SpongeBob and Patrick are friends.
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SpongeBob and Patrick are friends.
Source: tatoeba (477180)
We write this in honor of Saint Patrick, who is credited with bringing the Gospel of Jesus Christ to one of the most pagan cultures of his day.
Source: tatoeba (1166946)
He is also credited with banishing all the snakes from Ireland, and it is to this accomplishment that I would like to share this allegory and join with St. Patrick in banishing the snakes from all of Babylon, everywhere.
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Saint Patrick lived and preached this kind of love among a pagan, barbaric generation of Irishmen around the year 432 AD.
Source: tatoeba (1167327)
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