saint patrick

English Thesaurus

1. Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	apostelic father, apostle,
definition	:	any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	patron saint,
definition	:	a saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation (noun.person)