM PST by arthurus
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Cape Saint Claire, Anne Arundel County
Cape Saint John, Anne Arundel County
Saint Anthony
Saint Aubins Heights, Talbot County
Saint Augustine, Cecil County
Saint Charles, Charles County
Saint Clements Shores, St. Marys County
Saint Denis, Baltimore County
Saint George Island, St. Marys County
Saint George Park, St. Marys County
Saint Georges, Baltimore County
Saint Helena, Baltimore County
Saint James, Washington County
Saint James, St. Marys County
Saint Leonard, Calvert County
Saint Margarets, Anne Arundel County
Saint Martin, Worcester
Saint Marys City, St. Marys County
Saint Michaels, Talbot County
Saint Stephen, Somerset County

62 posted on 11/22/2014 8:07:57 PM PST by icwhatudo (Low taxes and less spending in Sodom and Gomorrah is not my idea of a conservative victory)
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Post the saint names from your state!

From http://www.catholic.org/saints/missions.php
The Spanish missions in California comprise a series of religious and military outposts established by Spanish Catholics of the Franciscan Order between 1769 and 1823 to spread the Christian faith among the local Native Americans.

There are 21 Catholic missions established in California.
Spanish Name; English Name

La Purísima de Concepcíon; The Immaculate Conception

Nuestra Señora de Soledad; Our Lady of Solitude [a.k.a. Soledad, women's prison there]

San Antonio de Padua; St. Anthony of Padua

San Buenaventura; St. Bonaventure

San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo; [Many Giants baseball players live there]

St. Charles Borromeo (of Carmel)

San Fernando Rey de España; St. Ferdinand, King of Spain

San Francisco de Assis; St. Francis of Assisi [Banking capital of the west coast, City by the Bay, Foggy: Mark Twain said: "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco."]

San Francisco Solano; St. Francis Solano [Solano]

San Gabriel Arcángel; The Archangel Gabriel

San Jose de Guadalupe; St. Joseph [San Jose--University town]

San Juan Bautista; St. John the Baptist

San Juan Capistrano; St. John of Capistrano [Swallows return there every year.]

San Luis Obispo de Tolosa; St. Louis, Bishop of Toulose [Home of the UOP, a "party school"]

San Luis Rey de Fráncia; St. Louis, King of France

San Miguel Arcángel; The Archangel Michael

San Rafael Arcángel; The Archangel Raphael [Wealthy folks]

Santa Barbara; St. Barbara [Wealthy folks]

Santa Clara de Assis; St. Claire of Assisi [University town]

Santa Cruz; Holy Cross [I have a cousin who lives in Santa Cruz]

Santa Inés; St. Agnes

***I don't know why they left out La Ciudád de Los Angeles; City of the Angels--a.k.a. Los Angeles and HOLLYWOOD

***San Quentin isn't mentioned either, also the home of a serious prison

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Is that enough for ya? :o)

63 posted on 11/22/2014 8:14:54 PM PST by cloudmountain
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