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Sapphire is one of the two gem-varieties of corundum, the other being ruby (defined as corundum in a shade of red). Although blue is the best-known sapphire color, they occur in other colors, including gray and black, and also can be colorless. A pinkish orange variety of sapphire is called padparadscha .
Bangor Abbey. / 54.656°N 5.675°W / 54.656; -5.675. Bangor Abbey was established by Saint Comgall in 558 in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland and was famous for its learning and austere rule. It is not to be confused with the slightly older abbey in Wales on the site of Bangor Cathedral .
The Queen Marie of Romania Sapphire is a 478.68 carat (95.736 g) Cornflower blue cushion cut Ceylon sapphire. When it was sold at Christie's in 2003, it was the largest sapphire ever offered at auction. It is named for its association with its first owner, Marie of Edinburgh, Queen of Romania. History
Based at the Maes-y-Dref ground Bangor Football Club was formed in December 1876. During this time the only competition for the new club were friendlies until the formation of the new Welsh Cup in 1877. Bangor's first copetetive game would be against Caernarvon Athletic. Bangor left the field while trailing to Newtown WS 3–1. The reason being ...
The Bangor Area School District is a midsized, public school district located in Northampton County, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania.It covers approximately 87 square miles (230 km 2), serving the Boroughs of Bangor, East Bangor, Portland and Roseto and Upper Mount Bethel Township, Washington Township and most of Lower Mount Bethel Township.
Bangor International Airport. / 44.80722°N 68.82806°W / 44.80722; -68.82806. Bangor International Airport ( IATA: BGR, ICAO: KBGR, FAA LID: BGR) is a joint civil-military public airport on the west side of the city of Bangor, in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. Owned and operated by the City of Bangor, the airport has a single ...
Christianity portal; Thomas Alfred Williams was an Anglican priest. Born on 16 June 1870 and educated at St David's College, Lampeter, he was ordained in 1895. After curacies in Anglesey and Portmadoc he held incumbencies at Dolgellau and Maentwrog before becoming the Archdeacon of Merioneth in 1931.
The 2011–12 Welsh Premier League season was the 20th season of the Welsh Premier League, the highest football league of Wales since its establishment in 1992. Bangor City were the defending champions, but lost their title to The New Saints in a meeting on the final game of the season.