4th-Century Patron Saints
Meet 195 patron saints whose lives are dated to the 4th century. Explore their patronages and stories.
195
Patron saints
19
Martyrs
Four Crowned Martyrs
Against fever · cattle · masons
6 patronages
Martyrs of Venafro
Venafro, Italy
1 patronage
Pope Saint Damasus I
Archeologists
1 patronage
Pope Saint Marcellus I
Horses · stablemen · Montemarzo di Asti, Italy
3 patronages
Pope Saint Mark
Abbadia San Salvatore, Italy
1 patronage
Pope Saint Sylvester I
Animals · for good harvests · stone masons
13 patronages
Saint Acisclus of Córdoba
Cordoba, Spain
1 patronage
Saint Aemilian of Trebi
Trevi, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Afra of Augsburg
Augsburg, Germany, city of · Augsburg, Germany, diocese of · converts
5 patronages
Saint Alban of Britain
Converts · torture victims · Riva presso Chieri, Italy
3 patronages
Saint Alban of Mainz
Against epilepsy · against gravel · against hernia
6 patronages
Saint Amasius of Teano
Teano, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Ambrose of Milan
Bee keepers · bees · bishops
29 patronages
Saint Anastasia of Sirmium
Martyrs · weavers · widows
4 patronages
Saint Anastasius of Lérida
Badalona, Spain · Lérida, Spain
2 patronages
Saint Anastasius The Fuller
Fullers · weavers
2 patronages
Saint Ansanus The Baptizer
Siena, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Anthony The Abbot
Against eczema · against epilepsy · against ergotism
50 patronages
Saint Antoninus of Syria
Dioceses Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi, Italy Sulmona-Valva, Italy · Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi, Italy · Sulmona-Valva, Italy
12 patronages
Saint Athanasius of Alexandria
Bellante, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Audentius of Milan
Pettenasco, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Austremonius
Clermont, France, archdiocese of
1 patronage
Saint Basil The Great
Hospital administrators · monks · reformers
7 patronages
Saint Benedict of Cupra
San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Bibiana
Against epilepsy · against hangovers · against headaches
11 patronages
Saint Blaesilla
Brides · widows
2 patronages
Saint Blaise
Against angina · against asthma · against bladder diseases
102 patronages
Saint Caesarius of Nanzianzen
Bachelors
1 patronage
Saint Calamanda of Calaf
Against drought · Calaf, Spain
2 patronages
Saint Candidus
Montaldo di Castro, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Cassian of Imola
Parish clerks · secretaries · stenographers
23 patronages
Saint Cassius
Bonn, Germany
1 patronage
Saint Castor of Karden
Koblenz
1 patronage
Saint Catervus
Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, Italy, diocese of · Tolentino, Italy
2 patronages
Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Apologists · apprentice milliners · apprentice seamstresses
61 patronages
Saint Cheledonius of Calahorra
Calahorra, Spain
1 patronage
Saint Cosmas
Against blindness · against kidney stones · against pestilence
23 patronages
Saint Crescentinus
Against headache (a ceremony in Urbino cures headaches by tapping the sufferer’s head with the relics of Crescentinus) · Città di Castello, Italy · Urbino, Italy
3 patronages
Saint Cristanziano of Piceno
Against discord · against hail (tradition says that he was about to be martyred, a hail storm began · it would have stopped the execution, but destroyed the crops and condemned the town to famine
12 patronages
Saint Cunera
Cattle · livestock · throats
4 patronages
Saint Cyriacus of Iconium
Against death of children · torture victims · Capannori, Italy
4 patronages
Saint Cyriacus of Trier
Against childhood diseases (a result of many such miracles at his tomb)
1 patronage
Saint Cyriacus The Martyr
Against diabolical possession · against eye disease · against temptations (especially at time of death)
7 patronages
Saint Cyrion
Montaldo di Castro, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Dalmatius of Pavia
