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Patron Saints of against illness

13 saints serve as patrons of against illness.

Saint Alphonsa of India

Saint Alphonsa of India

Feast: July 28

Saint Alphonsa of India, also known as Alphonsa Muttathupadathu, Alphonsa of Bharananganam, Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception, Anna Muttathupadathu, and Annakutty, was born on 19 August 1910 in...

Saint Arthelais of Benevento

Saint Arthelais of Benevento

Feast: March 3

Saint Arthelais of Benevento, also known as Artelais, Artellais, Artellaide, or Arthellais, was born in the year 544 in Constantinople. She was the daughter of the prominent Roman imperial proconsul...

Saint Bathilde

Saint Bathilde

Feast: January 30

Saint Bathilde, also known as Baldechilde, Baldhild, Bathild, Bathildes, Bathildis, Batholda, or Bauteur, was born around 630 in England. In her youth, she was tragically kidnapped from her homeland...

Saint Bernadette of Lourdes

Saint Bernadette of Lourdes

Feast: April 16

Saint Bernadette of Lourdes, also known as Bernada, Bernardetta, Bernardette Soubirous, Bernardette, Maria Bernadette, Marie Bernarde, and the Sleeping Saint of Nevers, was born on 7 January 1844 in...

Saint Camillus of Lellis

Saint Camillus of Lellis

Feast: July 14

Saint Camillus of Lellis, also known as Camillus de Lellis or Camillo de Lellis, was born on May 25, 1550, in Bucchianico, Abruzzi, in the kingdom of Naples, Italy. He was the son of a military...

Saint Catherine Del Ricci

Saint Catherine Del Ricci

Feast: February 2

Saint Catherine de Ricci, also known as Catherine Del Ricci, was born as Alessandra Lucrezia Romola de’ Ricci on April 23, 1522, in Florence, Italy. She was born into the patrician class, but...

Saint Catherine of Siena

Saint Catherine of Siena

Feast: April 29

Saint Catherine of Siena, also known as Caterina Benincasa, Catharine of Siena, or Katharine of Siena, was born on March 25, 1347, in Siena, Tuscany, Italy. She was the youngest of 24 children, and...

Saint Drogo

Saint Drogo

Feast: April 16

Saint Drogo, also known as Dreux, Drogone, Drugo, or Druon, was born into a noble Flemish family in the year 1105. Unfortunately, tragedy struck his life at an early age when his mother passed away...

Saint Elizabeth of The Trinity

Saint Elizabeth of The Trinity

Feast: November 8

Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity, born as Elizabeth Catez on Sunday, July 18, 1880, in a military camp in the diocese of Bourges, France, was the daughter of Captain Joseph Catez and Marie Catez....

Saint Germaine Cousin

Saint Germaine Cousin

Feast: June 15

Saint Germaine Cousin, born to Laurent Cousin, a farm laborer, and Marie Laroche, endured profound hardship from infancy. Her mother died when she was very young, leaving her vulnerable. Suffering...

Saint Gorgonia

Saint Gorgonia

Feast: December 9

Saint Gorgonia was the daughter of Saint Gregory of Nazianzen the Elder and Saint Nonna, and the sister of both Saint Gregory of Nazianzen, the great theologian and Doctor of the Church, and Saint...

Saint Teresa of The Andes

Saint Teresa of The Andes

Feast: April 12

Saint Teresa of the Andes, also known as Juanita Fernandez Solar or Teresa de los Andes, was born on July 13, 1900, in Santiago, Chile, into an upper-class family. From her early adolescence, she...

Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

Feast: October 1

Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, also known as Francoise-Marie Thérèse Martin, was born on January 2, 1873, in Alençon, Normandy, France. She was the youngest of five daughters born to Blessed Louis Martin...

Prayer for the Intercession of the Patron Saints of against illness

Dear patron saints of against illness, we humbly ask for your intercession before our Lord. Guide and protect all those who seek your help. Through your holy examples, help us to grow in faith and virtue. Amen.

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