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* In ''[[Cell]]'', by [[Stephen King]], Denise successfully helps Clay find a necessary item by invoking St. Anthony's help. Clay himself borrows this idea at the [[No Ending|ending]]. |
* In ''[[Cell]]'', by [[Stephen King]], Denise successfully helps Clay find a necessary item by invoking St. Anthony's help. Clay himself borrows this idea at the [[No Ending|ending]]. |
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* In [[John C. Wright]]'s ''[[Chronicles of Chaos|Orphans of Chaos]]'', Boggins informs Amelia, "I, for example, am employed directly by Saint Dymphna's School and College for Destitute Children." Which is to say, after the saint of the insane and emotionally disturbed. |
* In [[John C. Wright]]'s ''[[Chronicles of Chaos|Orphans of Chaos]]'', Boggins informs Amelia, "I, for example, am employed directly by Saint Dymphna's School and College for Destitute Children." Which is to say, after the saint of the insane and emotionally disturbed. |
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* In Mary Stewart's '' |
* In Mary Stewart's ''This Rough Magic'', St. Spiridon, the patron saint of Corfu (where the story takes place), is invoked by several characters and features in Sir Julian's theory of the origins of the story of ''[[The Tempest]]''. |
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* In [[Jim Butcher]]'s ''[[Dresden Files]]'' story "Aftermath", Murphy prays to St. Jude before her attack. |
* In [[Jim Butcher]]'s ''[[Dresden Files]]'' story "Aftermath", Murphy prays to St. Jude before her attack. |
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* In L. Jagi Lamplighter's ''[[Prospero's Daughter]]'' trilogy, Logistilla's home is on the island of St. Dismas. |
* In L. Jagi Lamplighter's ''[[Prospero's Daughter]]'' trilogy, Logistilla's home is on the island of St. Dismas. |
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