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
Dear saint and martyr, she is safe from all misreading at last.
From The Far Horizon by Malet, Lucas
Public opinion hallowed him as saint and martyr, and put the Court and Government on their defence.
From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by Stebbing, W. (William)
She was there, serene upon her pyre of saint and martyr.
From The Lily of the Valley by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott
Adalbert became the third saint and martyr of Bohemian origin, and was adopted by the Poles as patron saint.
From From a Terrace in Prague by Baker, Lieut.-Col. B. Granville
