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Confirmandi (depending on the country/parish) select a saint’s name as a patron when they’re confirmed. In theory it’s an additional middle name, though I don’t know anyone who legally uses it as such. It’s not a universal practice even among Catholics, but pretty common in Anglophone Catholicism.

May 9, 2025, 2:03 AM

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