3rd-Century Patron Saints
Meet 132 patron saints whose lives are dated to the 3rd century. Explore their patronages and stories.
132
Patron saints
18
Martyrs
Pope Saint Antherus
Casalbuono, Italy · Giaveno, Italy
2 patronages
Pope Saint Callistus I
Cemetery workers
1 patronage
Pope Saint Cornelius
Against earache · against epilepsy · against fever
10 patronages
Pope Saint Lucius I
Copenhagen, Denmark
1 patronage
Pope Saint Pontian
Carbonia, Italy · Montaldo Scarampi, Italy
2 patronages
Pope Saint Sixtus II
Bellegra, Italy
1 patronage
Pope Saint Stephen I
Fiano Romano, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Abachum of Persia
Caselette, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Abdon
Against eye diseases · against vermin · barrel makers
8 patronages
Saint Agapitus The Martyr
Against colic Palestrina, Italy · Palestrina, Italy
2 patronages
Saint Agatha of Sicily
Against breast cancer · against breast disease · against earthquakes
93 patronages
Saint Agnes of Rome
Affianced, betrothed or engaged couples · for bodily purity · for chastity
13 patronages
Saint Agrippina of Rome
Against bacterial diseases · against bacterial infections · against evil spirits
7 patronages
Saint Agrippinus of Naples
Arzano, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Alexander of Bergamo
Locations in Italy Bergamo, city of Bergamo, diocese of Capriate San Gervasio Cervignano d’Adda Comenduno, Albino Grassobbio Mosciano Sant’Angelo · Bergamo, city of · Bergamo, diocese of
8 patronages
Saint Alexander The Charcoal Burner
Charcoal burners
1 patronage
Saint Alphius of Lentini
Lentini, Sicily, Italy · Trecastagni, Sicily, Italy
2 patronages
Saint Alpinian of Limoges
Castelsarrasin, France
1 patronage
Saint Anatolia of Thora
Santa Anatolia, Borgorose, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Aphrodisius of Béziers
Against epilepsy in children · Béziers, France
2 patronages
Saint Apollonia of Alexandria
Against tooth disease · against toothache · dental technicians
12 patronages
Saint Audifax of Persia
Caselette, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Barbara
Against death by artillery · against explosions · against fire
80 patronages
Saint Basilides of Alexandria
Italian prison guards (proclaimed on 2 September 1948 by Pope Pius XII)
1 patronage
Saint Bassus of Nice
Cupra Marittima, Italy · Nice, France, diocese of
2 patronages
Saint Bessus
Soldiers · for fertility · Campiglia Soana, Italy
6 patronages
Saint Buono
San Buono, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Cassian of Tangiers
Stenographers
1 patronage
Saint Castulus of Rome
Against blood poisoning · against drowning · against erysipelas
13 patronages
Saint Castus The Martyr
Calvi Risorta, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Cecilia
Bodily purity · composers · luthiers
19 patronages
Saint Charalampias
Against plague · against cattle diseases · against cholera
3 patronages
Saint Chiaffredo of Saluzzo
Crissolo, Italy · Saluzzo, Italy, city of · Saluzzo, Italy, diocese of (declared by Bishop Tornabuoni in 1516)
3 patronages
Saint Christina of Bolsena
Archers · mariners · millers
4 patronages
Saint Christopher
Against bad dreams · against epilepsy · against floods
58 patronages
Saint Chrysanthus
Bad Munstereifel, Germany · Eissel, Germany · Salzburg, Austria
3 patronages
Saint Columba of Sens
For rain
1 patronage
Saint Comasia
Against drought · Martina Franca, Italy
2 patronages
Saint Conon The Elder
Acerra, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Conon The Younger
Acerra, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Crispian
Cobblers · glove makers · lace makers
10 patronages
Saint Crispin
Cobblers · glove makers · lace makers
11 patronages
Saint Crispoldus
Bettona, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Cyprian of Carthage
