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Mark felt that he could not stay even until the patronal festival.

From The Altar Steps by MacKenzie, Compton

Somewhat later it disappeared also in the case of the churches of less importance, patronal rights over these being substituted for the former absolute ownership.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various

No one found anything objectionable in this; investiture with a bishopric was parallel with the appointment by a territorial proprietor to a patronal church.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various

It's our patronal festival, St. Bartholomew's Day—you know.

From Sinister Street, vol. 1 by MacKenzie, Compton

Others have sought to explain the phenomenon by suggesting that the orientation of the chancel followed the direction in which the sun rose on the morning of the patronal feast.

From The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church by Thompson, A. Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton)