For your education entertainment and spiritual viewing pleasure:
Name days:The following Name days are real and celebrated in the countries shown, though are culled from various religions.
CARA
English Cara April the 13th (little is known about saint cara other than the fact that she is a saint whose day is celebrated,in England , on 13th april. Much more is known about Irene Cara, star of flash dance whose extensive film and music career is viewable at http://www.irenecara.com/homepage.html
CHRISTOPHER
English Christopher July the 25th
(apparently no longer an actual saint, the Vatican dropped this tall fellow after their 1969 reform of the liturgical calender. Ranging in size from 18-27 feet, yes feet, it was decided by the powers that be that this holy one man sea bus was just too made up to be possible)
DENISE
English Denise October the 9th
French Denise May the 15th
Latvian Denise October the 7th
Swedish Denise August the 7th
Denise was brutally whipped by the authorities, and her young son witnessed this spectacle. Denise, however, exhorted her son to remain strong in his faith.She was then, with her sister and son, burned alive. Charming family day out
MARTIN
Bulgarian Martin March the 1st
Czech Martin November the 11th
English Martin November the 11th
Estonian Martin November the 10th
French Martin November the 11th
German Martin November the 11th
Slovak Martin November the 11th
Swedish Martin November the 10th
Spanish Martín April the 13th
Spanish Martín November the 11th
Apparently saint martin had the ability to fly and shoot laser beams from his eyes. He had super strength that he used to fight crime, or that could be superman
PATRICIA
English Patricia August the 25th
Hungarian Patricia August the 25th
Slovak Patrícia July the 6th
Swedish Patricia April the 16th
Spanish Patricia March the 13th
NANCY
English Nancy December the 1st
Patron saint of electrical engineers
SANDRA
Czech Sandra August the 23rd
English Sandra August the 24th
Estonian Sandra April the 19th
Latvian Sandra November the 8th
Latvian Sandra September the 15th
Swedish Sandra February the 17th
An anagram of saint Sandra is- Satan drains. saint sandy?-and is nasty
Miscellaneous information:
Napoleon was reckoned to be 5'6", perfectly average height for a Frenchman of his time period, the mix up comes from the fact that the British and French used different measurements. In French feet he was 5'2"
an anagram-A Beanpole Not Prone
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