Is Mary mentioned in the Quran?
Mary, the mother of Jesus, is the only woman named in the Quran, and she's mentioned there more often than in the entire New Testament. A whole chapter, Surah Maryam, is named after her.
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- Which US city is named after Saint Francis?
“San Francisco is named after Saint Francis of Assisi.”
Reference: Encyclopaedia Britannica
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What was Saint Francis of Assisi's real name?
Saint Francis of Assisi was born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone around 1181, the son of a wealthy cloth merchant.
Wind power fact about California
In 1990 in California alone, wind power offset the emission of more than 2.5 billion pounds of carbon dioxide and 15 million pounds of other pollutants - the same amount of air quality provided by more than 150 million trees.