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Sentence Examples The confidence bestowed by his patron boosted his self-assurance and perpetuated his interest in becoming a professional sculptor. Most gods were common to all Greeks but each city-state also had their own patron deity. The rainbow coalition of minorities had now turned against their erstwhile patron. While I was thus engaged, my patron was busy reading the placard that the library where I intern has placed at the reference desk. Over the centuries, John the Baptist has been its patron saint, and St. John the Evangelist has also been associated with the basilica. As a special tribute to our patron saint, St George, the barmaid gave us all sausages to eat with brown sauce and tomato ketchup. For instance, the longest exemplum in this section is that of St. Christine, the author's patron saint. Keynes was a member of the Bloomsbury Group and a noted patron of the arts. What I never knew until now is that February 3, the day after Candlemas, is the Feast of St Blaise, the patron saint of wool combers. Among the classically inspired statuary, saints, such as St. Fiacre, the patron saint of gardeners, are popular, Galvan says. Polemates immediately instituted a novennial festival to the god, who seemed to be the patron of the Baotians. Around the same time, Yale University was busily refusing a gift of 20 million dollars, offered by a Texas oilman and patron of high culture. They are the righteous ones whose garments have not been soiled by infidelity to the patron of the universe. The reference librarian is and has always been an intermediator between the information and the patron. I almost laugh but Martin Compston, patron saint of leisurewear in Scotland, just grins. What has made him invulnerable as patron saint, however, is his saltire symbol on our flag, the sign of our nationhood. The Feast of Nossa Senhora Aparecida, the patron saint of Brazil, is a legal holiday. In addition, nearly every Rajput clan has its own patron god to whom it turns for protection. It was a solemn farewell to a great patron of the arts and a doughty supporter of Scottish causes. St Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and his name day is celebrated all over the world wherever Irish people have gone. Show More Sentences Since his picture of Hercules was so small, Raphael may have painted them for his patron as a parodic verso. A canon of Seville Cathedral and renowned for his devotion and learning, Neve was a major patron of the artist. Every community has its own patron saint who is honored with processions and fiestas every year. She was a patron of many Scottish charities to which she wholeheartedly gave her support. There will be two free entry public competitions, one of which will turn one lucky patron into an instant millionaire. Many times I offered cakes and fruit, especially to my patron Goddess Artemis, protectress of children. A woman patron tells me that electrical outlets are so shockingly few as to make your hair stand on end. For Sharon, so long the patron of the settlement project, to utter these words is a tectonic shift. Options for patron upgrade, car parking spaces and a reserved seat in the main stand are also available. That said, there are some people with cause to believe Old Nick, rather than Little Saint Nick, is Chrimbo's true patron saint. He was a notable patron of the arts who made Rome the cultural centre of Europe, spending lavishly on many projects. He lanced each patron of the tavern with his soul chilling gaze, brown and gray flecked hair framing his face. Every city-state had temples to its patron deity and shrines and altars to many others. Shakespeare has left us a satiric portrait of the poet who writes verses by the yard to please a patron in Timon of Athens. He donned the traditional brown Franciscan habit and sandals and took the name of his patron, St. Francis Solanus. He's the repository of our common history, and by that right, grand patron of the Bicentennial. Tomorrow is the feast day of St Piran, the patron saint of Cornwall, and Sunday is Mothering Sunday. She may not have been quite humourless in the magniloquence of her portrait of her patron Dr Boucard. Nanda Devi is the patron Goddess of Gharwal and Kumaon and has been a towering influence on the culture of these twin mountain regions. She is the patron of learning, and propitiating her is important for students. Show More Sentences Their mission may be official business, or it may simply be the glorification of their patron. Maybe it is time to mark our patron saint's day with a holiday, but maybe it is also time to rethink our national holidays completely. Just as you come off the gondola, there's the ski bar, where the patron rings his cowbell to entice you in. It's a shame that we don't have pageants and parades for our patron saint's day as they do in other countries. Occasionally, a great private patron with local connections might