Two stately stone lions watch over the entrance to the New York Public Library Hewn from marble they rsquo ve stood there proudly since the library rsquo s dedication in They were first nicknamed Leo Lenox and Leo Astor to honor the library rsquo s founders But during the Great Depression New York rsquo s Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia renamed them Fortitude and Patience virtues he thought New Yorkers should demonstrate in those challenging years The lions are still called Fortitude and Patience today The Bible describes a living powerful Lion who also gives encouragement in trouble and is known by [... more]