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
He introduced Christianity among his people, on which account he was canonized, and is now the tutelary saint of his nation.
From The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
At the behest of Clotilda, the waters of the fountain of Andelys were changed into wine for the relief of the weary labourer, and the tutelary saint is still worshipped by the faithful.
From Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 2 by Turner, Dawson
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.
He had never been to Assisi, where his tutelary saint was born.
From Without Prejudice by Zangwill, Israel