favour the town with a benefaction or by acting as friend at court. We enjoy the fact that he likes to describe himself not as a patron or benefactor but as a literary activist. The stone toe of Saint Jude, patron of impossible causes, was worn smooth by the desperate kisses of the faithful. Professor Fergus, the only attendant from the Caribbean, will address the conference in his role as patron. In his rhetorically powerful letters and dedications George apparently saw Mehmed as a suitable patron of his academic skills. St George was initially promoted to patron saint in 1061 when a church in Doncaster was dedicated to him. Prosperous companies erected their own guildhalls and endowed churches dedicated to the patron saint of their crafts, with chapels for their use. It's therefore a mystery how brave, courageous St George ever got to be the patron saint of England. But this would be the first time for the toddling town to play patron to the biggest sporting event in television. The nine-month expedition, whose patron is the Prince of Wales, is one of the most adventurous non-military trips by Service personnel. An officious man forced me to wait by the door as another patron was seated. Crowds lined the streets on Friday to cheer a procession headed by England's patron saint on horseback. She is patron of 14 charities and is expected to take on more official work over the coming months. Police arrested a man for allegedly shooting at another patron during a fight at a bar on State Street Tuesday evening. The Qianlong Emperor surpassed his predecessors as a patron of Buddhism and Buddhist art. And when the patron informed me that yes, he did have a room for tonight, the chorus from Handel's Messiah erupted in my head. Show More Sentences Our aim is to please and enchant each and very patron who walks through the doors. In rural areas, villagers honor their patron saint during the annual festa. The artist clearly was on familiar terms with this patron and benefactor and portrayed him a number of times. In the twelfth century when Peter of York advanced claims of lordship, St Andrew was made the patron saint of Scotland. The proliferation of narrowly based mutual aid societies and festas honoring local patron saints were manifestations of these tendencies. Pembroke had a long and distinguished political career, was sword-bearer at five coronations, and was a keen patron of the arts. In both countries, it was the external patron whom the local regimes had relied on for protection that pulled the rug from under them. He pledged that if his heavily outnumbered army were victorious, he would make St Andrew the patron saint of his people. What is needed is a patron who understands and supports the substance of the projects and the one-time opportunity they represent. Marjorie, who is currently looking for a suitable patron for the charity, has said that setting up the charity helped to ease her grief. It says he carries out 500 engagements each year and is patron of 350 charities. Two years ago the Scoliosis Association approached him to become a patron of the charity, and floated the idea for this exhibition. As patron to numerous architects, he revived the pure Palladian style of Inigo Jones and almost bankrupted himself in the process. The 30-year-old 400-metre runner from Thornton Heath is patron of the charity and hopes more people will get involved. Princess Anne is the patron of the national charity and will address more than 1,200 delegates at the University of York's Central Hall. The 39-year-old is patron of the charity which funds pioneering research to improve the lives of babies and children. As well as sheadings, the island was sectioned into 17 parishes, each having a patron saint from which it got its name. The 57-year-old is the main fundraiser and patron of the charity which helps vulnerable people and victims of crime. But his board of management and the school's patron body said that both sets of pupils should be taught religion together. In Courbet's painting, the patron politely extends his hat in the direction of his guest. Show More Sentences What's the point of being a patron of the charity if you don't come to an event like this? Isn't it embarrassing to be in a restaurant where a patron is yelling at the waiter? He needed a patron to protect his new found freedom and often looked to his former master to champion him. Probably the initial development of henotheism is in the idea of a patron deity for a city or country. A range of events are being organised to mark England's patron saint's day including a church service and a banquet at Prittlewell Priory. This coming Saturday is St. David's Day, the feast day of the patron saint of Wales. Saint Luke was the patron saint of painters so it was natural for the guild to have such a picture. Saint Nick was famous for his generous gifts to the poor and later became the patron saint of children. The latter group is named after the patron saint