What Does “Patron” Mean?
A patron of the arts is someone who is chosen, named, or honored as a guardian, protector, or supporter of the arts.
What Language Is “Patron”?
The word “patron” comes from the Latin patrōnus, meaning “protector” or “guardian.” It is also linked to the French word for “father.”
What Does “Padron” Mean?
The name “Padron” is derived from the Spanish word padrón, which itself comes from the Catalan word padró, a variant of patrōnus.
What Is the Feminine of “Patron”?
The feminine form of patron is patroness.
What Is a Matron or Patron?
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A matron is a mature woman, often one who has borne children, known for her motherly manners or authority.
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A patron can mean the owner or boss of a company.
Who Is a Patron and Patroness?
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A patron is someone who supports a person, activity, or cause.
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A patroness is a woman who sponsors or supports a given activity, person, or cause.
Who Is Known as a Patron?
A patron is someone who provides financial or other support to a person or organization. This can be an honorary position in a charity or simply a customer or supporter. Historically, it can also refer to a protector, such as a farmer protecting a freed slave.
Who Is a Patron in Modern Society?
Today, a patron is typically someone who financially supports a cause or person. Patronage in the arts, for example, still involves individuals or groups sponsoring artists.
Who Is a Patron? (Short Answer)
A patron is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one at a store, hotel, or similar establishment.
Why Would Someone Be a Patron?
People become patrons to provide financial or other support to a person, cause, or organization. Sometimes they lend their name to an organization to help promote or back it.
What Does “Patron” Mean in Slang?
In slang, “patron” is synonymous with jefe (boss). It refers to the owner or leader of a business or place, like the owner of a restaurant.
What Does “Padron” Mean in English?
In Spanish, padrón can refer to a registry or list (from Catalan padró), or it can mean “master” as a variant of patrón.
What Is the Meaning of “Patron” in Theatre?
In theatre, a patron is someone who supports or champions a production, often as a benefactor or backer.
What Is a Patron?
A patron of the arts is a guardian or supporter, often providing financial help to artists or writers.
What Does “Patron Only” Mean?
It refers to a space or service reserved exclusively for customers or clients of a particular business, like a car park limited to patrons of a restaurant.
The Church and the Concept of Patron
Despite many uses of the word “patron,” in the context of the church, Christ alone is the true patron of His church worldwide. He is the founder, owner, and provider for the church. According to the Bible, Jesus is the sole patron who suffered and sacrificed for the church’s salvation.
The title “patron” should not be attributed to apostles or churches named after them, such as Saint Peter and Paul Church, Methodist Church, Baptist Church, and others. The church belongs only to Jesus Christ.
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Matthew 16:18 says: “And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
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Revelation chapters 2 and 3 describe messages to various churches, emphasizing faithfulness and warning against false teachings, showing that Christ alone watches over all churches.
Messages to the Churches (Revelation 3:1-22)
Church in Sardis
3:1 To the angel of the church in Sardis, write:
“These things says He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead.
3:2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die; for I have not found your works perfect before God.
3:3 Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. If you do not watch, I will come like a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.
3:4 You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.
3:5 He who overcomes shall be clothed as well in white garments; and I will not blot his name out of the Book of Life, but will confess his name before My Father and His angels.
3:6 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”*Church in Philadelphia
3:7 To the angel of the church in Philadelphia, write:
“These things says He who is holy, true, and has the key of David, who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens:
3:8 I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it, because you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name.
3:9 Indeed I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie—indeed I will make them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.
3:10 Because you have kept the word of My patience, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
3:11 Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown.
3:12 He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go out no more. I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down from heaven, and My new name.
3:13 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”Church in Laodicea
3:14 To the angel of the church of the Laodiceans, write:
“These things says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God:
3:15 I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot.
3:16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.
3:17 Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing,’ and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked,
3:18 I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.
3:19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.
3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.
3:21 To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
3:22 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
The Church of Jesus Christ Is Not Named After Men
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Acts 13:1: “Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.”
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Acts 15:4: “And when they came to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.”
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Acts 20:28: “Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.”
Believers Are the Body of Christ
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Romans 12:4-5: “For as we have many members in one body, but all members have not the same office: So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.”
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1 Corinthians 12:12: “For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.”
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Ephesians 4:4: “There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling.”
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Colossians 1:24: “Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church.”
Responsibilities and Identity of the Church
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2 Timothy 5:5: (Note: This appears to be an error; 2 Timothy only has 4 chapters) Possibly meant 1 Timothy 3:5: “For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?”
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1 Timothy 3:15: “But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.”
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Colossians 1:18: “And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.”
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Ephesians 1:22: “And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church.”
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1 Thessalonians 1:1-2 (brief): Greetings and thanksgiving for the church at Thessalonica.
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