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Alphonsus

British  
/ ælˈfɒnsəs /

noun

  1. a crater in the SE quadrant of the moon, about 112 km in diameter, in which volcanic activity may have occurred

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The event is expected to be attended by the Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Alphonsus Cullinan, and is being led by the Mayor of Clonmel, Cllr Richie Molloy, and local clergy.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2023

After retiring from the Army in 2018, Maimer worked in the IT department for the Saint Alphonsus Health System, he said.

From Seattle Times May 16, 2023

St. Alphonsus Liguori: St. Michael the Archangel, the patron saint of law enforcement, is depicted in Catholic art as slaying Satan.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 8, 2022

He would be wise to remember that St. Alphonsus Liguori is the patron saint of ... confessors.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 8, 2022

I sit and wait upstairs, knocking the fleas off my arms and legs, wishing I had Dad here, thinking of my litde brother and his foreign name, Alphonsus, an affliction of a name.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

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