Sentence examples for named patron from inspiring English sources

He was named patron saint of Vienna by Pope St. Pius X in 1914.

In 1950 he was named patron saint of moralists and confessors by Pope Pius XII.

He was named patron of youth by Pope Benedict XIII in 1729, an action confirmed by Pope Pius XI in 1926.

In 2015 Zara Phillips, the British royal granddaughter and world champion eventer, and Olympic silver medalist for equestrian, was named patron of Magic Millions Racing Women, and Australian Olympic show jumper Edwina Tops-Alexander is an ambassador.

The Reconquista of Gibraltar took place on the feast of St .Bernard, who the Spanish named patron saint of Gibraltar and has remained so ever since.

Religious symbols of Europe and its integration include Saint Benedict, who in 1964 was named patron saint of Europe by Pope Paul VI, and Saint Hedwig, who in 1997 was canonised as patron saint of European unification by Pope John Paul II.

In 1923 Pope Pius XI named him patron saint of writers.

Perhaps Knox should be named the Patron Saint of All Bench Warmers.

With the sole exception of Queen Victoria, named a patron of the society, it did not admit a woman until 1945.

At home, I located Manil's Web site quickly, showing three kinds of tobacco: the thick-cut Brumeuse that Dario smoked; a finer one called Fleur de Semois; and one in the middle named Reserve du Patron.

The Times' Frank Shyong reported last year that the ceremony dates to the 4th century, when San Antonio De Abad was named the patron saint of the animal kingdom and began to bless animals to promote good health.