Placid is a masculine given name, and may refer to:
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John Placid Adelham
Dom Placid Adelham, O.S.B. was an English monk and priest.
Originally a Protestant minister, John Adelham was born in Wiltshire. He became a Catholic and joined the Benedictine monks, at which time he took the name Placid. He was professed at St. ...
(17th century), English Protestant minister
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Saint Placid
Placidus (also known as Placid) was a disciple of Benedict of Nursia. He was the son of the patrician Tertullus, was brought as a child to Benedict at Sublaqueum ( Subiaco) and dedicated to God as provided for in chapter 69 of the Rule of St. B ...
(6th century), Italian Christian monk
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Placid J. Podipara
Mar Podippara Ouseph Placid Malpan also known as Placidachan (3 October 1899 – 27 April 1985) was an Indian Syriac Catholic priest and scholar of the St. Thomas Christian community. He was a scholar in East Syriac language and liturgy. A boo ...
(20th century), Indian Catholic priest
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Placid, Texas
Placid is an unincorporated community in McCulloch County, Texas, United States.
History
A post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post ...
, a community in the United States
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Lake Placid (disambiguation) Lake Placid may refer to:
* Lake Placid, New York, site of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics
** Lake Placid (New York), a lake near the New York village
* Lake Placid, Florida, a town in Highlands County, Florida
* Lake Placid, a lake in Collier Co ...
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