of musicians, following his own vision of the saint when he was on his sick bed. Mother insisted that William and I each say a prayer to Saint Christopher, the patron saint of travellers. The pilgrim route is associated with St James the apostle, the patron saint of Spain. Martha, in contrast to her sister who sat at the feet of Jesus, is the patron saint of multitasking. Also, Saint George, who later became the patron saint of England, lived in Lebanon. Saint Devote, the patron saint of Monaco, is venerated in a ritual held on 27 January every year. The act of being robed in white by the heavenly benefactor speaks of the divine patron bestowing honor upon them in their hour of shame. The proprietor of a famous bakery and rotisserie, he is known as a patron of the arts, and is also a poet himself. She should be canonized as the patron saint of people who struggle with faith. One neighbor has even put out a statue of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. The patron conducted us to a little back room where our table was reserved. Each city in Nicaragua has its own patron saint and some saints may be shared between towns. Show More Sentences Grottoes to the Virgin Mary or a patron saint are found on school campuses. Once, a patron came in with a photocopy of a newspaper photo that appeared in one of the two main papers when his grandfather was four years old. Feasts of the village patron saint are celebrated, the rosary said every evening and funeral rites arranged and paid for when necessary. The third century Egyptian St Apollonia is the patron saint of all things dental. The biggest holiday among Basques is the feast of their patron saint, Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order. Qianlong proves a generous patron of the arts, supporting classical calligraphy, poetry and painting. One is the feast of St. Leonard, the patron saint of livestock, who is honored each November with festive horse-and-cart parades. Villages celebrate their patron saints' feasts at various times during the year. Every city or town also celebrates the feast day of its patron saint with processions, dancing, and bullfights. Some of them refer to earlier sources, such as Wolfram von Eschenbach's Kyot or the book given to Chretien by his patron. Cities and town celebrate the patron saint's feast day, usually with carnivals, processions, masses, dances, and concerts. Joshua professed to have no direct connection with the traditional deities other than Ogun, patron of woodcarvers and all who work with metal. By virtue of his profession, he might be a likely candidate for the painting's patron. During the sixth century, Skellig monks set up the monastery in honour of the archangel Michael, patron of high places. They were once so numerous that the town kept the feast of St Crispin on October 25, patron saint of cobblers. The patron phones directly to arrange, round trip transportation via a professionally chauffeured van, town car or limousine to any participating tavern. He is patron of the charity, set up in memory of an Evesham schoolgirl. I hardly spoke to every patron, but there may have been some validity to his assessment. Had the patron saint of repenting harlots seduced him into some sort of cohabitation? You did mention Saint Thomas Aquinas, patron of the university, and you know he would have syllogized your argument right into the dust bin and has with his Summa Theologica. Show More Sentences The countess, who is is the official patron of the charity's 18th birthday, joined Esther on a visit to its Yorkshire and North East headquarters in Leeds yesterday. Whole communities celebrate the name day of their village's patron saint. I managed to beat him out for the position of head patron at age sixteen. Mary, an active patron of many children's charities, also helped launch a new foundation aimed at teaching third world youngsters to read and write. Sometimes the new feudal lord was welcomed as a patron and protector. Here those favoring the wealthy are following social convention and may even see themselves securing the benefaction of the patron for the church. Rural villages have a patron saint who is honored each year with a fiesta. We could even name it after a British patron saint, such as George. The newspaper followed up on the death of a black club patron who was suffocated by a white bouncer when a dispute over the club's dress code got physical. I know that the Mayor of Pisa, if he had any say in it at all, would like the tower to be reopened in June next year to coincide with the feast of their patron saint. Each province has at least one local festival of its own, usually on the feast of its patron saint, so that there is always a fiesta going on somewhere in the country. In addition, every village observes the feast day of its patron saint. The Maltese love festivals, and between May and October almost every town and village in Malta and Gozo celebrates the feast day of its patron