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Saint Catherine of Siena (1347 to 1380) is co-patron saint of Italy and one of Europe's patron saints.
BBC: Two days in Siena, Italy
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He was a painter, an inventor, a scientist, a mathematician, a writer, and one of the patron saints of geekdom.
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There is a polyglot of deities, holdovers from ancient rural animism, including earth gods, sea gods, kitchen gods and hundreds of patron saints.
CNN: The Really Useful Guide
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Choosing a name shared by one of Italy's patron saints also ties the new pope to Italy, the homeland of all popes of the last few centuries until 1978.
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