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Louis-Antoine de Saint-Just
Definition by Harrison W. Mark

Louis-Antoine de Saint-Just

Louis-Antoine de Saint-Just (1767-1794) was a prominent figure of the French Revolution (1789-1799). After his election to the National Convention in September 1792, he led the push for the execution of King Louis XVI of France (r. 1774-1792...
Mont-Saint-Michel
Definition by James Blake Wiener

Mont-Saint-Michel

Mont-Saint-Michel is the name of a tidal island located off the coasts of Normandy and Brittany, near the mouths of the Couesnon River and the town of Avranches in France. While the island of Mont-Saint-Michel has held cultural, religious...
Portrait of Louis-Antoine de Saint-Just
Image by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon

Portrait of Louis-Antoine de Saint-Just

Louis-Antoine de Saint-Just (1767-1794), a leader of the Jacobin Club and of the Mountain political faction, oil on canvas portrait by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, 1793. Only 25 when he was elected to the National Convention, Saint-Just soon became...
Saint-Just and Robespierre at the Hôtel de Ville, on the night of 9 Thermidor Year II
Image by Jean-Joseph Weerts

Saint-Just and Robespierre at the Hôtel de Ville, on the night of 9 Thermidor Year II

Maximilien Robespierre, Louis Antoine Saint-Just, Georges Couthon, and their allies take shelter at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris on the night of 9-10 Thermidor Year II (27-28 July 1794), where they plot an insurrection against the National...
Triumvirate of Saint-Just, Robespierre, and Couthon
Image by Unknown Artist

Triumvirate of Saint-Just, Robespierre, and Couthon

The Triumvirate of the Terror: Louis Antoine Saint-Just (left), Maximilien Robespierre (center), Georges Couthon (right). Unknown author, 1794.
Home of Saint-Just in Blérancourt
Image by Szeder László

Home of Saint-Just in Blérancourt

The house where Louis-Antoine de Saint-Just lived as a teenager in the rural town of Blérancourt, now a museum.
Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv
Definition by Artem Vynohradov

Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv

Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine is a monument of 11th-century architecture, painting, and mosaic work. The cathedral was named after Hagia Sophia and, as the main temple of the state, played the role of its spiritual, political and...
Bust of Louis-Antoine de Saint-Just
Image by David d'Angers

Bust of Louis-Antoine de Saint-Just

Bust of Louis Antoine de Saint-Just by French sculptor David d'Angers, 1848. David d'Angers Gallery, Angers, France. Photo credits to Wikipedia user Selbymay, 2011.
Abbey of Saint John at Müstair
Definition by James Blake Wiener

Abbey of Saint John at Müstair

The Abbey of Saint John at Müstair, located in the village of Müstair in Canton Graubünden, Switzerland, is an early medieval Benedictine monastery dating to the late 8th century CE that became an abbey in 1163 CE. It is renowned across Europe...
Saint Gregory the Illuminator
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Saint Gregory the Illuminator

Saint Gregory the Illuminator or Enlightener (previously known as Grigor Lusavorich, c. 239 - c. 330 CE) was the first bishop of the Armenian church, and he is widely credited with converting king Tiridates the Great to Christianity, formally...
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