Saint Brendan, also known as "Brandan" or "Brendan tha Navigator", was born in the year 460 A.D. in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. He was a priest and a monk who was educated by Saint Ita and ordained by Saint Erc of Kerry. He founded the Clonfert monastery and monastic school in County Galway, Ireland. He is the patron saint of boatmen, mariners, sailors, travelers, and watermen. His feast day is May 16th.
Not particularly, St. Brendan is the declared patron of boatmen; mariners; sailors; travelers; navigators;whales; the diocese of Clonfert; and the diocese of Kerry. While perhaps not an official patron of the US Navy, he is in everything but name. There are religious medals struck invoking St. Michael as a protector of Navy men as St. Michael is the patron of officers in battle. You can view such a medal via the link below.
St. Columba is the patron saint of:against floodsbookbinderspoetsIrelandScotlandDerry, Ireland, diocese ofDunkeld, Scotland, diocese ofPembroke, Ontario, diocese ofRaphoe, Ireland, diocese ofPemboke, Ontario, Canada, city of
The patron saint of the diocese of Meath, Ireland, is St. Finnian of Clonard.
St. Chad is the patron saint of the archdiocese of Birmingham, England, and of the diocese of Lichfield, England.
Saint Columban is the patron saint of:against floodsbookbinderspoetsIrelandScotlandDerry, Ireland, diocese ofDunkeld, Scotland, diocese ofPembroke, Ontario, diocese ofRaphoe, Ireland, diocese ofYoungstown, Ohio, diocese ofDerry, Ireland, city ofPemboke, Ontario, Canada, city of
St. Augustine is the patron saint of: * against sore eyes * brewers * printers * theologians * Bridgeport, Connecticut, diocese of * Cagayan de Oro, Philippines * Carpineto Romano, Italy * Ida, Philippines, diocese of * Isleta Indian Pueblo * Kalamazoo, Michigan, diocese of * Ponte Nizza, Italy * Saint Augustine, Florida, city of * Saint Augustine, Florida, diocese of * Superior, Wisconsin, diocese of * Tucson, Arizona, diocese of * Valletta, Malta
The mother of St. John the Baptist is the patron saint of:expectant mothersFulda, Germany, diocese ofpregnant women
St. Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, is the patron saint of: •expectant mothers •Fulda, Germany, diocese of •pregnant women
St. Elizabeth is the patron saint of expectant mothers, pregnant women, and the Diocese of Fulda, Germany.
The heavenly patron of the Syro-Malabar Diocese is St. Thomas the Apostle. St. Thomas is considered the patron saint of India and is particularly revered among members of the Syro-Malabar Church due to his missionary work in India.
There is no patron saint of all marine animals. The closest are St. Neot, Patron Saint of Fish; St. Brendan the Navigator, Patron Saint of Whales (along with sailors, mariners, etc.); and St. Kentigern, Patron Saint of Salmon.