Alphonsus
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The event is expected to be attended by the Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Alphonsus Cullinan, and is being led by the Mayor of Clonmel, Cllr Richie Molloy, and local clergy.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2023
After retiring from the Army in 2018, Maimer worked in the IT department for the Saint Alphonsus Health System, he said.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2023
St. Alphonsus Liguori: St. Michael the Archangel, the patron saint of law enforcement, is depicted in Catholic art as slaying Satan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
He would be wise to remember that St. Alphonsus Liguori is the patron saint of ... confessors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
I sit and wait upstairs, knocking the fleas off my arms and legs, wishing I had Dad here, thinking of my litde brother and his foreign name, Alphonsus, an affliction of a name.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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