saint patron
Meanings
Noun
1. patron saint (saint conceived as the patron (protector or supporter) of a particular place, group, person, or activity, for whom or for which his or her intercession is specially invoked)
Examples2
Saint Patrice est le saint patron de l'Irlande.
St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland.
Saint Antoine de Padoue est le saint patron des choses perdues.
Saint Anthony of Padua is the patron saint of lost things.