Hello Robert, Wish you hadn't told me about the women being burned to death. Seems there is a pattern here, as my maternal lineage goes back to the Mayflower. Enough said. The nice thing is that there is a connection to Croatia!! :) Now to read the history of Split. just plain ole, Sandra In a message dated 5/10/2005 7:00:45 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > SANDRA f Italian, English > Short form of ALESSANDRA.../ALEKSANDRA > > From Catholic Saints on line.... > St. Alexandra and Companions > Feastday: March 20300 Christian women, Alexandra, Claudia, Euphrasia, > Matrona, Juliana, Euphemia, Theodosia, Derphuta, and her sister, were martyred in > Amisus in Paphlagonia. The women were burned to death in the persecution of > Emperor Diocletian. > > So the name even has a connection to Croatia! As Diocletians Palace is > located in Split. > > Robert > [email protected] wrote: > In a message dated 5/10/2005 3:57:48 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > > As for your Baptism name, the choice may have been made by the > > Church calendar...which of the Saints' days were you born on or near. > > > > The Church calendar states the day before my birth ... St. Bernardine of > Siena ... the day I was born ... St. Christopher Magallanes and Companions > ... the > day after, nothing. Beats me, Karen. All I know is that it was a German > priest ... don't know if that had anything to do with it or not. Certificate > states; Anna M. ... long way from Sandra and my godmother's name was > Florence. > Figure it out! :)) > "Sandra" > > > > Interested in visting Croatia? Click on the link below to find out about a > wonderful tour of Croatia! > > http://www.kollander-travel.com/ >