Some Patron Saints

This List Comes From Butler's Lives of the Saints

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Abandoned children

Ivo of Kermartin
Jerome Emiliani

Abdominal pains

Erasmus (Elmo)
Abortion,
protection against
Catherine of Sweden
Academies,
Roman Catholic
Thomas Aquinas
Accountants Matthew
Accused (falsely) Raymund Nonnatus
Action, Catholic Paul, Apostle
Actors Genesius the Comedian
Vitus

Advertisers, Advertising

Bernardino of Siena

Advocates

Ivo of Kermartin

Africa, Central

Mary, B.V.,
Immaculate Heart of Mary

Africa, North

Cyprian,
Bishop of Carthage

Africa, Southern

Mary, B.V., on feast of her Assumption
African Catholic Youth Action Charles Lwanga
Aircrew Mary, B.V.,
Our Lady of Loreto
Aircrew, French Mary, B.V.,
on feast of her Assumption
Aircrew, Belgian Mary, B.V.,
Our Lady of Loreto
Aircrew, Spanish Mary, B.V.,
Our Lady of Loreto
Air force, Argentinean Mary, B.V.,
Our Lady of Loreto
Air hostesses, air stewardesses Bona
Albania Mary, B.V., Mother of Good Counsel
Algeria Cyprian
Alpine inhabitants, travelers, alpinists Bernard of Montjoux
Alpine troops Maurice
Altar servers John Berchmans
Ambassadors, Argentinean Gabriel the Archangel
Angola Mary, B. V.,
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Animals Nicholas of Tolentino
Animals, domestic Antony the Abbot
Animals, danger from Vitus
Apologists Catherine of Alexandria
Justin Martyr
Thomas Aquinas

Apoplexy

Andrew Avellino
Apostolate, lay Paul, Apostle
Apothecaries Cosmas and Damian
Apprentices John Bosco
Arabia Mary, B.V.,
Our Lady of Arabia
Archaeologists Damasus
Archers Sebastian
Architects Thomas, Apostle
Architects, Italian Benedict, Abbot
Architects, Spanish Mary, B.V.,
Our Lady of Bethlehem
Argentina Mary, B.V.,
Our Lady of Lujan
Armies Maurice
Arms dealers Adrian of Nicomedia
Army, Argentinean Mary, B.V.,
Our Lady of Mercy
Army, Ecuadorian Mary, B.V.,
Our Lady of Mercy
Artillery Barbara

Artists

Luke
Bd (Fra) Angelico
Astronauts Joseph of Cupertino
Asylums Dympna
Australia Mary, B.V.,
Our Lady Help of Christians
Austria Joseph
Maurice
Coloman

Leopold

Florian

Aviation

Mary, B.V.,
Our Lady of Loreto
Joseph of Cupertino

Babies

The Holy Innocents
Maximus
Nicholas of Tolentino
Philip of Zell
Bakers Honoratus
Bankers Bernardino of Feltre
Banking Michael the Archangel

Barbers

Cosmas and Damian
Martin de Porres

Barrel makers

Abdon and Sennen
Basket makers Antony the Abbot
Battle Michael the Archangel

Beggars

Martin of Tours
Giles
Belgium Joseph,
husband of Our Lady
Bell founders Agatha
Benedictine oblates Henry the Emperor
Birds Gall
Bishops of Latin America Turibius
Blacksmiths Eligius (Eloi)
Blind people Thomas, Apostle

Cosmas and Damian

Raphael the Archangel

Blood donors Mary, B.V.,
Our Lady of the Thorns
Bohemia Joseph,
husband of Our Lady

Adalbert

John Nepomucen

Cyril and Methodius

Wenceslaus

Bolivia

Mary, B.V.,
O. L. of Mount Carmel
Bookbinders Celestine V (pope)
John of God
Booksellers John of God
Thomas Aquinas
Book trade John of God
Boys, young Dominic Savio
Brazil Mary, B.V.,
Immaculate, Aparecida

Breast-feeding

Basilissa

Giles

Brewers

Amand

Wenceslaus, martyr

Bricklayers Stephen
Brides Nicholas of Bari
Bridges John Nepomucen

Contagious diseases

Roch

Sebastian

Coopers

Abdon and Sennen
Costa Rica Mary, B.V.,
O. L. of the Angels
Craftsmen and women Eligius (Eloi)
Craft workers Luke
Cripples Giles
Crops, protection of Cuba Magnus of Fussen
 

