Saint Vincent
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Places
- Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Lesser Antilles chain, namely in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean....
- Saint Vincent (island)Saint Vincent (island)Saint Vincent is a volcanic island in the Caribbean. It is the largest island of the chain called Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is located in the Caribbean Sea, between Saint Lucia and Grenada. It is composed of partially submerged volcanic mountains...
, the main island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Canada
- Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, QuebecSaint-Vincent-de-Paul, QuebecSaint-Vincent-de-Paul is a neighbourhood in the eastern part of Laval, Quebec, Canada. Saint-Vincent-de-Paul was a town before August 6, 1965. Saint-Vincent-de-Paul is named after Vincent de Paul.- Geography :...
, a borough in Laval, Quebec
France
- Saint-Vincent, Haute-GaronneSaint-Vincent, Haute-GaronneSaint-Vincent is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Haute-Garonne département - Saint-Vincent, Haute-LoireSaint-Vincent, Haute-LoireSaint-Vincent is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.-References:*...
, in the Haute-Loire département - Saint-Vincent, Puy-de-DômeSaint-Vincent, Puy-de-DômeSaint-Vincent is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...
, in the Puy-de-Dôme département - Saint-Vincent, Pyrénées-AtlantiquesSaint-Vincent, Pyrénées-AtlantiquesSaint-Vincent is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...
, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département - Saint-Vincent, Tarn-et-GaronneSaint-Vincent, Tarn-et-GaronneSaint-Vincent is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southern France.-References:*...
, in the Tarn-et-Garonne département - Saint-Vincent-BragnySaint-Vincent-BragnySaint-Vincent-Bragny is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-References:*...
, in the Saône-et-Loire département - Saint-Vincent-CramesnilSaint-Vincent-CramesnilSaint-Vincent-Cramesnil is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A farming village, in the Pays de Caux, situated some east of Le Havre, at the junction of the D10 and D80 roads...
, in the Seine-Maritime département - Saint-Vincent-de-BarbeyrarguesSaint-Vincent-de-Barbeyrargues-References:*...
, in the Hérault département - Saint-Vincent-de-BarrèsSaint-Vincent-de-BarrèsSaint-Vincent-de-Barrès is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Ardèche département - Saint-Vincent-de-BoissetSaint-Vincent-de-BoissetSaint-Vincent-de-Boisset is a commune in the Loire department in central France.-References:*...
, in the Loire département - Saint-Vincent-de-ConnezacSaint-Vincent-de-ConnezacSaint-Vincent-de-Connezac is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Dordogne département - Saint-Vincent-de-CosseSaint-Vincent-de-CosseSaint-Vincent-de-Cosse is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.The commune is located south of Sarlat-la-Canéda.-Population:-External links:* *...
, in the Dordogne département - Saint-Vincent-de-DurfortSaint-Vincent-de-DurfortSaint-Vincent-de-Durfort is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Ardèche département - Saint-Vincent-de-LamontjoieSaint-Vincent-de-LamontjoieSaint-Vincent-de-Lamontjoie is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.-References:*...
, in the Lot-et-Garonne département - Saint-Vincent-de-MercuzeSaint-Vincent-de-MercuzeSaint-Vincent-de-Mercuze is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.-References:*...
, in the Isère département - Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, GirondeSaint-Vincent-de-Paul, GirondeSaint-Vincent-de-Paul is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Gironde département - Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, LandesSaint-Vincent-de-Paul, LandesThis village, located in the Landes département was formerly called POUY. It was renamed in 1828 after the Saint that was born there. You can visit his parents' home and learn about his work in the "Berceau", only a few miles from Dax....
, in the Landes département - Saint-Vincent-de-PertignasSaint-Vincent-de-PertignasSaint-Vincent-de-Pertignas is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Gironde département - Saint-Vincent-de-ReinsSaint-Vincent-de-ReinsSaint-Vincent-de-Reins is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.-References:*...
, in the Rhône département - Saint-Vincent-de-SalersSaint-Vincent-de-SalersSaint-Vincent-de-Salers is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Cantal département - Saint-Vincent-des-BoisSaint-Vincent-des-BoisSaint-Vincent-des-Bois is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Eure département - Saint-Vincent-des-LandesSaint-Vincent-des-LandesSaint-Vincent-des-Landes is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-References:*...
, in the Loire-Atlantique département - Saint-Vincent-des-Prés, Saône-et-LoireSaint-Vincent-des-Prés, Saône-et-LoireSaint-Vincent-des-Prés is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-References:*...
, in the Saône-et-Loire département - Saint-Vincent-des-Prés, SartheSaint-Vincent-des-Prés, SartheSaint-Vincent-des-Prés is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France.-References:*...
, in the Sarthe département - Saint-Vincent-de-TyrosseSaint-Vincent-de-TyrosseSaint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France.-References:*...
, in the Landes département - Saint-Vincent-d'OlarguesSaint-Vincent-d'OlarguesSaint-Vincent-d'Olargues is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-References:*...
, in the Hérault département - Saint-Vincent-du-BoulaySaint-Vincent-du-BoulaySaint-Vincent-du-Boulay is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Eure département - Saint-Vincent-du-LorouërSaint-Vincent-du-LorouërSaint-Vincent-du-Lorouër is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France.-References:*...
, in the Sarthe département - Saint-Vincent-du-PenditSaint-Vincent-du-PenditSaint-Vincent-du-Pendit is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.-References:*...
, in the Lot département - Saint-Vincent-en-BresseSaint-Vincent-en-BresseSaint-Vincent-en-Bresse is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.It lies 22 km southeast of Chalon-sur-Saône and 16 km west-northwest of Louhans, with 485 inhabitants in 2000 .There are ruins of a medieval castle...
, in the Saône-et-Loire département - Saint-Vincent-JalmoutiersSaint-Vincent-JalmoutiersSaint-Vincent-Jalmoutiers is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Dordogne département - Saint-Vincent-la-ChâtreSaint-Vincent-la-ChâtreSaint-Vincent-la-Châtre is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.-References:*...
, in the Deux-Sèvres département - Saint-Vincent-la-CommanderieSaint-Vincent-la-CommanderieSaint-Vincent-la-Commanderie is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Drôme département - Saint-Vincent-le-PaluelSaint-Vincent-le-PaluelSaint-Vincent-le-Paluel is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Dordogne département - Saint-Vincent-les-FortsSaint-Vincent-les-FortsSaint-Vincent-les-Forts is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence département - Saint-Vincent-LespinasseSaint-Vincent-LespinasseSaint-Vincent-Lespinasse is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southern France.-References:*...
, in the Tarn-et-Garonne département - Saint-Vincent-Rive-d'OltSaint-Vincent-Rive-d'OltSaint-Vincent-Rive-d'Olt is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.-References:*...
, in the Lot département - Saint-Vincent-SterlangesSaint-Vincent-SterlangesSaint-Vincent-Sterlanges is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.-References:*...
, in the Vendée département - Saint-Vincent-sur-GraonSaint-Vincent-sur-GraonSaint-Vincent-sur-Graon is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.-References:*...
, in the Vendée département - Saint-Vincent-sur-JabronSaint-Vincent-sur-JabronSaint-Vincent-sur-Jabron is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence département - Saint-Vincent-sur-JardSaint-Vincent-sur-JardSaint-Vincent-sur-Jard is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.-References:*...
, in the Vendée département - Saint-Vincent-sur-l'IsleSaint-Vincent-sur-l'IsleSaint-Vincent-sur-l'Isle is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Dordogne département - Saint-Vincent-sur-OustSaint-Vincent-sur-OustSaint-Vincent-sur-Oust is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.-Geography:The river Oust forms all of the commune's northern and eastern borders; the river Arz forms most of its south-western border....
, in the Morbihan département - Jonquières-Saint-VincentJonquières-Saint-VincentJonquières-Saint-Vincent is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Gard département
Italy
- Saint-Vincent, Aosta Valley
United Kingdom
- St Vincent's Quarter, an area of Sheffield City Centre, England
United States
- Saint Vincent, CaliforniaSaint Vincent, CaliforniaSaint Vincent is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California. It is located on the Northwestern Pacific Railroad north-northeast of Gallinas, at an elevation of 39 feet ....
