Patron saints of ethnic groups
Appearance
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- Europe
- Basques: St. Ignatius of Loyola.[1]
- French: St. Joan of Arc.[2]
- Irish: St. Patrick.[2]
- Italians: St. Anthony of Padua.[2]
- Serbs: St. Sava.[3]
- Poles: St. Stanislaus Kostka.[2]
- Asia
- North America
See also
References
- ^ Gloria Pílar Totoricagüena (1 June 2004). Boise Basques: Dreamers And Doers. Center for Basque Studies, University of Nevada, Reno. ISBN 978-1-877802-37-9.
- ^ a b c d A Roof Over Our Heads and Food On the Table. PublishAmerica. 26 November 2010. pp. 18–. ISBN 978-1-4560-7374-9.
Each ethnic group contained its patron saint. Saint Patrick overlooked his Irish fl ock; Saint Joan of Arc watched over her fellow French; Saint Anthony of Padua looked after his Italians; Saint Stanislaus Kostka was in charge of his fellow Poles;
- ^ Butler's Saint for the Day. Bloomsbury Publishing. 15 May 2007. pp. 21–. ISBN 978-1-4411-4862-9.
- ^ James Minahan (2012). Ethnic Groups of South Asia and the Pacific: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. pp. 244–. ISBN 978-1-59884-659-1.