saint. A patron may receive complimentaries, or comps, such as a free night's hotel stay or tickets to a show, based on the kind of player he or she is rated to be. He subsequently spread the faith to what became Russia, which embraces him as a patron saint. They filed out beneath the stained-glass windows depicting the patron saint of beekeepers and candle makers. The Queen, who has a pigeon loft with about 250 birds, is patron of the Royal pigeon Racing Association. The soused starlet invited a fellow patron to take a hit in the bathroom, but was politely turned down when distinctive white crack smoke billowed from her glass pipe. Indeed, they frequently serve as frames or cartouches for coats of arms, personal devices, or statues of patron saints venerated by religious institutions. The festival started in 1927 when Italian Americans in the fishing community erected a statue of St. Peter, the patron saint of piscators, in the town square. Show More Sentences He knows better than to claim cousinship with his patron and mentor. Bar Talk has learned that regulars at one of York's classiest local boozers will be drinking the health of England's patron saint in style on Monday. The Cubs were hanging around first place in the National League Central Division, and one unshorn patron fervently derided their chances of making it to the play-offs. At the time, last March, the then-46-year-old Omidyar was being heralded as a patron saint of the financially beleaguered newsbiz. Michelangelo tricked his patron about the David, but sometimes he was forcibly reminded who paid the bills. The only other patron is a middle-aged lady who's sitting on one of the barber chairs, her hair in permanent rollers while she flips through a magazine. I have seen no reluctance on behalf of the Scottish and Welsh parts of this country to fly their national flags on the designated patron saint's day. He was wealthy, a member of New York City society, and a patron of the arts. This is an altarpiece painted by Piero della Francesca in about 1470, for a patron in his hometown of Borgo San Sepolcro. The patron is a nondescript in late middle age who shakes his head. Even the patron saint of teenage girls, Judy Blume, is featured on the back cover with a blurb for the book. As a patron of Tusk Trust, a conservation charity, Williamtravelled to Botswana in 2010 to raise awareness of the issue. Aarhus Cathedral is dedicated to St. Clement, the patron saint of sailors. Harry, the expedition patron, announced last month that he will join the gruelling 210-mile trek across Antarctica this winter. Maybe she had, but I'd forgotten, or at least not made the association between that beneficent patron of my childhood and the old man at the awards ceremony. Monday, March 17th is St Patrick's Day, when the Irish enthusiastically celebrate their patron saint's day with pints of plain, joined by other fun-loving folk. A decaying statue of St. Lucia, patron saint of the blind, holds a platter with two eyes. Amazingly, a female patron put the make on me after the movie ended. In the center of these arms is a gold plate, called a bezant, on which is placed a dove, in his proper color, to honor Saint Fabian, the Bishop's baptismal patron. He was a scion of immense wealth, a civil rights activist, and an art collector and patron. Show More Sentences The name St Elmo's fire came about because this type of lightning was first seen by sailors on the masts of ships, and St Elmo is the patron saint of sailors. The film aims to raise awareness and funds for tusk Trust, a UK-based conservation charity, of which Prince William is patron. We expect that clergy will be appointed because they show appropriate spirituality and not because their families have some pull with the patron of the parish. Through fiestas each locale celebrates its patron saint's day, with lively bands, dancing, drinking, fireworks and, often, a carnival-like atmosphere. Mr Rowen has signed a House of Commons motion along with 33 other MPs calling for England to fall in line with other countries and declare its patron saint's day a holiday. In a long struggle with a smack addiction, he made novenas at the shrine of St. Jude, patron of hopeless cases. In other words, in spite of the facade of the modern state, power in most African polities progresses informally, between patron and client along lines of reciprocity. Notable are three heads, finely carved and preserving traces of their original polychromy, found in the great sanctuary of Serapis, the dynastic patron deity, at Memphis. Taking the name Flavius Josephus in honour of his patron, Josephus became, in effect, a court historian and propagandist for the new Flavian dynasty. The church was dedicated to St Anthony of Egypt, patron saint of swineherds and of charcoal burners, a trade carried out on the fell for many years in the past. He became the patron and mentor of the younger poets, welcoming all innovations, as opposed to Jeffers