Mary, B.V.,
The Birthday of the Blessed Virgin of Charity

'Cursillo' movement

Paul, Apostle

Customs officers Matthew
Cutlers Lucy
Cyprus Barnabas, Apostle

Czechoslovakia

Wenceslaus
Adalbert of Prague
John Nepomucen
Ludmila
Cyril and Methodius

Dancers

Vitus
Deacons Stephen
Death Michael the Archangel
Margaret (Marina)
Death, happy Joseph,
husband of Our Lady
Death, sudden Andrew Avellino
Degree candidates Joseph of Cupertino
Denmark Anskar
Dentists Apollonia
Desperate, or hopeless, cases or situations Jude, Apostle
 

Gregory the Wonderworker

Rita of Cascia

Eustace

Detraction

John Nepomucen
Diabolical possession Cyriacus
Dympna
Difficult situations Eustace
Diocesan priests(Bd) John of Avila
Diplomatic services Gabriel the Archangel
Disasters Genevieve (Genofeva)
Diseases of the eye Raphael the Archangel
Lucy

Disease, contagious

Roch
Sebastian

Diseases, nervous

Dympna
Vitus
Doctors

Luke

Cosmas and Damian

Pantaleon

Dog bites Ubald
Domestic animals Antony the Abbot
Dominican Republic Mary, B.V.,
Our Lady of Mercy
Doubters Joseph,
husband of Our Lady
Drought Genevieve (Genovefa)
Drowning, death or danger from Adjutor (Ayoutre)
Florian
Druggists Cosmas and Damian
Dyers Maurice

Dying, The

Benedict, Abbot
James the Less, Apostle
Lebuin (Liafwine)
Maximus
Nicholas of Tolentino

Earthquakes

Emygdius

Francis Borgia

 

Gregory the Wonderworker

Ecologists, ecology Francis of Assisi
Ecuador Mary, B.V.,
The Immaculate Heart of Mary
Eczema Antony the Abbot

Editors

John Bosco

Francis de Sales

Education, public Martin de Porres
Egypt Mark
El Salvador Mary, B.V.,
Our Lady of Peace
Eloquence, sacred John Chrysostom
Embroiderers Clare
Emigrants Frances Xavier Cabrini
Engineers, Italian Benedict, Abbot
Engineers, Spanish army Ferdinand III of Castile
Engineers, military (Italian) Barbara

England

George

Michael the Archangel

Epilepsy

Dympna

Vitus

Equatorial Guinea

Mary, B.V.,
The Immaculate Conception
Eucharist, The Paschal Baylon

Europe

Benedict, Abbot
Cyril and Methodius
Examination candidates Joseph of Cupertino
Exegetes, scriptual Jerome

Eye diseases

Raphael the Archangel

Lucy

Faculties of law

Raymund of Penafort
Falling Venantius
Falsely accused people Raymund Nonnatus
Farmer Isidore the Farmer
Farmers, Italian laborers (Spain) Benedict, Abbot
Farm workers Benedict, Abbot
Fever Genevieve (Genovefa)
Finland Henry the Emperor

Fire (danger from)

Agatha
Nicholas of Tolentino
Firemen (Italian) Barbara

Fishermen

Peter, Prince of the Apostles

Andrew, Apostle

Fliers Mary, B.V.,
Our Lady of Loreto
Flight attendants Bona
Flight crew Mary, B.V.,
Our Lady of Loreto

Flood

Gregory the Wonderworker

Florian

Florists and flower growers

Rose of Lima

Rose of Viterbo

Therese of Lisieux

Flying

Joseph of Cupertino

Elijah, prophet

Flying, all involved in Mary, B.V.,
Our Lady of Loreto
Foresters John Gualbert

France

Mary, B.V., on feast of her Assumption
Denis, Bishop of Paris
Joan of ARC
Therese of Lisieux
Franciscan tertiaries Louis of France
Garage, or gas station, workers Eligius (Eloi)

Gardeners

Adam
Fiacre
Rose of Lima
Garment workers Homobonus
Gas station workers Eligius (Eloi)
Geese Martin of Tours

Germany

Anskar
Michael the Archangel

Gibraltar

Bernard of Clairvaux
Girls (teenage) Maria Goretti
Glaziers Lucy
Goldsmiths Eligius (Eloi)
Governors Ferdinand III of Castile
Grave-diggers Joseph of Arimathea
Greece Paul, Apostle
Guatemala James the Greater, Apostle
Guilds, Eucharistic Paschal Baylon
Gunners Barbara
Hail Magnus of Fussen

Hairdressers

Cosmas and Damian
Martin de Porres
Haiti Mary, B.V., Our Lady of Perpetual Succour

Harvests

Antony of Padua
Headaches Denis, Bishop of Paris
Health inspectors Raphael
Health service, public Martin de Porres
Hemorrhage Lucy
Hemorrhoid sufferers Fiacre
Hernia sufferers Cathal
High command, Spanish Mary, B.V.,
The Immaculate Conception
Hoarseness Bernardino of Siena
Holland Willibrord
Honduras Mary, B.V.,
Our Lady of Suyapa

