Christopher,
Saint (3d cent. ); Christian martyr of Asia Minor: patron saint of travelers: his day is July 25
See Christopher in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(krĭsˈtə-fər), Saint fl. third century A.D.
Christian martyr often depicted as a giant who converted to Christianity and thereafter devoted himself to carrying travelers across a river. His feast, July 25, was dropped from the Catholic liturgical calendar in 1969.