patron saint
Example Sentences
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This clothing, says Mr. Robbins, identifies the latter as the evangelist St. Luke, patron saint of artists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Here the enduring wisdom of Indian spiritual philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti, Ojai’s informal patron saint, serves even to hold a recent incursion of ultra-rich to account.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
With their help, the conference can put its money where its mouth is, as the patron saint of world-changing upstarts.
From Slate ● May 8, 2026
Wales celebrates its patron saint every year on 1 March.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
Since I was born on his day, and as he was the village’s patron saint, I held him for the kin I never had.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
