Talk:Secular saint
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[edit] Removed section
previously moved from Patron Saint:
[edit] Patron saints in the arts
- Patron Saint of Help: St. Corleone, the Sicilian 'Godfather' saint, can be called on in times of need but only on the day of his daughter's wedding
- Patron Saint of Electricians: From the Walter Miller science fiction novel, A Canticle for Leibowitz: Isaac Edward Leibowitz founded the monastic Albertian Order of Leibowitz in the American Southwest to preserve what could be saved of human knowledge after a nuclear war in the mid-20th century. Leibowitz was eventually betrayed and martyred and Later he was beatified and became a candidate for sainthood by the late 38th century. Miller killed himself while working on a sequel, Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman.
- Patron Saint of the Monkeys: A character named 'Seamus' makes a brief cameo in the comic Pearls Before Swine
- Patron Saint of Assassins and Murderers: The Saint of Killers is a character described in the comic book series Preacher.
- Patron Saint of Envy: Leonard Cohen advertises himself as such in the song Field Commander Cohen
- Patron Saint of Quality Footwear: Saint Hubbins, ancestor of guitarist David St. Hubbins in This is Spinal Tap
[edit] Consider Princess Diana
Perhaps the late Princess Diana should be added to the list, since no marital infidelity was reported during her marriage to Prince Charles. -Wikid77 16:12, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
When you use the word "perhaps," does that mean you intend your remark as a joke? If not, why not? 67.166.31.135 18:08, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Remove MLK, Jr.
Perhaps remove "Martin Luther King, Jr." from the list after reports of bedroom antics recorded in secret audio tapes made at the direction of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover (search the Internet). -Wikid77 16:12, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