the loner whom, nota bene, he mercilessly bashed in his essays. In the midst of this fabulous display the patron and other gentlemen examine a portfolio while a young art student draws from the assembled works. These geometric forms, however, could betoken the patron rather than the designer, especially for an audience less familiar with the arts and their leading representatives. Normandy does not have one generally agreed patron saint, although this title has been ascribed to Saint Michael, and to Saint Ouen. When merchants travelled, they painted themselves black, like their patron gods, and went heavily armed. The imperial cult, specifically, was that of Huitzilopochtli, the distinctive warlike patron god of the Mexica. Quetzalcoatl was also the patron of the priests and the title of the twin Aztec high priests. The majority of towns, cities and villages have their own official church or cathedral and patron saint. By the time he ascended the throne in 1515, the Renaissance had arrived in France, and Francis became an enthusiastic patron of the arts. Ivan was an able diplomat, a patron of arts and trade, and founder of the Moscow Print Yard, Russia's first publishing house. Show More Sentences Dubrovnik's most beloved church is St Blaise's church, built in the 18th century in honour of Dubrovnik's patron saint. Lorenzo was a great patron of the arts, commissioning works by Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and Botticelli. Williams is patron of the Canterbury Open Centre run by Catching Lives, a local charity supporting the destitute. Kautilya's patron Chandragupta Maurya consolidated an empire which was inherited by his son Bindusara and then his grandson Ashoka. In 1787, through his wealthy patron William Pulteney, he became Surveyor of Public Works in Shropshire. The artist came down and stood beside his patron to assess things. He was a patron of the visual arts and bequeathed a substantial legacy of paintings to the Tate Gallery and other British institutions. St Hubert, the patron saint of hunting, is also patron saint of the Forest of Bowland and has a chapel dedicated to him in Dunsop Bridge. This initial royal favour has continued and, since then, every monarch has been the patron of the society. In his political struggles, Henry perceived many similarities between himself and England's patron saint, Edward the Confessor. The bartender Frisbeed a cardboard coaster to the patron at the end of the bar. Mr. Brandon shook his head in despair at the unbusinesslike methods of his patron. The Elizabeth Hart Jarvis Colt Memorial Wing was the first American museum wing to bear the name of a female patron. His fiddle playing gave him social connections and a patron, Colonel Liddell. As voting was by show of hands at a single polling station at a single time, none dared to vote contrary to the instructions of the patron. On reaching the Yuan court, the Polos presented the sacred oil from Jerusalem and the papal letters to their patron. Most of the men elected to the Commons had private incomes, while a few relied on financial support from a wealthy patron. Saint Simo is, of course, the patron saint of palindromists, or of simolarity by virtue of reversal. Each Ojibway shaman's method of communication with the manitou patron is unique and is related to a personal dream experience. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, was the patron of the Plan, to Johnson's displeasure. Show More Sentences Johnson did not like the tone of the essays, and he felt that Chesterfield had not fulfilled his obligations as the work's patron. The death of his patron, Edward IV, on 9 April, left Albany in a weak position. One of their actions was to pass the Veto Act, which gave parishioners the right to reject a minister nominated by their patron. When the gentleman died a few years later, Richardson lost a potential patron, which delayed his ability to pursue his own writing career. The final stage of the project was interfiling the smaller reference serials collection into the main reference shelves, to encourage patron use. A small borough was susceptible to bribery, and was often under the control of a patron, whose nominee was guaranteed to win an election. His younger sister, Mary, married Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke and was a writer, translator and literary patron. On 23 February 2008, as patron of the Tommy Cooper Society, he unveiled a commemorative statue in the entertainer's home town of Caerphilly. At that time they had both been working for an aristocratic patron, probably Ferdinando Stanley, Lord Strange. At one time, many fishermen lived in the village of Luqa, and this may be the main reason for choosing Andrew as patron saint. Not long after the overthrow of his patron, Richard II, in 1399, Chaucer's name fades from the historical record. She is a patron of Swansea's Longfields Day Centre for the disabled, and has made sizeable donations to the centre. An