Religion: Roman Catholic Patron Saints

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Note: Any one group may claim the patronage of several saints. What follows is a selection of those saints who are typically associated with the groups listed, along with the traditionally observed date of each saint’s Memorial/Feast Day.

Patron of

Saint

Day

Abandoned Children

Jerome Emiliani

Feb. 8

Accountants

Matthew

Sep. 21

Actors

Genesius

Aug. 25

Advertisers

Bernadine of Siena

May 20

Air Travelers

Joseph of Cupertino

Sep. 18

Altar Servers

John Berchmans

Nov. 26

Anesthetists

Rene Goupil

Oct.19

Animals

Francis of Assisi

Oct. 4

Archaeologists

Damasus I

Dec. 11

Archers

Sebastian

Jan. 20

Architects

Barbara

Dec. 4

Armies

Maurice

Sep. 22

Art & Artists

Catherine of Bologna

Mar. 9

Astronauts

Joseph of Cupertino

Sep. 18

Astronomers

Dominic

Aug. 8

Athletes

Sebastian

Jan. 20

Authors

Francis de Sales

Jan. 24

Babies

Nicholas of Tolentino

Sep. 10

Bakers

Elizabeth of Hungary

Nov. 17

Bankers

Matthew

Sep. 21

Barbers

Martin de Porres

Nov. 3

Basket Makers

Anthony the Abbot

Jan. 17

Beekeepers

Ambrose

Dec. 7

Beggars

Giles

Sep. 1

Birds

Gall

Oct.16

Blacksmiths

Dunstan

May 19

Blind

Raphael the Archangel

Sep. 29

Bookbinders

Celestine V

May 19

Bookkeepers

Matthew

Sep. 21

Booksellers

John of God

Mar. 8

Boys

Dominic Savio

Mar. 9

Brewers

Augustine of Hippo

Aug. 28

Bricklayers

Stephen

Dec. 26

Brides

Nicholas of Myra

Dec. 6

Broadcasters

Gabriel the Archangel

Sep. 29

Builders

Vincent Ferrer

Apr. 5

Businessmen

Homobonus

Nov. 13

Businesswomen

Margaret of Clitherow

Mar. 26

Butchers

Adrian of Nicomedia

Sep. 8

Cab Drivers

Fiacre

Sep. 1

Cancer Victims

Peregrine Laziosi

May 1

Candle Makers

Ambrose

Dec. 7

Carpenters

Joseph

Mar. 19/May 1

Cattle Breeders

Mark the Evangelist

Apr. 25

Chaplains

John of Capistrano

Oct. 23

Charities

Vincent de Paul

Sep. 27

Childbirth

Gerard Majella

Oct. 16

Children

Nicholas of Myra

Dec. 6

Childless Women

Anne (Mother of Mary)

July 26

Choirs

Dominic Savio

Mar. 9

Church

Joseph

Mar. 19/May 1

Civil Servants

Thomas More

June 22

Clerics

Thomas a Becket

Dec. 29

Colleges

Thomas Aquinas

Jan. 28

Comedians

Vitus

June 15

Cooks

Martha

July 29

Court Clerks

Thomas More

June 22

Craftspeople

Eligius (Eloi)

