1st-Century Patron Saints
Meet 41 patron saints whose lives are dated to the 1st century. Explore their patronages and stories.
41
Patron saints
7
Martyrs
Saint Anastasia of Rome
Tailors · Xativa, Spain
Century assigned from death evidence: c. 68 CE
2 patronages
Saint Anianus of Alexandria
Cobblers
Century assigned from death evidence: c. 86 CE
1 patronage
Saint Antipas of Pergamon
Against toothaches
Century assigned from death evidence: c. 92 CE
1 patronage
Saint Apollinaris of Ravenna
Against epilepsy · against gout · Ravenna-Cervia, Italy, archdiocese of
Century assigned from death evidence: c. 79 CE
13 patronages
Saint Barnabas The Apostle
Against hailstorms · Antioch · Cyprus
Century assigned from death evidence: c. 61 CE
6 patronages
Saint Basilissa of Rome
Tailors · Xativa, Spain
Century assigned from death evidence: c. 68 CE
2 patronages
Saint Celsus of Rome
In France Carcassone · Carcassone · in Italy Arenzano Bareggio Bellano
Century assigned from death evidence: c. 68 CE
6 patronages
Saint Dionysius The Aeropagite
Against headaches · against the devil · Zakynthos Island, Greece
Century assigned from death evidence: c. 95 CE
3 patronages
Saint Dismas
Antique dealers · condemned prisoners · death row prisoners
Century assigned from death evidence: c. 30 CE
15 patronages
Saint Edisto
Sant Oreste, Italy
Century assigned from death evidence: 60 CE
1 patronage
Saint Elizabeth of The Visitation
Expectant mothers · Fulda, Germany, diocese of · pregnant women
Century assigned from death evidence: 1st century CE
3 patronages
Saint Euphrasius of Andújar
Ajaccio, France, diocese of · Ajaccio, France, city of · Andújar, Spain
Century assigned from death evidence: 1st century CE
6 patronages
Saint Hermagorus of Aquileia
Hermagor-Pressegger See, Austria · locations in Italy Aquileia Friuli-Venezia Giulia Udine Venice · Aquileia
Century assigned from death evidence: c. 66 CE
6 patronages
Saint James The Lesser
Dying people · apothecaries · druggists
Century assigned from death evidence: c. 62 CE
25 patronages
Saint John The Baptist
Against convulsions · against epilepsy · against hail
Century assigned from death evidence: c. 30 CE
198 patronages
Saint Joseph
Against doubt · against hesitation · accountants
Century assigned from death evidence: 1st century CE
211 patronages
Saint Joseph of Arimathea
Coffin-bearers · funeral directors · gravediggers
Century assigned from death evidence: 1st century CE
10 patronages
Saint Jude Thaddeus
Desperate situations · forgotten causes · hospital workers
Century assigned from death evidence: 1st century CE
9 patronages
Saint Lazarus of Bethany
Gravediggers · Autun, France, city of · Autun, France, diocese of
Century assigned from death evidence: 1st century CE
4 patronages
Saint Longinus The Centurian
Soldiers · Baschi, Italy
Century assigned from death evidence: 1st century CE
2 patronages
Saint Luke The Evangelist
Artists · bachelors · bookbinders
Century assigned from death evidence: c. 74 CE
25 patronages
Saint Mark The Evangelist
Against impenitence · against insect bites · against scrofulous diseases
Century assigned from death evidence: 68 CE
73 patronages
Saint Maro of Rome
Civitanova Marche, Italy · Monteleone, Italy
Century assigned from death evidence: c. 99 CE
2 patronages
Saint Martha of Bethany
Butlers · Congregation of Martha and Mary (founded in 1979) · cooks (proclaimed on 1 July 1963 by Pope Paul VI)
Century assigned from death evidence: c. 80 CE
18 patronages
Saint Nazarius of Rome
In France Carcassone · Carcassone · in Italy Arenzano Bareggio Bellano
Century assigned from death evidence: c. 68 CE
6 patronages
Saint Orontius of Lecce
Against cholera (his intercession ended an outbreak in 1851) · in Italy Acaya Botrugno Brindisi-Ostuni, diocese of Campi Salentina Caprarica di Lecce Castiglione d’Otranto Diso Lecce, city of Lecce, archdiocese of Lecce, province of Muro Leccese Ostuni Paola (his intercession saved the city from a siege by the Bruzi) Turi (hid from his persecutors in a cave there · appeared in a vision there in answer to prayers, and his intercession ended a plague in the city c.1656)
Century assigned from death evidence: 68 CE
18 patronages
Saint Paul The Apostle
Against hailstorms · against poisonous snakes · against snake bites
Century assigned from death evidence: c. 65 CE
92 patronages
Saint Paulinus of Antioch
Lucca, Italy
Century assigned from death evidence: c. 67 CE
1 patronage
Saint Peter The Apostle
Against feet problems · against fever · against foot problems
Century assigned from death evidence: c. 64 CE
144 patronages
Saint Petronilla of Rome
Against fever · dauphins of France · mountain travellers
Century assigned from death evidence: 1st century CE
5 patronages
Saint Philip The Apostle
Hat makers · hatters · milliners
Century assigned from death evidence: c. 80 CE
45 patronages
Saint Priscus of Capua
San Prisco, Italy
Century assigned from death evidence: c. 66 CE
1 patronage
Saint Prosdocimus of Padua
Asolo, Italy · Cittadella, Italy · Padua, Italy
Century assigned from death evidence: c. 100 CE
3 patronages
Saint Ptolemy of Nepi
Nepi, Italy
Century assigned from death evidence: 1st century CE
1 patronage
Saint Romanus of Nepi
Nepi, Italy
Century assigned from death evidence: 1st century CE
1 patronage
Saint Romulus of Fiesole
Fiesole, Italy · Figline and Incisa Valdarno, Italy
Century assigned from death evidence: c. 90 CE
2 patronages
Saint Stephen The Martyr
Against headaches · brick layers · builders
Century assigned from death evidence: c. 33 CE
125 patronages
Saint Thomas The Apostle
Against blindness · against doubt · architects
Century assigned from death evidence: c. 72 CE
25 patronages
Saint Titus
Crete
Century assigned from death evidence: c. 96 CE
1 patronage
Saint Torpes of Pisa
Mariners · Pisa, Italy · Saint-Tropez, France
Century assigned from death evidence: c. 65 CE
3 patronages
Saint Viator of Bergamo
Catechists
Century assigned from death evidence: c. 78 CE
1 patronage
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