>St. Monica: let's not forget Santa Monica, California; a charming place.
>But in the hagiographic topography of the California coast--practically a
>Franciscan calendar from San Francisco to San Bernardino--why is Santa
>Monica's son absent (or am I just California dreaming on such a rainy day)?
>
>Gary Dickson
>University of Edinburgh
Sorry to hear it's raining in Edinburgh - it isn't here :) - perhaps the
following list of California's hagiographic topography will provide some
suitable oneiric distraction.
To my knowledge, the following saints have found a place on the map of
California. Augustine is indeed not among them, but perhaps someone else
out there knows the Golden State even better than I...
Andreas
Anselmo
Antonio
Ardo [who he? In fact it was named San BERNardo but the US Post Office
decreed that the name was
confusingly close to San Bernardino and the local ranch-owner
simply lopped off the first syllable]
Bernardino
Bruno
Ana
Carlos
Barbara
Clemente
Clara
Diego
Margarita
Dimas
Maria
Felipe
Paula
Francisco
Rita
Gabriel
Rosa
Geronimo
Susana
Gregorio
Ynez
Jacinto
Ysabel
Joaquin
José
Juan Bautista
Juan Capistrano
Leandro
Lorenzo
Lucas
Luis Obispo
Luis Rey
Marcos
Marino
Martín
Mateo
Miguel
Onofre
Pablo
Pasqual
Pedro
Quentin [though it was named after a local Indian leader of that name]
Rafael
Ramon [though it got its name from the first mayor and not from any St Raymond]
Simeon
Ysidro
Plus of course Santa Cruz, Santa Fé (Springs), and Sacramento...
Steven Botterill
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Chair, Department of Italian Studies
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