patron saint

A saint is:
1. a Christian who has lived a holy life in God's service which should serve as an example to other Christians
2. one who is declared by the Catholic church, through the process of canonization, to be in heaven

Because saints are in heaven and in good grace with God, Christians, especially Catholics, ask these saints to intercede for them in prayer to God. (This is not worship of the saint!) Due to the nature of each saint's life on earth, he or she is likely to take up certain causes, which are said to be that saint's patronage.

In short, a patron saint is a holy person in heaven who prays for those in certain situations on earth. Which situations are assigned to each saint is decided by the aspects of the saints' earthly lives.

1. St. Joseph is the patron saint of families because he was the patriarch of the Holy Family.

2. St. Mary is the patron saint of the Americas because of the apparition of Our Lady at Guadeloupe.

by Confirmation Cosmas March 14, 2009

Saint Helens

A small shitty town in Oregon about 30 minutes away from Portland. Movie theatre is tiny and there are tons of crappy little shops. Where Halloween Town was filmed. (a Disney movie)

Saint Helens sucks ass.

by Sockaloo October 25, 2008

Saint Patrick's Day

one of the better holidays, where people who aren't even irish pretend to be, and everyone gets drunk.

On Saint Patrick's Day, we all wore green hats and drank whiskey

by IrishRepublicanArmy March 8, 2004

Saint Ignatius' College Riverview

Saint Ignatius' College Riverview, AKA Riverview, is Sydney's best private school

Person 1: So what school do you go to?
Person 2: I go to Saint Ignatius' College Riverview
Person 1: Lucky I wish i went to Sydney's best private school

by SlimeyFish April 13, 2021

Brave Saint Saturn

A christian alternative-rock band comprised of Reese Roper, Micah Ortega, Andy Verdechhio, and Dennis Culp.

Brave Saint Saturn is gonna have three CD's total, but there's only 2 so far.

by Rob October 30, 2004

Inverted Saints

Inverted Saints is a Black Metal/Gothic band from Omaha, Nebraska, they are currently working on thier first album
"FFF" in which has seven songs...

Certain religious groups have taken offense in some of the songs/lyrics and have tried to ban them in the city, but that wasn't effective, Inverted Saints runs on!

The band is composed of five people, in whom wish to remain nameless, Inverted Saints

that preist hates Inverted Saints
Inverted Saints is well known underground, whereien noone knows about them in mainstream

by Ispep Yrrech September 21, 2008

Saint Mary's School

Saint Mary's is a school wher you have a good time and meet friends for the rest of your life. Now some may say that all of the girls that go here are rich and are sluts. I admit there are some sluts and the girls here are deffinatly not poor and lots of the girls have sex....a lot but, in SMS's deffense some of the girls here are actually nice and just because you own a brand name of jeans doesn't make you a snob!! Have you all ever seen the inside world? I have infact i'm in it right now!! There are gothics, punks, outcasts, and just plain fun girls! Most the teachers are funny and great, it's a normal school with differnt groups of people. Here girls can dress down and i wear sweat pants and a t-shirt to school. Even though the day students don't have quite the connection to other students as boarding students do they are included too........ Boarding here has brought me closer to people and shown me the side of them that i wouldn't have know. I've learned to be a more open person thanks to SMS but even with all of this i'm still not coming back next year so BYEBYE SMS!!! p.s. it gets kind of lonley with out boys i can't even look a guy in the eye now!!!

"if you go to SMS you could be walking down the street and someone hugs you from behind you know to say 'So you go to St. Mary's to?'"

by GABBERS!! May 8, 2005