Locations in Italy Castellinaldo d’Alba Castiglione Torinese Cogliate · Castellinaldo d’Alba · Castiglione Torinese
4 patronages
Saint Damian
Against blindness · against hernias · against kidney stones
24 patronages
Saint Demetrius of Sermium
Against evil spirits · Belgrade, Serbia · Crusaders
5 patronages
Saint Desiderius of Langres
In Italy Assago Castelnuovo Scrivia · Assago · Castelnuovo Scrivia
3 patronages
Saint Devota
Corsica · Monaco
2 patronages
Saint Domèce
Hip problems
1 patronage
Saint Donatian of Rheims
Bruges, Belgium, city of · Bruges, Belgium, diocese of · Rheims, France
4 patronages
Saint Donatus of Arezzo
In Germany Bautzen · Bautzen · in Italy Arezzo, city of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, diocese of Castiglione Messer Raimondo Cavriglia Osio Sotto
8 patronages
Saint Dorothy of Caesarea
Brewers · brides · florists
7 patronages
Saint Duje
Split, Croatia
1 patronage
Saint Elpidius The Cappadocian
Sant’Elpidio a Mare, Italy · Sant’Elpidio Morico, Italy
2 patronages
Saint Emerentiana
Against abdominal pains · against colic · against stomach ache
3 patronages
Saint Emeterius of Calahorra
Calahorra, Spain
1 patronage
Saint Emidius of Ascoli Piceno
Against earthquakes · in Italy Ascoli Piceno, city of Ascoli Piceno, diocese of Castel Bolognese · Ascoli Piceno, city of
5 patronages
Saint Ephrem of Syria
Spiritual directors · spiritual leaders
2 patronages
Saint Ephysius of Sardinia
Locations in Italy Cagliari, city of Cagliari, archdiocese of Capoterra Pisa Sardinia · Cagliari, city of · Cagliari, archdiocese of
6 patronages
Saint Erasmus of Formiae
Against abdominal pains · against appendicitis · against birth pains
24 patronages
Saint Eulalia of Barcelona
Against drought · against dysentery · boatmen
13 patronages
Saint Eulalia of Merida
Merida, Spain · Oviedo, Spain · runaways
5 patronages
Saint Euphemia of Chalcedon
Alba Adriatica, Italy · Rovinj, Croatia
2 patronages
Saint Euplus of Catania
Catania, Sicily, Italy · Francavilla di Sicilia, Italy · Trevico, Italy
3 patronages
Saint Eusebius of Vercelli
Congregation of the Daughters of Saint Eusebius · in Italy Berzo Demo Bollengo Ottiglio Piedmont Vercelli · Berzo Demo
7 patronages
Saint Evasius of Asti
In Italy Bizzarone Casale Monferrato, city of Casale Monferrato, diocese of Pedrengo Rocchetta Palafea · Bizzarone · Casale Monferrato, city of
6 patronages
Saint Evette of Brittany
Audierne Bay fishermen
1 patronage
Saint Fabiola of Rome
Difficult marriages · divorced people · victims of abuse
6 patronages
Saint Febronia of Patti
Patti, Sicily, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Felix of Massa Martana
Locations in Italy Massa Martana Giano dell’Umbria Spello · Massa Martana · Giano dell’Umbria
4 patronages
Saint Ferreolus The Tribune
Briounde, France
1 patronage
Saint Fidelis of Como
In Italy Arona Castelnuovo Magra Mello Palazzolo sull’Oglio Plesio · Arona · Castelnuovo Magra
6 patronages
Saint Fiorentinus of Avellino
Avellino, Italy, city of (given in 1220 by Ruggiero of Avellino) · Avellino, Italy, diocese of (given in 1220 by Ruggiero of Avellino) · Mercogliano, Italy
3 patronages
Saint Firmina of Amelia
Amelia, Italy · Civitavecchia, Italy · Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy, diocese of
3 patronages
Saint Firminus of Amiens
Barrel makers, coopers · in France Amiens, city of Amiens, diocese of · Amiens, city of
8 patronages
Saint Flavianus of Avellino
Avellino, Italy, city of (given in 1220 by Ruggiero of Avellino) · Avellino, Italy, diocese of (given in 1220 by Ruggiero of Avellino) · Mercogliano, Italy
3 patronages
Saint Florentius The Martyr
Bonn, Germany
1 patronage
Saint Florian of Lorch
Against battle · against drowning · against fire
17 patronages
Saint Florus of Lodève
Saint-Flour, France, diocese of
1 patronage
Saint Frontiniano of Alba
Sick children · Alba, Italy · Sinio, Italy
3 patronages
Saint Frumentius of Ethiopia
Abyssinia · Ethiopia
2 patronages
Saint Gatianus of Tours
Tours, France, archdiocese of · Tours, France, city of
2 patronages
Saint Gaudentius of Rimini
Montefabbri, Italy · Ostra, Italy · Rimini, Italy
3 patronages
Saint Gavinus of Sassari
In Italy Camposano Elini Esporlatu Gavoi Illorai Monti Muros Oniferi Porto Torres Sassari, archdiocese of Sassari, city of · Camposano · Elini
12 patronages
Saint Geminian of Modena
Modena, Italy · Pontremoli, Italy · Sacrofano, Italy
4 patronages
Saint Genesius of Arles
Against chilblains · against scurf · notaries
4 patronages
Saint Genesius of Rome
Actors · against epilepsy · attorneys
17 patronages
Saint George
Against herpes · against leprosy · against plague
253 patronages
Saint Gereon
Against headaches · against migraine · Cologne, Germany
3 patronages
Saint Germanus of Cadiz
Cadiz, Spain · Merida, Spain
2 patronages
Saint Giuliano of Gozzano
Gozzano, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Gorgonia
Against bodily ills · against illness · against sickness
4 patronages
Saint Gracilian
Bassano Romano, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Grata of Bergamo
In Italy Bergamo Grassobbio · Bergamo · Grassobbio
3 patronages
Saint Gregory of Nazianzen
For harvests · poets
2 patronages
Saint Gregory The Illuminator
Armenia · Nardò, Italy
2 patronages
Saint Helena of Constantinople
Against fire · against storms · against thunder
21 patronages
Saint Hermolaus of Nicomedia
Calci, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Hilarion of Gaza
Caulonia, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Hilary of Poitiers
Against rheumatism · against snakes · against snake bites
14 patronages
Saint Hippolytus of Atripalda
Atripalda, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Illidius of Clermont
Clermont, France
1 patronage
Saint Irene of Thessalonica
Girls · for peace · Erchie, Italy
6 patronages
Saint Isaac of Constantinople
Romanov dynasty
1 patronage
Saint Januarius of Naples
Against volcanic eruptions · blood banks · locations in Italy Afragola Benevento, diocese of Matinella, Albanella Naples, archdiocese of Naples, city of
8 patronages
Saint Januarius of Sassari
In Italy Sassari, archdiocese of Sassari, city of · Sassari, archdiocese of · Sassari, city of
3 patronages
Saint Joseph of Palestine
Converts · guardians
2 patronages
Saint Julian of Anazarbus
Rimini, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Juliana of Mataró
Mataró, Spain
1 patronage
Saint Juliana of Nicomedia
Bodily ills · sick people · sickness
3 patronages
Saint Julitta of Iconium
Death of children · single laywomen · torture victims
5 patronages
Saint Julius of Novara
In Italy Cavenago di Brianza Orta San Giulio · Cavenago di Brianza · Orta San Giulio
3 patronages
Saint Justina of Padua
In Italy Padua Piacenza Santa Giustina Venice · Padua · Piacenza
5 patronages
Saint Justus of Alcala
Alcalá de Henares, Spain, diocese of · Alcalá, Spain · Madrid, Spain
3 patronages
Saint Justus of Trieste
Trieste, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Juvenal of Narni
Narni, Italy · Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy, diocese of
2 patronages
Saint Laverius
Acerenza, Italy · Grumento Nova, Italy · Laurignano, Italy
6 patronages
Saint Leocadia of Toledo
Toledo, Spain, city of · Toledo, Spain, archdiocese of
2 patronages
Saint Libaire The Great
Sainte-Livière, Haute-Marne, France
1 patronage
Saint Liberalis of Treviso
Castelfranco Veneto, Italy · Treviso, Italy
2 patronages
Saint Liborius of Le Mans
Abdominal pains · against calculi · against colic
10 patronages
Saint Lubentius
Lahn river sailors
1 patronage
Saint Lucy of Syracuse
Against blindness · against dysentery · against epidemics
68 patronages
Saint Macrina The Elder
Against poverty · poor people · widows
3 patronages
Saint Magino of Tarragona
Tarragona, Spain
1 patronage
Saint Marcellinus
In Germany Seligenstadt · Seligenstadt · in Italy Lausdomini Monteodorisio San Marcellino
