16th-Century Patron Saints
Meet 43 patron saints whose lives are dated to the 16th century. Explore their patronages and stories.
43
Patron saints
4
Martyrs
Pope Saint Pius V
Alessandria, Italy, diocese of · Bosco Marengo, Italy · Cattolica, Italy
Century assigned from death evidence: 1572 CE
3 patronages
Saint Alexander Sauli
Corsica
Century assigned from death evidence: 1592 CE
1 patronage
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
Against sore eyes · AIDS care-givers · AIDS patients
Century assigned from death evidence: 1591 CE
15 patronages
Saint Andrew Avellino
Against apoplexy · against strokes · against sudden death
Century assigned from birth evidence: 1521 CE
9 patronages
Saint Angela Merici
Against sickness, illness, or bodily ills · against the death of parents · disabled, handicapped, or physically challenged people
Century assigned from death evidence: 1540 CE
6 patronages
Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria
Angelic Sisters of Saint Paul
Century assigned from death evidence: 1539 CE
1 patronage
Saint Bartolomeu Dei Martiri Fernandes
World Youth Day 2023
Century assigned from death evidence: 1590 CE
1 patronage
Saint Benedict The Black
African missions · African-Americans · black people
Century assigned from death evidence: 1589 CE
5 patronages
Saint Cajetan
Job seekers · unemployed people · Theatines
Century assigned from death evidence: 1547 CE
4 patronages
Saint Catherine Del Ricci
Against illness · sick people · pipe makers
Century assigned from death evidence: 1590 CE
5 patronages
Saint Catherine of Genoa
Against adultery · against temptation · brides
Century assigned from death evidence: 1510 CE
9 patronages
Saint Catherine of Palma
Valldemossa, Mallorca, Spain
Century assigned from death evidence: 1574 CE
1 patronage
Saint Charles Borromeo
Against abdominal pain · against colic · against intestinal disorders
Century assigned from death evidence: 1584 CE
23 patronages
Saint Felix of Cantalice
Cantalice, Italy
Century assigned from death evidence: 1587 CE
1 patronage
Saint Francis Borgia
Against earthquakes · Portugal · Rota, Marianas
Century assigned from death evidence: 1572 CE
3 patronages
Saint Francis of Paola
Against fire · against plague · against sterility
Century assigned from death evidence: 1507 CE
33 patronages
Saint Francis Xavier
African missions · black missions · foreign missions (proclaimed on 25 March 1904 by Pope Pius X)
Century assigned from death evidence: 1552 CE
45 patronages
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Jesuits · Jesuit Order · Society of Jesus
Century assigned from death evidence: 1556 CE
18 patronages
Saint Jane of Valois
Order of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Century assigned from death evidence: 1505 CE
1 patronage
Saint Jerome Emiliani
Abandoned people · orphans (chosen by Pope Pius XI in 1928) · Venice, Italy
Century assigned from death evidence: 1537 CE
3 patronages
Saint John Fisher
Diocese of Rochester, New York
Century assigned from death evidence: 1535 CE
1 patronage
Saint John Grande
Diocese of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Century assigned from death evidence: 1600 CE
1 patronage
Saint John of Ávila
Andalusia, Spain · Spain · Spanish secular clergy World Youth Day 2011
Century assigned from death evidence: 1569 CE
4 patronages
Saint John of God
Against alcoholism · against bodily ills · against sickness
Century assigned from death evidence: 1550 CE
17 patronages
Saint John of The Cross
Contemplative life · contemplatives · mystical theology
Century assigned from death evidence: 1591 CE
8 patronages
Saint John Rigby
Bachelors · torture victims
Century assigned from death evidence: 1600 CE
2 patronages
Saint John Stone
Catholic Society of the University of Kent
Century assigned from death evidence: 1538 CE
1 patronage
Saint Juan Diego
World Youth Day 2019
Century assigned from death evidence: 1548 CE
1 patronage
Saint Louis Bertrand
Caribbean vicariates · Colombia (declared by Pope Alexander VIII) · Dominican novices
Century assigned from death evidence: 1581 CE
3 patronages
Saint Margaret Clitherow
Businesswomen · converts · martyrs
Century assigned from death evidence: 1586 CE
3 patronages
Saint Margaret of Fontana
Possessed people · women in labour
Century assigned from death evidence: 1513 CE
2 patronages
Saint Margaret Ward
Martyrs · torture victims
Century assigned from death evidence: 1588 CE
2 patronages
Saint Pascal Baylon
Cooks · Eucharistic congresses and organizations (proclaimed by Pope Leo XIII on 28 November 1897) · shepherds
Century assigned from death evidence: 1592 CE
8 patronages
Saint Paschal Baylon
Eucharistic Congresses, Confraternities
Century assigned from death evidence: 1592 CE
1 patronage
Saint Peter Canisius
Catholic press · Germany · writers of catechisms
Century assigned from death evidence: 1597 CE
3 patronages
Saint Peter of Alcantara
Brazil (named by Pope Blessed Pius IX in 1862) · Estremadura Spain (named in 1962) · night watchmen
Century assigned from death evidence: 1562 CE
4 patronages
Saint Philip Howard
Arundel and Brighton, England, diocese of · betrayal victims · difficult marriages
Century assigned from death evidence: 1595 CE
5 patronages
Saint Philip Neri
Gravina, Italy · Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy, archdiocese of · Rome, Italy
Century assigned from death evidence: 1595 CE
5 patronages
Saint Richard Gwyn
Large families · parents of large families · torture victims
Century assigned from death evidence: 1584 CE
3 patronages
Saint Stanislaus Kostka
Against broken bones · aspirants to the Oblates of Saint Joseph · desperate, lost or impossible causes
Century assigned from death evidence: 1568 CE
6 patronages
Saint Teresa of Ávila
Against bodily ills · against headaches · against sickness
Century assigned from death evidence: 1582 CE
18 patronages
Saint Thomas More
Adopted children · Arlington, Virginia, diocese of · Ateneo de Manila Law School
Century assigned from death evidence: 1535 CE
17 patronages
Saint Thomas of Villanova
Genzano di Roma, Italy
Century assigned from death evidence: 1555 CE
1 patronage
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