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This involves choosing a patron saint, and Michael speaks with the wild enthusiasm of a Marvel movie fanboy about his likely decision, St. George, who endures various grisly tortures but remains steadfast.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

The Catholic church is deeply entrenched in Poland's national identity and the Virgin Mary is considered the country's patron and protector, even as it undergoes one of the fastest rates of secularisation worldwide.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

This clothing, says Mr. Robbins, identifies the latter as the evangelist St. Luke, patron saint of artists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Her devotion to animals led to her setting up a section of of her website, the Widdyweb, for the pet cats she has lived with, adopting goats and becoming the patron of a donkey sanctuary.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

Theirs was the Cadillac of clubhouses, sporting several parlors and a poolroom, a bounty of boxing gloves, baseball team jerseys, bats, and cleats, all paid for by their political patron, Frank Ragen.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

The chain has recently come under fire for switching up the ordering system for its in-seat food service, forcing patrons to pull out their phones during a movie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

His sister said the patrons were like an extended family.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

"I felt terrible," he said, full of regret that he did not tell patrons to evacuate at the first sign of fire.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

All of the other patrons decline; there are better ways to spend this one precious life.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

The patrons close in behind, standing on tiptoe, gawking.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen