You have two patron saints you can choose from:
- the saint for whom you are named
or
- the saint whose feast day falls on your birthday.
Both can be found in the link below to the Patron Saint Index.
St. Andrew is the patron saint of:AchaiaGreeceRussiaScotland
The patron saint of surveyors is St. Thomas the Apostle.
Saint George is the patron saint of several countriesCanadaEngland (by Pope Benedict XIV)EthiopiaGeorgiaGermanyGreeceLithuaniaMaltaPortugalCappadociaCataloniaPalestine
No, Archangel Gabriel is not a patron saint of school teachers.
Each country may have more than one patron saint. Listed below are the primary patrons of each country:England - Saint George the martyrScotland - Saint Andrew the Apostle.Ireland - Saint PatrickWales - Saint David of Wales
The best know patron saint of music is Saint Cecilia.
I don't know if runners have their own saint, but St. Sebastian is the Patron Saint of Athletes.
I know of no patron saint of the gentiles. However, St. Paul is called the Apostle of the Gentiles.
As far as I know, Juan Diego has not been officially designated a patron saint of anything yet.
The Patron Saint Inex lists no patron saints of bears.
There is no patron saint of thyroids. There are a number of saints who are the patron saints against problems or diseaes of the throat. The best know is St. Blaise.
A patron saint is supposed to be a protector in the Catholic religion. Patron Saint Angelico is the patron saint of artists. A patron saint is a protector of life.
As per the Patron Saint Index, there is no patron saint of wrestlers. However, Saint Sebastian is the patron saint of all athletics and athletes.
Saint Lillian is not a patron saint as per the Patron Saint Index.
There is a patron saint of Wales but no patron saint of whales.
I don't know the patron saint of washing up liquid but here is the patron saint of water. St. John Nepomucene is the patron saint of water, possibly because he was martyred by being thrown off a bridge and drowned.
There is no patron saint of color.