Dec. 1

Criminals

Dismas

Mar. 25

Cripples

Giles

Sep. 1

Dairy Workers

Brigid of Ireland

Feb. 1

Dancers

Vitus

June 15

Deaf

Francis de Sales

Jan. 24

Dentists

Apollonia

Feb. 9

Desperate Cases

Jude

Oct. 28

Domestic Workers

Zita

Apr. 27

Doubters

Joseph

Mar. 19/May 1

Drought Relief

Herbert

Mar. 20

Dyers

Maurice

Sep. 22

Dying

Joseph

Mar. 19/May 1

Ecologists

Francis of Assisi

Oct. 4

Editors

John Bosco

Jan. 31

Education, Public

Martin de Porres

Nov. 3

Embroiderers

Clare of Assisi

Aug. 11

Emigrants

Frances Xavier Cabrini

Nov. 13

Falsely Accused

Raymond Nonnatus

Aug. 31

Farmers

Isidore the Farmer

May 15

Farm Workers

Benedict

July 11

Fathers

Joseph

Mar. 19/May 1

Firefighters

Florian

May 4

Fire Prevention

Catherine of Siena

Apr. 29

Fishermen

Andrew

Nov. 30

Florists

Therese of Lisieux

Oct. 1

Foundlings

Holy Innocents

Dec. 28

Funeral Directors

Joseph of Arimathea

Mar. 17

Gardeners

Adelard

Jan. 2

Garment Workers

Homobonus

Nov. 13

Geese

Martin of Tours

Nov. 11

Girls

Agnes of Rome

Jan. 21

Glassworkers

Luke

Oct. 18

Gravediggers

Anthony the Abbot

Jan. 17

Grocers

Michael the Archangel

Sep. 29/May 8

Hairdressers

Martin de Porres

Nov. 3

Harvest

Anthony of Padua

June 13

Health Inspectors

Raphael the Archangel

Sep. 29

Heart Patients

John of God

Mar. 8

Highways

John the Baptist

June 24

Horse Riders

Martin of Tours

Nov. 11

Horses

Hippolytus of Rome

Aug. 13

Hospitals

Camillus de Lellis

July 14

Hotelkeepers

Amand

Feb. 6

Housewives

Martha

July 29

Hunters

Hubert

Nov. 3

Immigrants

Frances Xavier Cabrini

Nov. 13

Impossible Cases

Rita Cascia

May 22

Infertile Women

Anthony of Padua

June 13

Invalids

Roch

Aug. 16

Jewelers

Eligius (Eloi)

Dec. 1

Journalists

Francis de Sales

Jan. 24

Judges & Jurists

John of Capistrano

Oct. 23

Juvenile Delinquents

Dominic Savio

Mar. 9

Laborers

Isidore the Farmer

May 15

Lacemakers

Luke

Oct. 18

Lawyers

Thomas More

June 22

Learning

Ambrose

Dec. 7

Leatherworkers

Crispin & Crispinian

Oct. 25

Lecturers

Justin

June 1

Lepers

Giles

Sep. 1

Librarians

Jerome

Sep. 30

Lighthouse Keepers

Venerius

May 4

Lost Articles

Anthony of Padua

June 13

Lovers

Valentine

Feb. 14

Maids

Zita

Apr. 27

Mariners

Nicholas of Tolentino

Sep. 10

Married Women

Monica

Aug. 27

Mentally Ill

Dymphna

May 15

Merchants

Francis of Assisi

Oct. 4

Messengers

Gabriel the Archangel

Sep. 29

Metalworkers

Eligius (Eloi)

Dec. 1

Midwives

Raymond Nonnatus

Aug. 31

Migrants

Frances Xavier Cabrini

Nov. 13

Milliners

James the Greater

July 25

Miners

Anne (Mother of Mary)

July 26

Missionary Priests

Vincent Pallotti

Jan. 22

Missions

Therese of Lisieux

Oct. 1

Motorists

Frances of Rome

Mar. 9

Mothers

Monica

Aug. 27

Mountain Climbers

Bernard of Montjoux

May 28

Munitions Workers

Erasmus (Elmo)

