saint and martyr
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All photograph: David Levene To some, he is verging on a saint and martyr, singlehandedly standing against the forces of Chinese political repression.
From The Guardian • May 30, 2013
What will Mademoiselle say?—she that has held up the faith of every one of us, like a little saint and martyr as she is!
From A Modern Telemachus by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
Very shortly after his death he was popularly esteemed to be both saint and martyr.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various
This theory, like the shallow sentimentalism which made an innocent saint and martyr of Mary Stuart, has never recovered from the crushing onslaught of Froude.
From The Life of Froude by Paul, Herbert W. (Herbert Woodfield)
He endured both tedium and bodily suffering with the fortitude of a saint and martyr; but next morning revealed him victim of a violent chill demanding medical aid.
From Deadham Hard by Malet, Lucas