, an unincorporated community in Marin County - St. Vincent, MinnesotaSt. Vincent, MinnesotaSt. Vincent is a city in Kittson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 64 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....
- St. Vincent Island, FloridaSt. Vincent Island, FloridaSt. Vincent Island is the western-most of 4 barrier islands in the northwestern Florida Gulf coast which include Cape St. George Island, St. George Island and Dog Island. St. Vincent Island is located just offshore in Franklin County, Florida south southeast of Cape San Blas and north of Cape St...
See also
- São Vicente, Cape VerdeSão Vicente, Cape VerdeSão Vicente , also Son Visent or Son Sent in Cape Verdean Creole, is one of the Barlavento islands of Cape Verde. It is located between the islands of Santo Antão and Santa Luzia, with the Canal de São Vicente separating it from Santo Antão.- Geography :The island is roughly rectangular in shape...
- São Vicente, Madeira, a municipality in Madeira
- Cape St. VincentCape St. VincentCape St. Vincent , next to the Sagres Point, on the so-called Costa Vicentina , is a headland in the municipality of Sagres, in the Algarve, southern Portugal.- Description :This cape is the southwesternmost point in Portugal...
, Portugal, the southwesternmost point of Europe and location of the Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780)
Saints
- Saint VincencaSaint VincencaSaint Vincenca is a Christian saint, who lived in the 3rd century in Rome. As a young girl, she was tortured and then executed for her Christian beliefs, dying before the age of 17...
, 3rd century Roman martyr, whose relics are in Blato, Croatia - Vincent of SaragossaVincent of SaragossaSaint Vincent of Saragossa, also known as Vincent Martyr, Vincent of Huesca or Vincent the Deacon, is the patron saint of Lisbon. His feast day is 22 January in the Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Communion and 11 November in the Eastern Orthodox Churches...
(d. 304), patron saint of Lisbon - Vincent, Orontius, and VictorVincent, Orontius, and VictorSaints Vincent, Orontius, and Victor are venerated as martyrs by the Roman Catholic Church. Tradition states that Vincent and Orontius were brothers from Cimiez...
(d. 305), martyrs who evangelized in the Pyrenees - Vincent of LérinsVincent of LérinsSaint Vincent of Lérins was a Gallic author of early Christian writings.In earlier life he had been engaged in secular pursuits, whether civil or military is not clear, though the term he uses, "secularis militia," might possibly imply the latter...
(d. 445), Gallic author of early Christian writings - Vincent FerrerVincent FerrerSaint Vincent Ferrer was a Valencian Dominican missionary and logician.-Early life:Vincent was the fourth child of the Anglo-Scottish nobleman William Stewart Ferrer and his Spanish wife, Constantia Miguel. Legends surround his birth...
(1350-1419), Valencian Dominican missionary and logician - Vincent de PaulVincent de PaulVincent de Paul was a priest of the Catholic Church who became dedicated to serving the poor. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion. He was canonized in 1737....
(1581-1660), Catholic priest who served the poor - Vicente Liem de la PazVicente Liem de la PazVicente Liem de la Paz was a Tonkinese Dominican friar venerated as a saint and martyr by the Roman Catholic Church. He was born at Tra-lu, Tonkin in 1732 to Antonio and Monica Daeon de la Cruz, members of the Tonkinese nobility...
(Vincent Liem the Nguyen, 1732-1773), Vincent Duong, Vincent Tuong, and Vincent Yen Do of the Vietnamese Martyrs - Vincent MadelgarusVincent Madelgarus-Belgium accounts:Belgium sources sthat that Vincent Vadelgarus was born in Strépy, Belgium, sometime in the late 6th or early 7th century; died 677 in Soignies; and was a Benedictine monk who established two monasteries in Hainaut. One of these was at Hautmont , the other at Soignies.Madelgarus...
(d. 1677), Benedictine monk who established two monasteries in France - Vincent PallottiVincent PallottiSaint Vincent Pallotti was an Italian ecclesiastic, born in Rome, and a saint. He was the founder of the Pious Society of Missions , He is buried in the church of San Salvatore in Onda. He was descended from the noble families of the Pallotti of Norcia and the De Rossi of Rome...