June 2

Musicians

Cecilia

Nov. 22

Navigators

Francis of Paola

Apr. 2

Notaries

Mark

Apr. 25

Nurses

Agatha

Feb. 5

Nursing Mothers

Basilissa

May 20

Orators

John Chrysostom

Sep. 13

Orphans

Jerome Emiliani

Feb. 8

Painters

Luke

Oct. 18

Pallbearers

Joseph of Arimathea

Mar. 17

Paratroopers

Michael the Archangel

Sep. 29

Pawnbrokers

Nicholas of Myra

Dec. 6

Pets

Anthony the Abbot

Jan. 17

Pharmacists

Cosmas & Damian

Sep. 26

Philatelists

Gabriel the Archangel

Sep. 29

Philosophers

Catherine of Alexandria

Nov. 25

Physicians

Luke

Oct. 18

Plasterers

Bartholomew

Aug. 24

Poets

Columba

June 9

Police Officers

Michael the Archangel

Sep. 29

Poor

Anthony of Padua

June 13

Postal Workers

Gabriel the Archangel

Sep. 29

Preachers

Catherine of Alexandria

Nov. 25

Pregnant Women

Gerard Majella

Oct. 16

Priests

John Vianney

Aug. 4

Printers

Genesius

Aug. 25

Prisoners

Dismas

Mar. 25

Prison Guards

Adrian of Nicomedia

Sep. 8

Radio Workers

Gabriel the Archangel

Sep. 29

Rape Victims

Maria Goretti

July 6

Rheumatism

James the Greater

July 25

Rulers

Ferdinand III of Castile

May 30

Sailors

Erasmus (Elmo)

June 2

Scholars

Brigid of Ireland

Feb. 1

Schools

Thomas Aquinas

Jan. 28

Scientists

Albert the Great

Nov. 15

Scripture Scholars

Jerome

Sep. 30

Sculptors

Claude

Feb. 15

Secretaries

Genesius

Aug. 25

Security Guards

Matthew

Sep. 21

Senior Citizens

Anthony of Padua

June 13

Servants

Martha

July 29

Shepherds

Cuthman

Feb. 8

Shoemakers

Crispin & Crispinian

Oct. 25

Sick

John of God

Mar. 8

Silversmiths

Andronicus

Oct. 11

Skaters

Lidwina (Lydwina)

Apr. 14

Skiers

Bernard of Montjoux

May 28

Sleepwalkers

Dymphna

May 15

Snakebite Victims

Hilary of Poitiers

Jan. 13

Social Justice

Joseph

Mar. 19/May 1

Social Workers

Louise de Marillac

Mar. 15

Soldiers

Martin of Tours

Nov. 11

Souls in Purgatory

Nicholas of Tolentino

Sep. 10

Spinners

Parasceva

Oct. 14

Stenographers

Cassian

Dec. 3

Stonemasons

Stephen

Dec. 26

Storms, Safety in

Vitus

June 15

Stroke Victims

Andrew Avellino

Nov. 10

Students

Thomas Aquinas

Jan. 28

Surgeons

Cosmas & Damian

Sep. 26

Surveyors

Thomas

July 3

Swimmers

Adjutor

Apr. 30

Tailors

Homobonus

Nov. 13

Tax Collectors

Matthew

Sep. 21

Taxi Drivers

Fiacre

Sep. 1

Teachers

John Baptist de la Salle

Apr. 7

Television

Clare of Assisi

Aug. 11

Theologians

Alphonsus

Aug. 1

Throat Ailments

Blaise

Feb. 3

Toothaches

Apollonia

Feb. 9

Tradespeople

Homobonus

Nov. 13

Travelers

Raphael the Archangel

Sep. 29

Undertakers

Dismas

Mar. 25

Universities

Contardo Ferrini

Oct. 17

Unmarried Men

Benezet

Apr. 14

Unmarried Women

Nicholas of Myra

Dec. 6

Veterinarians

Eligius (Eloi)

Dec. 1

Vintners

Morand

June 3

Vocations

Alphonsus

Aug. 1

Waitpersons

Martha

July 29

Weavers

Parasceva

Oct. 14

Widows

Paula

Jan. 26

Winegrowers

Vincent of Saragossa

Jan. 22

Women in Labor

Anne (Mother of Mary)

July 26

Workers

Joseph

Mar. 19/May 1

Writers

Francis de Sales

Jan. 24

Youth

Aloysius Gonzaga

June 2


Image Adels, Jill Haak. The Wisdom of the Saints: An Anthology. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Catholic Community Forum. “Patron Saints Index,” www.catholic-forum.com/saints/indexsnt.htm
Catholic Online Saints. “Patron Saints,” http://saints.catholic.org/patron.html



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