Saint Philip
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Saint Philip, São Filipe, or San Felipe may refer to:
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People
- Saint Philip the ApostlePhilip the ApostlePhilip the Apostle was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. Later Christian traditions describe Philip as the apostle who preached in Greece, Syria, and Phrygia....
- Saint Philip the EvangelistPhilip the EvangelistSaint Philip the Evangelist appears several times in the Acts of the Apostles. He was one of the Seven Deacons chosen to care for the poor of the Christian community in Jerusalem . He preached and performed miracles in Samaria, converted Simon Magus, and met and baptised an Ethiopian man, an...
also known as Philip the Deacon - Saint Philip NeriPhilip NeriSaint Philip Romolo Neri , also known as Apostle of Rome, was an Italian priest, noted for founding a society of secular priests called the "Congregation of the Oratory".-Early life:...
- Saint Philip Benitius (Benizzi), from Florence, 13th century
- Saint Philip Minh Van Doan of the Vietnamese MartyrsVietnamese MartyrsThe Vietnamese Martyrs, also known as the Martyrs of Tonkin, Martyrs of Annam , Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions , or Martyrs of Indochina, are saints on the Roman Catholic calendar of saints canonized by Pope John Paul II...
Places in the Americas
- Saint Philip Parish, Antigua and BarbudaSaint Philip Parish, Antigua and BarbudaSaint Philip is a parish of Antigua and Barbuda on the island of Antigua. The capital is the town of Carlisle. Other localities in this parish include Collins, Ffryes, Lavingtons, Willoughby, Willikies, Glanvilles, Montpelier, Sign, Simpson, Lyons, and Seatons....
- The Parish of Saint Philip, Barbados, located in Barbados
- San Felipe, Baja CaliforniaSan Felipe, Baja CaliforniaSan Felipe is a town on the Gulf of California in the Mexican state of Baja California, 190 km south of the United States border and within the municipality of Mexicali. It also serves as a borough seat of its surrouding area....
- San Felipe, TexasSan Felipe, TexasSan Felipe, also known as San Felipe de Austin, is a town in Austin County, Texas, United States. The town was the social, economic, and political center of the early Stephen F. Austin colony. The population was 868 at the 2000 census.-History:...
- San Felipe, YucatánSan Felipe, YucatánThe Municipality of San Felipe is one of the 106 subdivisions of the State of Yucatán in Mexico. Its municipal seat is located in the port town of San Felipe and is located on the north coast of the state, on the Gulf of Mexico...
- San Felipe, Venezuela
- San Felipe, YaracuySan Felipe, YaracuySan Felipe is the capital of the Venezuelan state of Yaracuy. Former Venezuelan President Rafael Caldera was born there. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe. San Felipe is situated in a rich agricultural region of Western Venezuela...
, in Venezuela - San Felipe de Puerto PlataSan Felipe de Puerto PlataSan Felipe de Puerto Plata, often referred to as simply Puerto Plata, is the capital of the Dominican province Puerto Plata.The city is famous for resorts such as Playa Dorada and Costa Dorada, located east of San Felipe de Puerto Plata. There are a total of 100,000 hotel beds in the city.The only...
, in the Dominican Republic - San Felipe, ChileSan Felipe, ChileSan Felipe is a commune and the capital city of the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province in central Chile's Valparaíso Region. It is located north of the national capital of Santiago...
- San Felipe, RetalhuleuSan Felipe, RetalhuleuSan Felipe is a municipality in the department of Retalhuleu, situated on the road to Quetzaltenango between El Palmar, Quetzaltenango to the north-west and San Martin Zapotitlan to the south side.-Geography:...
, in Guatemala - San Felipe, a district of Panama CityPanama CityPanama is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 880,691, with a total metro population of 1,272,672, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of the same name. The city is the political and administrative center of the...
Places elsewhere
- São Filipe, Cape VerdeSão Filipe, Cape VerdeSão Filipe , or San Filipi in Cape Verdean Creole, is the city that constitutes the seat of the São Filipe Municipality, in Cape Verde.It is located SW of the island and in the southwestern part of the island...
in Cape Verde - Sint PhilipslandSint PhilipslandSint Philipsland is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. Sint Philpsland is also the name of the island on which the village lies...
, in the Netherlands - San Felipe, ZambalesSan Felipe, ZambalesSan Felipe is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2007 Philippine census, it has a population of 21,322 people in 4,094 households.-Barangays:San Felipe is politically subdivided into 11 barangays....
, in the Philippines - Castillo San Felipe in Minorca, Spain
Objects
- The San Felipe (ship), an American merchant schoonerSchoonerA schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....
armed to fight in the Texas RevolutionTexas RevolutionThe Texas Revolution or Texas War of Independence was an armed conflict between Mexico and settlers in the Texas portion of the Mexican state Coahuila y Tejas. The war lasted from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836...