Talk:Saint Dismas

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[edit] Question

Is the Southern California city San Dimas named for him?--Rockero420 21:18, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

I think so... AnonMoos 05:58, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Google is your friend

"The only churches dedicated to St. Dismas are..." Burschik 14:13, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

Several prison chapels are dedicated to St Dismas.Saxophobia 01:35, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

There was a priest decades ago in St. Louis, they called him "The Hoodlum Priest" (I saw a movie about him late one night) who set up a ministry to criminals called "Dismas House". It's a very common theme associated with Dismas. Fan-1967 17:43, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] His name is Dismas in English

Google results:

"St Dimas" 229 hits
"Saint Dimas" 94 hits
"St Dismas" 21,700 hits
"Saint Dismas" 2,100 hits

There's no comparison. Fan-1967 21:54, 12 September 2006 (UTC)