list of

Catholic Patron Saints

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What are patron saints?

Patron saints are saints associated with specific professions, needs, and stages of life. These are saints whose lives reflect these particular associations or whose intercession has proven miraculous in these areas.

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LIST OF PATRON SAINTS


A
Accountants
Saint Matthew the Apostle
AIDS patients
Saint Peregrine Laziosi
Air travelers & aviators
Saint Joseph of Cupertino
Altar servers
Saint Tarcisius
Animals
Saint Francis of Assisi
Architects
Saint Thomas the Apostle
Artists
Saint Luke
Athletes
Saint Sebastian
Authors
Saint John the Evangelist, Saint Francis de Sales
B
Bakers
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
Bankers
Saint Matthew the Apostle
Barbers
Saint Louis of France
Beekeepers
Saint Ambrose of Milan
Businessmen
Saint Homonobus
C
Cancer & terminal illness
Saint Peregrine Laziosi
Catechists
Saint Charles Borromeo, Saint Robert Bellarmine
Catholic schools
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Saint Thomas Aquinas
Chess
Saint Teresa of Avila
Civil servants
Saint Thomas More
Communication
Saint Garbiel the Archangel
Computer programmers
Saint Carlo Acutis
Courage in battle
Saint Joan of Arc
D
Deafness
Saint Francis de Sales
Dentists
Saint Apollonia
Depression
Saint Dymphna
Desperate causes
Saint Jude
Devotion to the Sacred Heart
Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
Difficult marriages and family relationships
Saint Rita of Cascia
Doctors & healthcare workers
Saint Luke
Drug addicts
Saint Maximilian Kolbe
E
Ear aches
Saint Polycarp of Smyrna
Eating disorders
Saint Maximilian Kolbe
Editors & Publishers
Saint John Bosco
Educators
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Engineers
Saint Patrick
Environment
Saint Francis of Assisi
Examinations
Saint Joseph of Cupertino
F
Farmers
Saint Isidore the Farmer
Fathers and family life
Saint Joseph
Firefighters
Saint Florian
Fishermen
Saint Andrew the Apostle
G
Grandparents
Saints Anne & Joquaim
Grief
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
Grocers
Saint Michael the Archangel
H
Hairdressers
Saint Mary Magdalene
Happy death
Saint Joseph
Headaches (those who suffer from)
Saint Teresa of Avila
Healing (of body, mind & spirit)
Saint Raphael
Healing & suffering
Saint Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio)
Homemakers
Saint Martha
Hospitals
Saint Camillus de Lellis
I
Immigrants
Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini
Impossible situations
Saint Rita of Cascia
Innkeepers
Saint Martha
Internet
Saint Carlo Acutis
J
Job seekers
Saint Cajetan
Journalists
Saint Francis de Sales
Jurors
Saint Catherin of Sienna
K
Kidney stones (those suffering from)
Saint Liborius
Kings
Saint Edward the Confessor
L
Laborers
Saint Joseph
Lawyers
Saint Thomas More
Librarians
Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Lost causes and hopeless situations
Saint Jude Thaddeus
Lost things
Saint Anthony of Padua
M
Marriage
Saints Louis & Zélie Martin
Mental illness
Saint Dymphna
Missions
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux & Saint Francis Xavier
Mothers
Saint Monica
Mountaineers
Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati
Musicians
Saint Cecilia
N
Nature
Saint Francis of Assisi
Navigators
Saint Brendan the Navigator
Nurses
Saint Agatha of Sicily
O
Obstetricians
Saint Raymond Nonnatus
Orators & public speaking
Saint John Chrysostom
Orphans & abandoned children
Saint Jerome Emiliani
P
Parenthood
Saint Rita of Cascia
Parenting
Saints Louis & Zélie Martin
Parish priests
Saint John Vianney
Pharmacists
Saints Cosmas and Damian
Pilots
Saint Joseph of Cupertino
Police and protective services
Saint Michael the Archangel
Polio patients
Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
Printers
Saint Augustine of Hippo
Prisoners
Saint Maximilian Kolbe & Saint Leonard of Noblac
R
Racial harmony
Saint Martin de Porres
Reading & books
Saint George
Refugees
 Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini
Retreats
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
S
Social justice
Saint Martin de Porres
Soldiers
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Students
Saint Joseph of Cupertino
Surgeons
Saint Luke, Saints Cosmas and Damian
T
Teachers
Saint Gregory the Great
Theologians
Saint Augustine of Hippo
Toothaches
Saint Apollonia
Travelers
Saint Christopher
U
Unemployed persons
Saint Cajetan
Universal Church
Saint Joseph
V
Veterinarians
Saint Blaise
W
Widows
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
Workers
Saint Joseph
Y
Youth
Saint John Bosco
Youth & young adults
Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati

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