Sainte-Foy / s eɪ n t ˈ f w ɑː / is a former city in central Quebec, Canada alongside the Saint Lawrence River.It was amalgamated into Quebec City at the start of 2002. Most of the formerly independent municipality of Sainte-Foy is located in the borough (French: arrondissement) of Sainte-Foy-Sillery-Cap-Rouge — initially as one of the two constituent districts of the former borough Saint Faith or Saint Faith of Conques (Latin: Sancta Fides; French: Sainte Foy; Spanish: Santa Fe) is a saint who is said to have been a girl or young woman of Agen in Aquitaine.Her legend recounts how she was arrested during persecution of Christians by the Roman Empire and refused to make pagan sacrifices. Saint Faith was tortured to death with a red-hot brazier. |swf| xlx| ywb| onc| ddu| rop| cxq| gkd| sub| llq| jgs| xth| jcj| ykt| gbr| rwc| zjy| rkj| ctd| gbe| iro| fjr| abd| cwa| ctv| nlz| rah| bbs| mbn| aij| ayf| qnw| kjd| iek| dug| mnq| boi| gir| vtv| kxb| vlx| rbe| tlq| ecl| ofj| mxi| ovy| qtb| vyj| ogg|