Example Sentences
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Vietnam has had 117 people beatified and later canonised as saints, but the Church said this was the first time a beatification ceremony had been held in the country rather than at the Vatican.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
None of them are saints, and they’re not necessarily Goody Two-shoes.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
In the 1990s, Christianity began playing an even larger part in fashion, as the Virgin Mary and saints began to appear on garments.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
In the spirit of the Habsburg counterreformation, ornate churches, Baroque palaces and statues of saints sprung up across the city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
I didn’t care about the saints, but I was fascinated by the castles perched on distant hills, the towns on outcroppings with switchbacks leading up to them, the ruins in the shadows.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
