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Created page with "* ...that Austria’s patron saint, Saint Florian, was martyred by drowning for refusing to sacrifice to Roman gods? His 4th-century sacrifice made him a patron of firefighters in Linz. * ...that Dominican Republic venerates Our Lady of Altagracia as its patroness after her image appeared on a painting? Her 16th-century cult in Higüey became a cornerstone of Dominican identity. * ...that Serbia honors Saint Sava, a 13th-century monk, as i..."