Patron Saint

These sculptures, often carved from Lindenwood or pearwood in styles ranging from Italian Baroque to modern, highlight his role as a preacher, patron saint of lost things, and his de...

Andrew is considered the patron saint of Russia and the apostle who first preached Christianity there.

Notably, this stunning gown belonged to Madame Francine Weisweiller, a prominent French socialite and a patron of both Yves Saint Laurent and Jean Cocteau.

As the patron saint of actors and musicians, his figure remains relevant today, prompting reflection on the redemptive power of faith, capable of converting even those who mock it.

San Fermín, the city's patron saint, is honored with religious processions, music, and fireworks, making the festival a blend of both solemnity and revelry.

The most famous work which Blanco paint is the "Angono Town Fiesta," a giant canvas showing more than 100 figures at various states of delight and celebration during the feast of San...

It would have been used to worship St Erasmus, also known as St Elmo (a Christian saint and martyr venerated as the patron saint of sailors and abdominal pain).

Aloysius Gonzaga, one of the most revered saints of the Catholic Church and patron saint of youth and purity.

Between 1888 and 1918 he exhibited 19 works at the Royal Academy London including in 1905 an oil which he considered his best work, 'The Fête of The Patron Saint in Castellar'. His o...

Castillo has continued to write both poetry and prose that engage with the politics of identity, nation, and religion, notably in the anthology Goddess of the Americas: Writings on t...

Castillo has continued to write both poetry and prose that engage with the politics of identity, nation, and religion, notably in the anthology Goddess of the Americas: Writings on t...

Castillo has continued to write both poetry and prose that engage with the politics of identity, nation, and religion, notably in the anthology Goddess of the Americas: Writings on t...

He carries the red banner of Glarus, featuring Saint Fridolin, the patron saint of the canton, depicted in a black robe with a golden halo.

While Louisiana contends with the highest rate of wetlands loss in the country, she calls on her fellow swamp dwellers and earth lovers to protect their local marshes. Like patron sa...

They have been mounted in a later wooden frame for enhanced display and preservation. Features: Subjects: Saint Justa and Saint Rufina, patrons of potters and protectors of the Gira...

Francesco da Santacroce, always working under the auspices of the workshop and often in collaboration with his father Girolamo (with whom he is frequently confused), devoted much of ...

A woman like this as main theme surely induces the comparison with some kind of goddess or patron saint. Geneviève de Paris Then I remembered the story of Geneviève de Paris.

She did her own hair. A patron saint to those refusing to conform, the downtrodden, desiring to be their own master,” said Goldsmith.

She is the patron saint against headaches, against sickness, for lace makers and the patroness of Spain.

First of all, the mausoleum-tomb of Virgil, to whom we owe the name, should be mentioned: the great poet lived for a long time in Naples, and in medieval times the population conside...

On the left we see Hermes, the messenger of the gods, here as the patron saint of trade with a quill and purse; and on the right Fama, the goddess of fame with the Roman tuba in her ...

The other shows a figure carrying a column on their right shoulder, who is thought to be Saint Sebastian, patron of archers and athletes, as he was shot with arrows while tied to a c...

Said to have appeared on the island's western side, the Archangel Michael, patron saint of fishermen, is believed to have warned them from certain peril.

Of Florentine manufacture, it shows at the sides the two patron saints of Florence, San Lorenzo and San Giovanni Battista.

This huge hand-carved figure shows the protector and patron against fire, Saint Florian. St. Florian is dressed like a roman soldier and his attribute is a water bucket.

The curly-haired Child stands on her knees. Facing her, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, one of the patron saints of the Canton of Valais (with Saint Maurice and Saint Théodule), knee...

It was at this time that he met his main patron, Saint-Just Péquart (1881-1944). He set up his first workshop on rue Collinet de La Salle in Nancy in 1913, the date of his first men...

Vitus's dance" in reference to the patron saint of dancers and performers. One of the most famous cases of choreomania is associated with a woman named Frau Troffea, who lived in th...

He died of an illness at the age of 22. Saint Jan Berchmans is the patron saint of school children and students. 19th C, Neo-Gothic Stained-Glass Window with Saint Clare of Assis...

It was hand carved by Tito Aguilera (1851-1941). She is the Saint Patron of Catalonia, Spain.

Nicholas Church) is one of Copenhagen’s oldest ecclesiastical sites, originally founded in the early 13th century and named after Saint Nicholas, patron of sailors and merchants.

Hubertus was an 8th century Christian saint, the patron of hunting and metalworkers in Liege amongst other patronages.

On the sail of the boat are represented the coat of arms of the city of Geneva: the eagle, deployed and crowned, which symbolizes the imperial power of the bishop of Geneva and the k...