Algeria (proclaimed on 6 July 1914 by Pope Pius X) · North Africa (proclaimed on 6 July 1914 by Pope Pius X, on 10 January 1958 by Pope Pius XII, and on 27 July 1962 by Pope John XXIII editor’s note – no, I don’t know why it was done so many times) · Albano Sant’Alessandro, Italy
3 patronages
Saint Cyrinus of Lentini
Lentini, Sicily, Italy · Trecastagni, Sicily, Italy
2 patronages
Saint Defendente The Theban
Against fire · against wolves · Beccara di Rosazza, Italy
18 patronages
Saint Denis of Paris
Against frenzy · against headaches · against hydrophobia
8 patronages
Saint Dominica of Campania
Camaldoli, Italy · Caraffa di Catanzaro, Italy · Mandanici, Italy
7 patronages
Saint Domninus
Castelfranco Emilia, Italy · Credera Rubbiano, Italy · Dernice, Italy
6 patronages
Saint Estelle of Saintes
Girls · Saintes, France · Lo Felibritge
3 patronages
Saint Felice of Aquileia
Chioggia, Italy · Vincenza, Italy
2 patronages
Saint Felician of Foligno
Foligno, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Felicity of Carthage
Cattle · martyrs
2 patronages
Saint Felinus of Perugia
Arona, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Felix of Nola
Against eye disease · against eye trouble · against false witness
8 patronages
Saint Ferreolus of Besançon
Besançon, France
1 patronage
Saint Ferrutio of Besançon
Besançon, France
1 patronage
Saint Firmus of Verona
Berzo San Fermo, Italy · Caravaggio, Italy
2 patronages
Saint Flaminia of Davayat
Against eye diseases
1 patronage
Saint Fortunatus of Aquileia
Chioggia, Italy · Vincenza, Italy
2 patronages
Saint Fusca of Ravenna
Locations in Italy Agrons, Ovaro Altivole Basaldella, Vivaro Borgnano, Cormons Casacorba, Vedelago Dueville Frisanco Roncadelle, Ormelle Santa Fosca, Selva di Cadore Torcello · Agrons, Ovaro · Altivole
12 patronages
Saint Gregory Thaumaturgus
Against earthquakes · against floods · desperate causes
6 patronages
Saint Hilary of Aquileia
Gorizia, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Imbenia
Cuglieri, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Irenaeus of Chiusi
Chiusi, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Irenaeus of Lyons
Gauls · Mobile, Alabama, archdiocese of · Saint Irenaeus Joint Orthodox-Catholic Working Group
3 patronages
Saint Isidore of Chios
Sailors
1 patronage
Saint Julian of Le Mans
Beaumont, Belgium · Castrovillari, Italy · Pollina, Italy
3 patronages
Saint Justina of Seville
Potters · Seville, Spain
2 patronages
Saint Laureatus of Rome
Against cholera (legend says that a procession of his relics ended a cholera epidemic in the town of Castelpoto, Italy) · Castelpoto, Italy
2 patronages
Saint Lawrence of Rome
Against fire · against lumbago · archives
107 patronages
Saint Lucian
Converts · possessed people
2 patronages
Saint Lucian of Beauvais
Beauvais, France, city of · Beauvais-Noyon-Senlis, France, Diocese of
2 patronages
Saint Lupercilla
Crodo, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Mamas
Guardians · orphans · torture victims
4 patronages
Saint Marcellus The Centurion
Conscientious objectors
1 patronage
Saint Marcian
Converts · possessed people
2 patronages
Saint Maris of Persia
Caselette, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Martha of Astorga
Astorga, Spain
1 patronage
Saint Martha of Persia
Caselette, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Martina of Rome
Nursing mothers · Rome, Italy
2 patronages
Saint Maura of Ravenna
Frisanco, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Maurice
Against cramps · against gout · alpine troops (proclaimed on 22 September 1941 by Pope XII, and on 16 February 1961 by Pope John XXIII)
29 patronages
Saint Maurus of Porec
Locations in Italy Castagnole, Paese Cavarzere Maniago Noventa di Piave · Castagnole, Paese · Cavarzere
5 patronages
