English-Spanish translations for patron saint

• patrono
• santo patrón
  Si se nos olvida, ahí estará el santo patrón de ambos países, San Jorge, para recordárnoslo. If we forget, our mutual patron saint, São Jorge, is there to remind us.
  Pienso desde hace mucho que Sísifo es el santo patrón de Europa, y toda esta experiencia así lo demuestra. I have long believed that Sisyphus is the patron saint of Europe, and this whole experience bears this out.
  Me complace que mi país y el suyo compartan el mismo santo patrón, San Jorge, conocido por luchar contra de dragones y por enfrentarse a problemas difíciles. I am delighted that my country and your country share the same patron saint, St George, who was well known for fighting dragons and dealing with difficult problems.
• santo patrono

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