tutelary saint
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He is the tutelary saint of virtuosos, and Picasso's virtuosity is the one fact of modern art that everybody knows something about.
From Time Magazine Archive
In almost every instance, the name of the tutelary saint to whom the well is consecrated is known to the peasantry, and generally they can tell you something about him, or her.
From British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Sikes, Wirt
At one end of the room was a rude frame, supporting the image of a tutelary saint.
From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. by Stephens, John L.
But why should I attempt to detail all these monuments, while it would require folios for the purpose; let me rather introduce you to the hero and tutelary saint of this sanctuary.
From After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 by Frye, Major W. E
In 828 the body of the Evangelist, stolen from Alexandria, was brought to Venice and S. Theodore the tutelary saint deposed to make way for a more important patron.
From Cathedral Cities of Italy by Collins, William Wiehe
