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Alphonsus

British

/ ælˈfɒnsəs /

noun

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

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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

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

Mr. Reinhardt had previously led the much larger St. Alphonsus Neighborhood Hospital just outside Boise.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 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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