Saint Christopher

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Saint Christopher is a popular Christian martyr and patron saint, traditionally venerated as the protector of travelers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian martyr ⓘ
legendary figure ⓘ
saint ⓘ
associatedLegend carrying the Christ Child across a river ⓘ
associatedPlace Antioch ⓘ
Lycia ⓘ
associatedWith protection on journeys ⓘ
safe travel by air ⓘ
safe travel by road ⓘ
safe travel by sea ⓘ
cultPopularFrom Middle Ages ⓘ
cultStatus local and popular veneration continues despite calendar change ⓘ
devotionalCategory Fourteen Holy Helpers in some traditions ⓘ
feastDay July 25 ⓘ
May 9 ⓘ
feastDayInRomanMartyrology July 25 ⓘ
greekName Christophoros ⓘ
honorificPrefix Saint ⓘ
iconographicAttribute depicted as a giant carrying the Christ Child on his shoulders ⓘ
staff turning into a palm tree ⓘ
standing in a river ⓘ
legendaryOrigin Canaanite or Reprobus in some traditions ⓘ
listedIn Roman Martyrology ⓘ
martyrdom traditionally believed to have been martyred under Decius or Maximinus Daia ⓘ
nameLanguageOfOrigin Greek ⓘ
nameMeaning Christ-bearer ⓘ
patronage against plagues ⓘ
against storms ⓘ
against sudden death ⓘ
athletes ⓘ
bachelors ⓘ
ferrymen ⓘ
motorists ⓘ
sailors ⓘ
soldiers ⓘ
travelers ⓘ
popularDevotion dashboard medallions in cars ⓘ
medals worn by travelers ⓘ
wall images near doors ⓘ
reasonForCalendarChange historicity considered uncertain ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
removedFromGeneralRomanCalendar 1969 ⓘ
title patron saint of travelers ⓘ
veneratedIn Anglican Communion ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
Lutheran Churches ⓘ
linked to: Lutheranism

Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cerro San Cristóbal → namedAfter → Saint Christopher ⓘ
Fourteen Holy Helpers → hasMember → Saint Christopher ⓘ
São Cristóvão → namedAfter → Saint Christopher ⓘ
São Cristóvão → namedAfter → Saint Christopher ⓘ
Havana Cathedral → dedicatedTo → Saint Christopher ⓘ
San Cristóbal Island → namedAfter → Saint Christopher ⓘ
San Cristóbal de las Casas → namedAfter → Saint Christopher ⓘ
Christopher → associatedWith → Saint Christopher ⓘ
Vierzehn Nothelfer → hasMember → Saint Christopher ⓘ
St Christopher statue → depicts → Saint Christopher ⓘ
San Cristóbal Canton → namedAfter → Saint Christopher ⓘ
Cerro San Cristóbal → namedAfter → Saint Christopher ⓘ
Christ-bearer → refersTo → Saint Christopher ⓘ
Christophoros → associatedWith → Saint Christopher ⓘ
Christophoros → namedAfter → Saint Christopher ⓘ
San Cristobal River → namedAfter → Saint Christopher ⓘ
Pott Shrigley → parishChurchDedication → Saint Christopher ⓘ
San Cristóbal Hill → namedAfter → Saint Christopher ⓘ
The Passion of Saint Christopher → subject → Saint Christopher ⓘ
Church of San Cristóbal → dedicatedTo → Saint Christopher ⓘ
Saint-Christophe → namedAfter → Saint Christopher ⓘ
Saint-Christophe → equivalentEnglishName → Saint Christopher ⓘ
St. Christopher Cathedral → namedAfter → Saint Christopher ⓘ
St. Christopher Cathedral → hasDedication → Saint Christopher ⓘ
Cerro de San Cristóbal → namedAfter → Saint Christopher ⓘ
Christophorus → associatedWith → Saint Christopher ⓘ
Cristoforo → nameDayAssociatedWith → Saint Christopher ⓘ
Royston Cave → hasCarvingOf → St Christopher ⓘ
linked to: Saint Christopher
Moreel Triptych → depicts → Saint Christopher ⓘ
Moreel Triptych → patronSaint → Saint Christopher ⓘ
Juan de la Cosa world map → hasDepiction → Saint Christopher carrying the Christ Child ⓘ
linked to: Saint Christopher
Christophoruskirche → namedAfter → Saint Christopher ⓘ
Church of San Cristoforo → dedicatedTo → Saint Christopher ⓘ
Chapelle de l’Hermitage → dedicatedTo → Saint Christopher ⓘ