Hopeless (or  desperate) cases

Jude, Apostle
Rita of Cascia
  Gregory the Wonderworker

Horses

Eligius (Eloi)
Martin of Tours
Hippolytus
Horse-riders Martin of Tours

Horticulturalists

Adam
Fiacre

Hospitals

John of God
Vincent de Paul
Hoteliers Gentian
Hoteliers (Italian) Martha
House hunting Joseph,
husband of Our Lady
Housewives Martha

Hungary

Mary, B.V.,
Great Queen of Hungary
Stephen of Hungary

Hunting, huntsmen

Hubert
Eustace

Hydrophobia, or rabies

Hubert

Ubald

Iceland

Anskar

Thorlac

Illness (mental) Dympna

India

Mary, B.V.,
Patron of India
Francis Xavier
Rose of Lima
Thomas, Apostle
Indian missions in Ecuador (Banos) Mary, B.V., Our Lady of Santa de Agua
Infantry Martin of Tours
Infantry, Spanish Mary,B.V.,
The Immaculate Conception
Infertility Rita of Cascia
Innkeepers Gentian
Innocent people (falsely accused) Raymund Nonnatus
Insanity Dympna

Ireland

Patrick

Brigid (Bride)

Columba or Colmcille

Istanbul (Constantinople)

John Chrysostom

George

Roch

Italy

Francis of Assisi

Catherine of Siena

Jamaica Mary, B.V.,
On feast of her Assumption
Jewelers Eligius (Eloi)

Joiners

Joseph,
husband of Our Lady

Thomas, Apostle

Jordan John the Baptist
Journalists Francis de Sales
Journeys, safe Christopher
 

Joseph,
husband of Our Lady

Nicholas of Bari

Raphael the Archangel

Judges Ivo of Kermartin
Jumping Venantius
Justice, social Martin de Porres
Juvenile delinquents Dominic Savio
Labour, Italian Knights of Benedict, Abbot
Lacemakers Luke
Lame, the Giles

Latin America

Mary, B.V.,
Our Lady of Guadalupe

Rose of Lima

Latin American bishops Turibius
Law, schools or faculties of Raymund of Penafort

Lawyers

Raymund of Penafort

Ivo of Kermartin

Lay Apostolate Paul, Apostle
Leaping Venantius
Learning Catherine of Alexandria
Leatherworkers Crispin and Crispinian
Lepers Giles
Librarians, libraries Catherine of Alexandria
Lighthouse keepers Venerius

Lightning, protection against

Magnus of Fussen

Vitus

Lithuania

Casimir of Poland

Cunegund

Hyacinth

Lost articles Antony of Padua
Lovers Valentine

Luxembourg

Mary, B.V., Comforter of the Afflicted

Cunegund

Willibrord

Madagascar Vincent de Paul
Madrid Isidore the Farmer
Magistrates Ferdinand III of Castile
Malta Paul, Apostle

Marble workers

Four crowned martyrs

Louis of France

Marines (Italian) Barbara
Maritime pilots Nicholas of Bari
Marriage John Francis Regis
Marriages (unhappy) Gengulf

Masons

Thomas, Apostle

Four crowned martyrs

Louis of France

Medal collectors Eligius (Eloi)

Medical profession

Cosmas and Damian

Luke

Pantaleon

Mental illness Dympna
Merchants Homobonus
Merchants, Italian Francis of Assisi
Metalworkers Eligius (Eloi)

Mexico

Mary, B.V.,
Our Lady of Guadalupe

Joseph,
husband of Our Lady

Midwives Raymund Nonnatus
Migrants Frances Xavier Cabrini
Millers Honoratus

Miners

Anne

Barbara

Missionary priests

Vincent Pallotti
Missioners in Catholic Lands Leonard of Port Maurice

Missions

Francis Xavier

Therese of Lisieux

Missions to the Negro slaves Peter Claver
Missions, Chinese Joseph,
husband of Our Lady
Missions, Polish (Bd) Maria Teresa Ledochowska
Missions, Portuguese John de Britto
Mixed race, people of Martin de Porres
Monarchy, French Louis of France
Mongolia, Inner Mary,B.V.,
The Immaculate Conception
Mongolia, Outer Francis Xavier
Moral theologians Alphonsus de' Liguori

Moravia

Wenceslaus

Cyril and Methodius

Motherhood Nicholas of Tolentino

Mothers

Gerard Majella

Nicholas of Tolentino

Monica

Motorcyclists or Motorists

Mary, B. V., The Madonna of Castaliazzo

Our Lady of Grace and of Crete

Frances of Rome

Christopher

Motorways John the Baptist
Mountaineers, mountain climbers Bernard of Montjoux

Music

Cecilia

Gregory the Great, pope

Naples