st. vitus

English Thesaurus

1. Christian martyr and patron of those who suffer from epilepsy and Sydenham's chorea (died around 300) (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	martyr,
definition	:	one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	saint,
definition	:	a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization (noun.person)