patron saint

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He is also the patron saint of animals and the environment.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

Ah Bartleby, the patron saint of quiet quitters!

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

The portrait of Finley’s wife, Cameron Washington, was perched in the southwest corner, looking down on the space like a kind of patron saint of all the portraits, over a dozen total.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

Floraina Duany, 80, prayed on Tuesday to Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre, patron saint of Cuba, asking that Melissa not cause damage.

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

Angela wanted to give him a middle name, Munchin, after the patron saint of Limerick but Malachy said over his dead body.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt