What Does “Patron saint” Mean in the Bible?
A saint chosen to watch over a people, a trade, or a person with his or her prayers.
A detail
- From Baptism: many people receive the name of a saint. That saint is a model and prays for the person.
Today
Our Lady of Guadalupe is the patroness of Mexico and of the Americas.
Where it appears in the Bible
Hebrews 12:1
What the Bible says
Hebrews 12:1
And therefore we also having so great a cloud of witnesses over our head, laying aside every weight and sin which surrounds us, let us run by patience to the fight proposed to us:
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Catechism 2156 and 2165