(1795-1850), Italian ecclesiastic
Other people
- Grégoire de Saint-VincentGrégoire de Saint-VincentGrégoire de Saint-Vincent , a Jesuit, was a mathematician who discovered that the area under a rectangular hyperbola is the same over [a,b] as over [c,d] when a/b = c/d...
(1584-1667), Jesuit mathematician - John Jervis, 1st Earl of St VincentJohn Jervis, 1st Earl of St VincentAdmiral of the Fleet John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent GCB, PC was an admiral in the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom...
(1735–1823), admiral in the Royal Navy - St. Vincent (musician) (b. 1982), the stage name for musician Annie Clark, an American multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter
Ships
- HMS St Vincent (1815)HMS St Vincent (1815)HMS St Vincent was a 120-gun first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, laid down in 1810 at Plymouth Dockyard and launched on 11 March 1815 before a crowd that was put at 50,000 spectators.-Service:...
- HMS St. Vincent (1908)HMS St. Vincent (1908)HMS St. Vincent was the lead ship of the St. Vincent class battleships of the British Royal Navy.She was commissioned on 3 May 1910 as 2nd flagship of 1st Division Home Fleet at Portsmouth. She was commanded by Capt. Douglas R. L. Nicholson and was flagship of Rear-Admiral Richard H...
- St. Vincent class battleshipSt. Vincent class battleshipThe St. Vincent class battleships consisted of three ships of the Royal Navy laid down in 1908, and completed between May 1909 and April 1910. They were St. Vincent, Collingwood, and Vanguard. Vanguard was destroyed in an ammunition explosion, probably due to bagged cordite.Visually, they were very...
Institutions
- St Vincent CollegeSt Vincent CollegeSt Vincent College is a small co-educational sixth form college located in Gosport, Hampshire, England. The majority of students come from the surrounding towns including Gosport, Fareham, Stubbington and Winchester. The nearby Gosport Ferry link with Portsmouth also allows students from that city...
in Gosport, England - Saint Vincent CollegeSaint Vincent CollegeSaint Vincent College is a four-year, coeducational, Roman Catholic, Benedictine, liberal arts college in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, located about 40 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. It was founded in 1846 by Boniface Wimmer, a monk from Bavaria, Germany. It was the first Benedictine monastery in the...
in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States - St. Vincent-Ein KeremSt. Vincent-Ein KeremSaint Vincent-Ein Kerem is a home for physically or mentally handicapped children in Israel. It was founded in 1954 at Ein Kerem, on the edge of Jerusalem. St. Vincent-Ein Kerem is a non-profit enterprise and is under leadership of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul. The home cares...
in Jerusalem - St. Vincent HealthSt. Vincent HealthA member of Ascension Health, the USA’s largest not-for-profit and Catholic Healthcare System, St.Vincent Health is Indiana's largest healthcare employer, with 17 health ministries serving 45 counties in central Indiana.-Facilities:...
, an Indiana-based health care provider - Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical CenterSaint Vincent's Catholic Medical CenterSaint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers ' was a healthcare system, anchored by its flagship hospital, St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan, locally referred to as "St. Vincent's". St. Vincent's was founded in 1849 and closed in 2010...
in New York City - St. Vincent's Hospital (disambiguation)
Other uses
- St. Vincent (horse)St. Vincent (horse)St. Vincent was a Thoroughbred racehorse who won in England and in the United States where he was a Champion who set or equaled five turf course records including two new North American records....
, an American Thoroughbred racehorse - The Boys of St. VincentThe Boys of St. VincentThe Boys of St. Vincent is a 1992 film directed by John N. Smith for the National Film Board of Canada. It is a two part docudrama based on real events that took place at the Mount Cashel Orphanage in St. John's, Newfoundland, one of a number of child sexual abuse scandals in the Roman Catholic...
, a 1993 docudrama film
See also
- San Vicente (disambiguation)
- São Vicente (disambiguation)
- Vincentia (disambiguation)