How to Use patron saint in a Sentence

patron saint

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  • The success of her books has made her the patron saint of a new literary movement.
  • St. David is the patron saint of Wales.
  • St. Christopher is the patron saint of travelers.
  • March 17 is the feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.
    — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 13 Mar. 2022
  • The patron saint of sports here is the son of Job, by way of Sisyphus.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 9 June 2021
  • But the patron saint of snail-loving artists is from a few decades ago.
    — Ella Riley-Adams, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The chapel’s namesake, St. George, is the patron saint of England.
    — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 13 Sep. 2022
  • One of our friends, Mrs. E., even prayed to St. Servatius, patron saint of feet.
    — Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 July 2021
  • Prince William is kicking off the weekend in Wales on the feast day for the country’s patron saint.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The blessing is held around the feast day of St. Francis, who is the patron saint of animals.
    — Tracy Trobridge, Baltimore Sun, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Behind the Name also notes that Saint Elmo is the patron saint of sailors.
    — Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Brandy’s Gorgeous Braids Our patron saint of box braids.
    — Margaux Anbouba, ELLE, 25 July 2023
  • Luke therefore became the patron saint of painters’ guilds.
    — Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Here are some common questions and quick facts about the patron saint of Ireland.
    — al, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland who lived in the fifth century and was born in Roman Britain.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Step inside, and gazing down from the wall is a statue of St. Arnulf of Metz, the patron saint of brewers.
    — Stephen Castle, New York Times, 11 July 2023
  • To these earnest seekers, Held Evans became a patron saint.
    — Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2021
  • The patron saint of sailors is said to be Saint Erasmus (though he's also referred to as Saint Elmo).
    — Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Brasher might be considered the patron saint of that project.
    — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2023
  • His first name, Jordi, was the Catalan name of the region’s patron saint, St. George the dragon slayer.
    — New York Times, 4 May 2021
  • Their patron saint is Joseph of Cupertino, the go-to guy for dunces who’ll make a run for it across a four-lane highway.
    — Paul Muldoon, Harper's Magazine, 26 Oct. 2021
  • One of those currents is the theme of the artist at work (Saint Luke is patron saint of artists, and van der Weyden may have used himself as the model).
    — Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2022
  • The celebration began with a Litany to St. Adalbert, the church’s and Poland’s shared patron saint.
    — Olivia Alexander, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2023
  • Roberts, the patron saint of romantic comedies, hasn’t returned to the genre in nearly 20 years.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Dozens, if not hundreds of books have been written about Earhart, arguably the patron saint of women fliers.
    — Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2021
  • And Saint Lawrence, patron saint of cooks, drags along a metal gridiron, the instrument of his torture and death.
    — Benjamin Lima, Dallas News, 26 July 2021
  • Even the patron saint of pumps, Sarah Jessica Parker​, admitted that no heel will last you for hours on end.
    — Megan Soria, elle.com, 22 Apr. 2023
  • This magical town is named after the patron saint of travel San Cristóbal, so that's got to be a sign to visit.
    — Christin Parcerisa Vigueras, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Francis noted that Sunday marked the feast of St. Benedict, the patron saint of Europe.
    — Time, 12 July 2021
  • Each of the three parts of Russia’s nuclear force structure—land, sea and air—has received a patron saint.
    — Francis X. Rocca, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2022

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