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Meanings of patron saint in English

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Usage of patron saint in English
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Of the abbey to battle under the banner of the patron saint.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
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The church of the patron saint was the great center of attraction.
The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 2
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Not when she's practically the patron saint of UK Grime, I thought.
Moon Over Soho
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A colonel at NATO headquarters in Kabul is your new patron saint.
Wired
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Can it be that Joseph is the patron saint of mob rule?
The new yorker
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Afterwards we found St. Nicholas was the patron saint of that body.
From John O'Groats to Land's End / Or, 1372 miles on foot; A boo...
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This one is Irish and is the patron saint of unwed mothers.
Arcadia falls
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St. Wilfrid was the patron saint of Ripon, where he was born.
From John O'Groats to Land's End / Or, 1372 miles on foot; A boo...
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And may your patron saint, the reverend father of Assisi, aid you.
Port O' Gold / A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts
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She kneels before the Madonna, while her patron saint stands beside her.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865 / A Maga...
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Murals were made comparing him to the city's patron saint San Gennaro.
The Guardian
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You shall not be my patron saint if you say such words.
Vivian Grey
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Therefore, he prayed to his patron saint for spiritual guidance and succor.
Tales of Aztlan; The Romance of a Hero of Our Late Spanish-Ameri...
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Flash Gordon has been installed as patron saint of Macy's toy bedlam.
The new yorker
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He burned a candle to his patron saint, sometime later, for it.
Long Live the King!
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Bowie was a master, a patron saint for revolution of the self.
Ebony