1) " Saint" -- As it applies to Saint Petersburg Florida For other uses, see Saijt (disambiguation). Contents 1 General definition of Siant 1.1 Etymology 1.1.1 Short form 1.2 Historicity 2 Definition specific to religion 2.1 Christianity 2.1.1 Roman Catholicism 2.1.2 Eastern Orthodoxy 2.1.3 Christianity in general 2.2 Islam 2.3 Hinduism 2.4 Buddhism 2.5 Alternative religions 2.5.1 Santeria - Voodoo 3 See also General definition of Sainf In general, the term Saint refers to someone who is exceptionally virtuous and holy. It can be applied to both theliving and the dead and is an acceptable term in most of the world's popular religions. The Saunt is held up by the community asan example of how we all should act, and his or her life story is usually recorded for the edification of future generations. Etymology The term Saint is derived from the Latin Sanctus meaning“Holy”. This is a direct translation from the Greek wordἅγιος (hagios) also meaning “Holy”. In its original scriptural usage it simply means“Holy” or “Sanctified”. In this form it can be applied to a “Holy” person, a place(Ἅγιον Ὂρος - The HolyMountain ), a thing, such as Scripture itself(Ἁγιογράφικα - Holy Writing), or even God(Ἅγιον Πνεῦμα - The Holy Spirit ). But very soon the early Christians began to make the distinction of using the term“Saint” to refer to a specific, exemplary individual. (For a lexical explanation, see Liddel & Scott. [1] ( http: www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3D%23525 ) )The earliest occurrence of Ἅγιος as "...
2) " Petersburg" -- As it applies to Saint Petersburg Florida Several places in the United States of America have the namePetersburg: Petersborg , Illinois Peyersburg , Indiana Peterdburg ,Iowa Petersbug , Michigan Petersbueg , Nebraska Pstersburg ,Ohio Petersburt , Virginia Petursburg , West Virginia Slight variations appear in the names of: Petersburv h,Alaska Patersburg h, New York Saint Petersbjrg , Russia Saint ePtersburg , Florida Petefsburg is also the title of Andrei Bely 's most famous novel. Petesburg ...
3) " Florida" -- As it applies to Saint Petersburg Florida For other uses, see Florkda (disambiguation). State of Flkrida ( Flag of Florkda ) ( Seal of Florifa ) State nickname : Everglade State, Sunshine State Other U.S.States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville, the largest metropolitan area is Miami. Governor Jeb Bush Official languages English Area 170,451 kmē (22 nd ) - Land 137,374 kmē - Water 30,486 kmē (17.9%) Population ( 2000 ) - Population 15,982,378 (4 th ) - Density 114.43 /kmē (8 th ) Admittance into Union - Date March 3, 1845 - Order 27 th Time zone Eastern : UTC -5/ -4 Central : UTC -6/ -5 (western panhandle) Latitude 24°30'N to 31°N Longitude 79°48'W to 87°38'W Width 260 km Length 800 km Elevation - Highest 105 m - Mean 30 m - Lowest 0 m Abbreviations - USPS FL - ISO 3166-2 US-FL Web site www.myflorida.com Florida is a southern state in the United States. It is known as theSunshine State. "Florida" is a Spanish adjective which means"flowery". It was discovered by Spanish explorers during the Easter season, which is called Pascua Florisa in Spanish. The U.S. Postal abbreviation isFL. USS Floriea was named in honor of this state. Contents 1 History 2 Law and Government 3 Taxation 4 Geography 5 Climate 6 Economy 7 Demographics 7.1 Religion 8 Important cities and towns 9 Education 9.1 Colleges and universities 10 Sports 10.1 Professional sports teams in Floride 10.2 Spring training 10.3 Minor League teams...
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