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island and named it Santa Catalina for St. Catherine of Alexandria,... [DOC] [TLE] Alexandria - Wikipedia [PAR] Alexandria (/lzndr/ or /lzndr/; Arabic:  al-
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Question: This island off the coast of southern California was named in honor of St. Catherine of Alexandria
Answer: Santa Catalina