arrest warrant was issued against Thomas Percy, and his patron, the Earl of Northumberland, was placed under house arrest. The historian Peter Brown speculated that one reason for Wilfrid's exile in 678 was that he was overshadowing the king as a patron. Quirinus is thought by modern scholars to have been the patron of the armed community in time of peace. Its economy was rich, with the presence of several Tuscan bankers, including Agostino Chigi, who was a friend of Raphael and a patron of arts. An Orthodox Community in Chesterfield, England has taken St Cuthbert as their patron. The Marathon will be presided over by the retired President Mzee Ali Hassan Mwinyi who is the patron of the Rotary Dar Marathon. Such a deity might be one of the patron gods of the city, or a deified ancestor. They became the focus of prayer and pilgrimage such that Eanswythe was quickly adopted as the town's patron. Show More Sentences His patron, Suckling, had risen to the post of Comptroller of the Navy in 1775, and used his influence to help Nelson gain further promotion. In his early reign, the coinage of Constantine advertised Mars as his patron. Abandoned by their great patron, the faction henceforward acted at disadvantage. He was also the patron god of the Aztec priesthood, of learning and knowledge. Quetzalcoatl had been the patron deity of the great city-state Teotihuacan, predecessor to the Toltecs. Wister was a patron of the arts and Abele was an African American architect who helped design the city's Museum of Art. Looking the part, the player, a patron of the charity, piped the buns with bright yellow icing before stamping sugar paper logos on the top. Nascimento believes that the patron saint of the sisterhood, behind Nossa Senhora da Boa Morte, is Nana Buruku, the Old Orixa. He was also a patron of the Varangian Guard of the Byzantine emperors, who protected his relics in Bari. Saint Joseph Peninsula State Park is named after the patron saint of workers. Applications containing a combination of patron number prefixes will be dealt with in order of the latest prefix letter. Incepted in 1894, ASHRAE, the patron of the manual, is an international organization with 51,000 members across the world. Sian Yates, 13, was found hanging from her bunkbed by a school tie on March 1, a day celebrating the patron saint of Wales. Unruly clients might take the bit between their teeth and threaten to drag their patron into the fray. He got around the problem by accepting Murray's money and then acting the patron by disbursing it to needier writers such as William Godwin. Arwel Richards, patron of the British Stammering Association, is thrilled young people like Hayley are engaging with other stammerers. It became associated with Saint George, along with countries and cities, which claimed him as their patron saint and used his cross as a banner. An early festivity was Mabsant, when local parishes would celebrate the patron saint of their local church. Commemorating the patron saint of friendship and love, Dydd Santes Dwynwen's popularity has been increasing recently. In more recent times, some have suggested the adoption of St Aidan as another patron saint of Britain. Show More Sentences He was already a patron of RTLNZ and became the spokesperson for the newly formed Southlanders for Life. The same chronicle records that Saint Patrick, Ireland's best known patron saint, arrived the following year. By the seventh century, he had already come to be revered as the patron saint of Ireland. However it is suggested that this might be related to the death of a patron of the family or the desire to move to better farmlands. He also built new churches and was an earnest patron of monastic communities. This golden book was apparently to support Aquitanian claims of St Martial, patron saint of Aquitaine, as an apostle. He was not known as a patron of authors, and there is little evidence that he sponsored scholarship or other intellectual activities. They owed little directly to the queen, who was never a major patron of the arts. St George became the patron saint of England and his cross eventually became the flag of England. He became patron of the Bentley Drivers' Club when Woolf Barnato's term as its president ended. He is a patron of the British Humanist Association, and a supporter of the Brights movement. The LPTB was a prominent patron of art and design, commissioning many new station buildings, posters and public artworks in a modernist style. Later, Northumberland's patron saint, Saint Cuthbert, was an abbot of the monastery, and then Bishop of Lindisfarne. Saint Piran, after whom Perranporth is named, is generally regarded as the patron saint of Cornwall. The title has also been claimed for Saint Petroc who was patron of the Cornish diocese prior to the Normans. She was a patron of Renaissance humanism, and a friend of the great scholars Erasmus of Rotterdam and Thomas More. Saint George is also one of the patron saints of