patron saint

English

patron saint (plural patron saints)

(Roman Catholicism, Eastern Catholicism) A saint who is identified with a particular church, region, group, individual, action, situation, etc., of which they are considered the patron (or protector and supporter).
St. Anthony is the patron saint of finding lost objects and St. Térèse of Lisieux is the patron of foreign missions.

My patron saint is St. Andrew.

saint from whom a specific group claims special protection or prayer

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 主保聖人, 主保圣人 (zhǔbǎo shèngrén)
Danish: skytshelgen c
Dutch: beschermheilige (nl) c
Finnish: suojeluspyhimys
French: saint patron (fr) m
Galician: patrono m
German: Schutzheiliger (de) m, Schutzheilige (de) f, Schutzpatron (de) m, Schutzpatronin (de) f
Hindi: please add this translation if you can
Hungarian: védőszent (hu)
Icelandic: verndardýrlingur m
Irish: éarlamh m
Old Irish: érlam m

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