patron saint

Indeed, they took him as a kind of patron saint.

Since the move, she has been the patron saint of the town.

He is ever since considered to be the patron saint of the city.

That is what was meant by having a patron saint.

St. George is the patron saint of the village church.

If ever a group needed a patron saint, this is it.

"Can anyone tell me which other countries claim him as their patron saint?"

She would later be declared the patron saint of the city, in 1849.

Usually people ring for 7 days before the day of the patron saint.

Every trade took a holiday on the day of its patron saint.