the Mediterranean islands of Malta and Gozo although this has been contested. Saint George is the protector of the island of Gozo and the patron of Gozo's largest city, Victoria. Saint George, San Chorche in Aragonese, is the patron of Aragon, one of the autonomous communities of Spain. During the Middle Ages, St George replaced Edmund as the patron saint of England when Edward III associated George with the Order of the Garter. Show More Sentences In 2006 some Church of England clergy suggested that Alban should replace St George as the patron saint of England. With Saint Piran and Saint Michael, he is one of the patron saints of Cornwall. Though Holbein retained his position as King's Painter, Cromwell's death left a gap no other patron could fill. During that time, he was introduced to Giovanni Battista Manso, patron to both Torquato Tasso and to Giambattista Marino. Buckingham wrote some court poetry, but he, like Dorset, was a patron of poetry more than a poet. That he did so without, apparently, any prompting from his patron is astonishing. He was also a noted literary figure and served as a patron of both the October Club and the Scriblerus Club. The coronations of Charles II in 1661 and Anne in 1702 were on St George's Day, the feast of the patron saint of England. Caine lives in Leatherhead, Surrey, and is patron to the Leatherhead Drama Festival. In 1926 and 1937, the art dealer and patron Joseph Duveen paid for two major expansions of the gallery building. The actress, keen birdwatcher and RSPB patron finally heads north and sets out in search of puffins, otters and gannets on the island. The sword is believed to represent the sword that beheaded Saint Paul who is the patron saint of the city. Lacking such a saint, an occupation would have a patron whose acts or miracles in some way recall the profession. Ireland's patron saints are Saint Patrick, Saint Bridget and Saint Columba. It appears, as is well known in later times, that noble kin groups had their own patron saints, and their own churches or abbeys. These prints were rarely created with a single patron in mind, rather they were created for the commercial market in Japan. His patron was Queen Elizabeth I, and their relationship ultimately proved to be quite profitable for England. A member who represented a pocket borough was expected to vote as his patron ordered, or else lose his seat at the next election. According to legend, in the late 5th century Saint Woolos church was founded by Saint Gwynllyw, the patron saint of Newport and King of Gwynllwg. He was made a patron of Aberdeen University Shinty Club in 2011 after attending their 150th anniversary celebrations at the Sutherland Cup final. Show More Sentences This initial royal favour has continued, and since then every monarch has been the patron of the Society. In the late sixteenth century James VI became patron and member of a circle of Scottish court poets and musicians known as the Castalian Band. Scottish Canadians have embraced Robert Burns as a kind of patron poet and mark his birthday with festivities. On the other hand, European art has often been influenced by politics of one kind or another, of the state, of the patron and of the artist. In 1834, King William IV became its patron and the club became known under its present name. Athena became the patron goddess of the city of Athens after a competition with Poseidon. The patron saint of Scotland is Saint Andrew, and Saint Andrew's Day is celebrated in Scotland on 30 November. Red and silver are the colours of John the Baptist, the town's patron saint, and the lamb is his symbol. Saint Andrew is also the patron saint of Romania and the Romanian Orthodox Church. The Duke of Buccleuch, as the land owner, was a major patron of the library. Since Queen Victoria's time, the reigning monarch has been the patron of the Braemar Royal Highland Society. Labour proposed the creation of four new bank holidays, marking the feast days of the patron saints of the United Kingdom's constituent nations. Comparable similarities seem also to have existed in the mutual responsibilities between noble patron and client. James VI, king of Scotland from 1567, was a major patron of the arts in general. Andrew, along with Saint Stachys, is recognized as the patron saint of the Patriarchate. The third East Slavic nation, Belarus, however, reveres Euphrosyne of Polotsk, a local saint, as its patron instead. He was also the patron saint of Prussia and of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Sir David was devoted to the sport of cricket and was patron of a number of clubs, providing invaluable financial assistance to them. The Academy's present President is Jeremy Yates and Vice President is Ann Lewis, while its patron is Charles, Prince of Wales. Gildas is the patron saint of several churches and monasteries in Brittany, and his feast day is celebrated on 29 January. Find more words! 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