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Re: The St. Clair/Sinclair Name



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John; This is added wisdom and knowledge to the origins of
the name. Clair would be french and the place on or near the
Epte River in Normandy (North of Paris) would indeed appear
to carry the name of a local saint for eye disease. A
picture of the original Sinclair castle is in Andrew
Sinclairs book. That the Saint is Catholic is appreciated.
Thank you for adding to the appreciation of the name. Neil
Sinclair-Toronto
stclairj@ix.netcom.com wrote:

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> Dear St.Clair/Sinclairs,
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>         My father visited St. Clair sur Epte in Normandy
> in the sixties and brought back several
> medallions, of the type used by Roman Catholics, which
> depicted an actual saint of the Catholic
> church named "St. Clair."  My father said that this man
> lived in France in the middle ages and was
> prayed to by individuals with sore eyes.  So, it would
> appear that the town was named for the man
> rather than for the expression "holy vision."  If this be
> true, we might have to consider whether
> or not this is a site for sore eyes!
>
> Best wishes to all.  John St. Clair
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