1735 Apr. 210/1 The Frisan, and th' Imperial hero-saint, Have worth to shame a whole church militant.
1863 W. Phillips xiii. 291 I thought I could hear our hero-saint saying, ‘I give my sword to the slave.’
1998 (Nexis) 4 Oct. v. 6/1 Named for the 13th-century Russian hero-saint,..the restaurant promises authentic czarist-era cuisine.