saints
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Threaded through the narrative, as contrast and commentary, is a martyrology of female saints.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
The filmmaker’s Fox Nation series on the lives of saints depicts Jesus’ mother in an intriguingly unorthodox style.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
The County Down town may be better known as the home of St Patrick, but it's said Ireland's two other patron saints, Brigid and Colmcille are also buried there.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026
On the four pendentives supporting the dome, the artist has depicted four patron saints of Parma: John the Baptist, Hilary, Bernard of the Uberti, and probably Thomas the Apostle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
There are many saints, but they are not inexhaustible, so that we find repetitions in the first namings.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
