Saint Oswald

Saint Oswald, king of Northumbria, born about 605, died Aug. 5, 642. He was a son of King Ethelfrid, lived for several years in exile, and after his return to England vanquished the British warrior Ceadwalla and recovered the kingdom, in 634. He married Cyneburg, daughter of the West Saxon king Cynegil, on condition of his embracing Christianity. He and his wife were the earliest promoters of the Christian religion among the Anglo-Saxons. After a miraculous recovery from a dangerous illness, they took sacred vows of chastity. He fell in battle against Penda, the heathen king of Mercia, and was canonized by the church of Rome. The legends relating to Oswald became very popular, especially in Germany, and gave rise to several works, including Die Os-waldlegende und ihre Beziehung zur deutschen Mytliologie, by Zimrerle (Stuttgart, 1856).

Saint Paul De Loanda

Saint Paul De Loanda, a decaying city of Angola proper, and the seat of government of the Portuguese possessions in Lower Guinea, a few miles S. of the mouth of the river Ben-go; pop. about 12,000. Its contains the ruins of two cathedrals, one of which was used as a college by the Jesuits in the 17th century. The harbor, formed by a low sandy island, is protected by three forts.

Saint Pierre

Saint Pierre, a fortified seaport of the island of Martinique, on the N. W. coast; pop. about 30,000. It was settled by the French in 1635, is the largest town in the French West Indies, and is well built. There is an old Catholic college and a botanic garden. The harbor is much exposed. A railway to Fort Royal or Fort de France, the capital, was in progress of construction in 1875.

Saint Pierre And Miquelon

Saint Pierre And Miquelon, a French colony, comprising the islands of St. Pierre and Great and Little Miquelon, off the S. coast of Newfoundland, and opposite the gulf of St. Lawrence; area, 81 sq. m.; permanent pop. in 1870, 4,750. It is of importance as a fishing rendezvous. The imports in 1870 were valued at 17,800,000 fr., the exports at 17,-700,000 fr. The movement of shipping comprised 1,549 entrances and 1,539 clearances. Capital, St. Pierre; pop. 800. (See Fisheries, vol. vii., p. 225).

Saint Rosa

Saint Rosa, commonly called St. Rose of Lima, the only canonized saint of American birth, born in Lima in 1586, died there, Aug. 24, 1617. Her parents were wealthy Spaniards, and gave her in baptism the name of Isabel; but, it is said, her extreme beauty in childhood made them call her Rosa. Their fortune having been swept away, Rosa was taken into the household of the treasurer Gon-salvo, where she supported her parents by her labor, while following her bent for asceticism. She refused every matrimonial offer, assumed the habit of the third order of St. Dominic, and lived a recluse in the garden of her protectors. She was canonized by Pope Clement X. in 1671, and her feast was fixed on Aug. 30.

Saint Stephen

Saint Stephen, a town and port of entry of Charlotte co., New Brunswick, on the St. Croix river, opposite Calais, Me., and at the terminus of a branch of the New Brunswick and Canada railway, 70 m. S. W. of Frederic-ton; pop. in 1871, 6,515. It is connected with Calais by bridges, and is lighted with gas from that town. The lumber trade and the fisheries are the chief industries. There are two banks, two weekly newspapers, and six churches. The value of imports for the year ending June 30, 1874, was $261,289; of exports, $101,818.