Paulinus
Americannoun
noun
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In the 7th Century, St Paulinus supposedly immersed thousands of people in a baptismal rites - leading 19th-Century writers to label the Swale "England's River Jordan".
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
But some African Catholics do not like this emphasis on origin - like Father Paulinus Ikechukwu Odozor, a professor at Notre Dame University in Indiana.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025
More than 4,000 health workers have left since 2021, HSB chairperson Dr Paulinus Sikosana told Reuters.
From Reuters • Nov. 20, 2022
The highlight of the feast is the lifting of the Giglio, an 80-foot, 4-ton tower crowned with a life-size St. Paulinus figurine.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2022
Suetonius Paulinus, in the reign of Nero, was invested with the command of Invasion of the Romans an army, and prepared to signalize his name by victories over those barbarians.
From Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell
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