SEVEN CHAMPIONS OF CHRISTENDOM

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SEVEN CHAMPIONS OF CHRISTENDOM , the name given in medieval tales to the seven national saintsof England,

Scotland

SCOTLAND
SCOTLAND,
CHURCH
- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other
  languages
  - LANGUAGES
  under various forms—Scottish
  kirk
  - KIRK, SIR JOHN (1832- )
  , Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH,
  RICHARD
  WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR
  RICHARD
  (1784–1873)
OF
SCOTLAND, EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other
  languages
  - LANGUAGES
  under various forms—Scottish
  kirk
  - KIRK, SIR JOHN (1832- )
  , Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
OF

, Ireland, Wales,

France

FRANCE
FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

, Spain and

Italy

ITALY
ITALY (Italia)

--i.e. Saints George, Andrew,'

Patrick

PATRICK, SIMON (1626–1707)
PATRICK, ST

David

DAVID
DAVID (a Hebrew name meaning probably beloved 1)
DAVID, FELICIEN (1810—1876)
DAVID, GERARD [GHEERAERT DAVIT], (?=1523)
DAVID, PIERRE
JEAN
- JEAN
(1789–1856)
DAVID, ST (Dewi, Sant)

, Denis, James and Anthony. The classical version of their achievements is that of Richard Johnson (1573c. 1659), Famous Historie of the Seaven Champions of Christendom (3 parts, 1596, 16o8, 16ro: many editions). The oldest known copy is dated 1597; there is also a poetical version by Sir George Buc (published 1623).

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