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Patron Saints of carpenters

10 saints serve as patrons of carpenters.

Saint Anne

Saint Anne

Feast: July 26

Saint Anne is widely recognized as the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the grandmother of Jesus Christ. She was the wife of Saint Joachim and, according to tradition, they were a well-off...

Saint Barbara

Saint Barbara

Feast: December 4

Martyr

Saint Barbara, also known as Barbe, was a legendary Catholic Saint who lived during the 3rd century in Nicomedia, now modern-day Turkey. Although her story is considered legend, her hagiography has...

Saint Eligius of Noyon

Saint Eligius of Noyon

Feast: December 1

Saint Eligius of Noyon, also known as Alar, Elaere, Elar, Elard, Eler, Eloi, Eloy, Eloye, Iler, Loie, Loije, and Loy, was born in 588 in Catelat, near Limoges, France. He was the son of Eucherius and...

Saint Eulogius of Cordoba

Saint Eulogius of Cordoba

Feast: March 11

Saint Eulogius of Cordoba, also known as Saint Eulogius of Córdoba, was a prominent Catholic saint who lived during the period of Islamic persecutions in Moorish occupied Spain. Born into a...

Saint Fridolin of Säckingen

Saint Fridolin of Säckingen

Feast: March 6

Saint Fridolin of Säckingen, also known as the Apostle of the Upper Rhine, Fridolin Vandreren of Säckingen, Irish Wanderer, Fridold, and Fridolinus, was born into the Irish nobility. He dedicated his...

Saint Gummarus

Saint Gummarus

Feast: October 11

Saint Gummarus, also known as Gomer, Gommaire, Guntmar, Gummar, Gommar, Gummaro, and Gummario, was born in the year 717 in Brabant, Belgium. He was the son of the Lord of Emblem, a court official....

Saint Joseph

Saint Joseph

Feast: March 19

Saint Joseph, also known as Joseph of Nazareth, Joseph the Artisan, Joseph the Betrothed, and Joseph the Worker, was a descendant of the house of David. He was a layman and a builder by trade,...

Saint Louis XI

Saint Louis XI

Feast: August 25

Saint Louis IX, also known as Louis Capet and the Most Christian King, was born on 25 April 1214 in Poissy, France. He was the son of King Louis VIII and Blanche of Castile. At the age of eleven,...

Saint Matthias The Apostle

Saint Matthias The Apostle

Feast: May 14

Saint Matthias The Apostle, also known as simply Saint Matthias, is recognized as one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ. He is famous for being chosen to replace Judas Iscariot after his...

Saint Wolfgang of Ratisbon

Saint Wolfgang of Ratisbon

Feast: October 31

Saint Wolfgang of Ratisbon, also known as Wolfgang of Regensberg and The Great Almoner, was born in 924 in Swabia, Germany. He received his education from the Benedictines at Reichenau, Switzerland,...

Prayer for the Intercession of the Patron Saints of carpenters

Dear patron saints of carpenters, 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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