Michael wrote:
>It is proper to use a hyphen in French saint names.  Thus, "Ste-Clotilde" is
>correct.  Alternatively, you would have to drop the feminine "Ste" and
just use the
>generic English spelling "St. Clotilde."
>
>The French spelling is more commonly used by organists when discussing the
great
>French churches.
 
In French, one writes "sainte Clotilde" when speaking of the person, and
"Sainte-Clotilde" when speaking of the church. No abbreviation in either
case. And lower case and no hyphen in the first, upper case and hyphen in
the second.
 
Dennis
 
 
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