Saint Maximus of Aquila
Aquila, Italy · Penne, Italy
2 patronages
Saint Memmius of Châlonssurmarne
Châlons-en-Champagne, France
1 patronage
Saint Menas Kallikelados
Falsely accused people · peddlers · travelling merchants
4 patronages
Saint Miniato of Florence
Florence, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Mustiola of Chiusi
Chiusi, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem
Against insect bites
1 patronage
Saint Orentius of Loret
Against vermin
1 patronage
Saint Patientia of Loret
Against vermin
1 patronage
Saint Patroclus of Troyes
Soest, Germany
1 patronage
Saint Pelagius of Istria
Constance, Germany
1 patronage
Saint Peregrinus of Auxerre
Entrampo, Ovaro, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Perpetua
Cattle · married women · martyrs
5 patronages
Saint Piaton of Tournai
Seclin, France · Tournai, Belgium
2 patronages
Saint Pontius of Cimiez
Saint-Pons, France
1 patronage
Saint Potentian of Sens
Sens, France, archdiocese of
1 patronage
Saint Primus
Bosa, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Priscus of Nocera
Nocera, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Quentin
Against coughs
1 patronage
Saint Regina
Poor people · shepherdesses · torture victims
3 patronages
Saint Regulus of Senlis
Senlis, France
1 patronage
Saint Reparata
In France Nice, city of Nice, diocese of · Nice, city of · Nice, diocese of
8 patronages
Saint Restituta of Corsica
Calenzana, Corsica, France (declared in 1984 by the Congregation for Divine Worship) · Balagne, Corsica, France (declared in 1984 by the Congregation for Divine Worship)
2 patronages
Saint Restituta of Sora
Sora, Italy, city of · Sora, Italy, diocese of · Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo, Italy, diocese of
3 patronages
Saint Rufina of Seville
Potters · Seville, Spain
2 patronages
Saint Rufus of Capua
Castel di Sangro, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Rusticus of Verona
Berzo San Fermo, Italy · Caravaggio, Italy
2 patronages
Saint Sabinian of Sens
Sens, France, diocese of
1 patronage
Saint Saturninus of Toulouse
Against ants · against bovine spongiform encephalopathy · death anxiety
30 patronages
Saint Sebastian
Against cattle disease · against plague · diseased cattle
169 patronages
Saint Senen
Against eye diseases · against vermin · barrel makers
8 patronages
Saint Sérvulo of Trieste
Trieste, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Synesius
Castelvetro di Modena, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Tatian of Aquileia
Gorizia, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Tatiana of Rome
Students
1 patronage
Saint Terence of Pesaro
Pesaro, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Tiburtius of Rome
Against storms
1 patronage
Saint Trophimus of Arles
Against drought · Arles, France · children
3 patronages
Saint Tryphon of Lampsacus
Against evil spirits · against insects · birds
23 patronages
Saint Ursinus of Bourges
Bourges, France, archdiocese of · Bourges, France, city of
2 patronages
Saint Ursula
British Virgin Islands · Campogalliano, Italy · Catholic education (especially of girls)
10 patronages
Saint Ursus The Theban
Solothurn, Switzerland
1 patronage
Saint Valentine of Rome
Affianced couples · against epilepsy · against fainting
18 patronages
Saint Valerian of Trastevere
Against storms
1 patronage
Saint Venantius of Camerino
Cadute, Italy · Camerino, Italy · Camerino-San Severino Marche, Italy, diocese of
3 patronages
Saint Verena of Zurich
Children · eye ailments · fishermen
11 patronages
Saint Victor of Marseilles
Against lightning · cabinetmakers · millers
6 patronages
Saint Victoria
Against earthquakes · against lightning · against severe weather
22 patronages
Saint Vissia of Fermo
Fermo, Italy
1 patronage
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