Placid
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Placid is a masculine given name, and may refer to:
- John Placid AdelhamJohn Placid AdelhamDom Placid Adelham, O.S.B. was an English monk, priest and martyr.Originally a Protestant minister, John Adelham was born in Wiltshire. He became a Catholic and joined the Benedictine monks, at which time he took the name Placid. He was professed at St. Edward's Monastery, Paris in 1652. He was...
(17th century), English Protestant minister - Saint Placid (6th century), Italian Christian monk
- Father Placid J PodiparaFather Placid J PodiparaFather Placid J Podipara or Placidachan is considered to be one of the greatest ecclesiastical luminaries of the 20th century in India. He was a member of the Syro Malabar Church and was ordained a priest from the Eastern Catholic religious order- Carmelites of Mary Immaculate...
(20th century), Indian Catholic priest