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 |
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