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 Dismas" 21,700 hits
- "Saint Dismas" 2,100 hits
There's no comparison. Fan-1967 21:54, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
"Dimas" is the Spanish equivalent. Searches limited to Spanish for "San Dimas" result in over 356,000 hits.
