English-Finnish translations for patron saint

• suojeluspyhimys
  Ei ole historiallinen sattuma, että esittelijän kotimaalla ja minun kotimaallani Englannilla on sama suojeluspyhimys: Pyhä Yrjänä. It is not a historical accident that the rapporteur’s country and my country, England, share the same patron saint – St George.

Definition of patron saint

• A saint conceived as the patron of a particular place, group, or activity
• An exemplar: an individual who exemplifies some trait or group

Examples

• St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland; St. Isidore is the patron saint of software engineers; and St. Anthony is the patron saint of travelers and finding lost things
• Janet is the patron saint of procrastination. Im thinking of erecting her a shrine of doughnut boxes in the breakroom

Related words

• patron
• patronize
• patronymic
• patronym
• patronymick
• patroness
• patronising
• patronizing
• patronage
• patronizer