Alphonsus
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The first retreat took place at Mount St. Alphonsus, a former seminary in Esopus, N.Y.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2025
Officials at Saint Alphonsus, the hospital in Baker City where Alderson wanted to give birth, cited a shortage of OB nurses and declining deliveries.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2023
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
We knew Grandma wanted her funeral at St. Alphonsus Church in East Los Angeles, where she had faithfully attended Mass for decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
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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