| NOUN | person | patron saint | a saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation |
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| Meaning | A saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation. | |
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| Instances | Christopher, Saint Christopher, St. Christopher | Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century) |
| Crispin, Saint Crispin, St. Crispin | patron saint of shoemakers | |
| David, Saint David, St. David | patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600) | |
| George, Saint George, St. George | Christian martyr | |
| Patrick, Saint Patrick, St. Patrick | Apostle and patron saint of Ireland | |
| Santa Claus, Santa, Kriss Kringle, Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, St. Nick | The legendary patron saint of children | |
| Broader | defender, guardian, protector, shielder | A person who cares for persons or property |
| saint | A person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization | |
| Spanish | patrona, patrón, patrono, santa patrona, santo patrono | |
| Catalan | patró, patrona, santa patrona, sant patró | |
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