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St. Christopher - English
URL: http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/CHRISTOP.htm

From the great mass of legendary material, often confused and contradictory, which is associated with the name of St. Christopher, there emerges one clear conception. It is that of a man who is strong, simple, kind, and completely dedicated to one thing: serving the Lord by serving his fellow men.

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Christopher, Saint. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 - English
URL: http://www.bartleby.com/65/ch/Christophr.html

3d cent.?, martyr of Asia Minor. His characteristic legend is that one day when he was carrying a little child over a river, he felt the child’s weight almost too great to bear. The child was Jesus, carrying the world in his hands.

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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Christopher - English
URL: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03728a.htm

A martyr, probably of the third century. Although St. Christopher is one of the most popular saints in the East and in the West, almost nothing certain is known about his life or death.

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Patron Saints Index: Saint Christopher - English
URL: http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintc05.htm

Patron Saint Index profile of Saint Christopher; illustrated. Also known as Kester; Kitts; Offero.

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The Cult of St. Christopher - English
URL: http://www.ucc.ie/milmart/Christopher.html

A collection of translations of primary sources for the cult of St. Christopher, with bibliography and secondary commentary. Traditional eastern depiction of a dog-headed St. Christopher: an icon from the Byzantine Museum, Athens.

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