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Images of St. Rose of Lima, patron saint of Peru, all of South America, gardeners,...
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The Virgin of Guadalupe (left) and St. Juan Diego.
(L-R) Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of Kelvin Davis through the 2014 Collectors Committee (M.2014.91), www.lacma.org; © Smiley N. Pool—Houston Chronicle/Getty Images
Illustration of St. Christopher carrying the Christ Child (left) and statue of St....
(L-R) © British Library Board (Add. 38126, f.137v); from the British Library Archive; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, The Cloisters Collection, 1969 (69.88)
Statue of St. Kateri Tekakwitha (left) and image of St. Francis of Assisi.
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Statue of St. Martín de Porres (left) and photo of Mother Cabrini.
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Image of St. Anthony of Padua with the Christ Child.
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Two images of St. Gertrude of Nivelles.
(L-R) Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Bequest of Howard A. Noble (64.11.6), collection.carnegieart.org; © British Library Board (Stowe 17, f.34), Archive of the British Library
Painting of St. Roch as a pilgrim.
Harvard Art Museums, Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop, Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College (1943.123)
In China, Kuei Xing is considered the patron of scholars. Many representations of...
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton (98.67.5), www.collections.artsmia.org
St. Josephine Bakhita pictured on a holy card, c. 1930s. She is the patron saint...
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