6 patronages
Saint Marcian The Senator
Civita Castellana, Viterbo, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Marciana
Cure of wounds
1 patronage
Saint Mariano of Acerenza
Acerenza, Italy · Ripacandida, Italy
2 patronages
Saint Martin of Tours
Against alcoholism · against impoverishment · against poverty
94 patronages
Saint Maximinus of Trier
Trier, Germany
1 patronage
Saint Mitrius
Aix-en-Provence, France
1 patronage
Saint Modestinus of Avellino
Avellino, Italy, city of (given in 1220 by Ruggiero of Avellino) · Avellino, Italy, diocese of (given in 1220 by Ruggiero of Avellino) · Mercogliano, Italy
3 patronages
Saint Monica
Abuse victims · alcoholics · alcoholism
17 patronages
Saint Narcissus of Gerona
Against mosquitoes · against stinging flies · Augsburg, Germany
4 patronages
Saint Nicetas The Goth
Melendugno, Lecce, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Nicholas of Myra
Against famine · against fire · against imprisonment
171 patronages
Saint Ninfa of Palermo
Against drought · Palermo, Italy (chosen by people of Palermo on 5 June 1606)
2 patronages
Saint Nino of Georgia
Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Christiana · Georgia · Azov region of Russia
5 patronages
Saint Nonna
Against the death of children
1 patronage
Saint Onuphrius
Centrache, Catanzaro, Italy · Paterno, Avezzano, Italy · Sutera, Italy
4 patronages
Saint Pancras of Rome
Against cramps · against false witness · against headaches
37 patronages
Saint Panteleon
Against consumption or tuberculosis · bachelors · doctors
8 patronages
Saint Paris of Teano
Teano, Italy, city of · Teano, Italy, diocese
2 patronages
Saint Pastor of Alcala
Alcalá de Henares, Spain, diocese of · Alcala, Spain · Madrid, Spain
3 patronages
Saint Paterniano
Cervia, Italy · Fano, Italy · Grottammare, Italy
5 patronages
Saint Paul The Hermit
Basket weavers · clothing industry · hermits
5 patronages
Saint Pelagia of Antioch
Against sexual temptation
1 patronage
Saint Pelinus of Confinium
Sulmona-Valva, Italy, diocese of
1 patronage
Saint Peter The Exorcist
In Germany Seligenstadt · Seligenstadt · in Italy Lausdomini Monteodorisio San Marcellino
6 patronages
Saint Philemon of Antinoë
Converts · dancers
2 patronages
Saint Philogonius of Antioch
Lawyers
1 patronage
Saint Phocas The Gardener
Against insect bites · against poisoning · against snake bites
15 patronages
Saint Porphyrius The Martyr
Actors
1 patronage
Saint Proculus of Pozzuoli
Pozzuoli, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Protus of Sassari
In Italy Sassari, archdiocese of Sassari, city of · Sassari, archdiocese of · Sassari, city of
3 patronages
Saint Quirinus of Sescia
Against evil spirits · obsession · possessed people
5 patronages
Saint Restituta of Carthage
Lacco Ameno, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Riginos
Skopelos Island, Greece
1 patronage
Saint Romanus of Le Mans
Against shipwreck
1 patronage
Saint Rosina of Wenglingen
Wenlingen, Germany
1 patronage
Saint Rufillus of Forlimpopoli
Forli-Bertinoro, Italy, diocese of · Forlimpopoli, Italy
2 patronages
Saint Sabas The Lector
Lectors · torture victims
2 patronages
Saint Sabino of Spoleto
Fermo, Italy · Ivrea, Italy
2 patronages
Saint Saturninus of Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Satyrus of Milan
Sacristans of the Archdiocese of Milan, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Secundus of Troia
Troia, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Semproniana of Mataró
Mataró, Spain
1 patronage
Saint Serenus The Gardener
Bachelors · falsely accused people · gardeners
3 patronages
Saint Sergius The Martyr
Syria
1 patronage
Saint Servandus of Cadiz
Cadiz, Spain · Merida, Spain
2 patronages
Saint Servatus of Tongres
Against foot problems · against lameness · against leg problems
8 patronages
Saint Severus of Ravenna
Hatters
1 patronage
Saint Simplicius of Sardinia
Tempio-Ampurias, Italy, diocese of
1 patronage
Saint Sophia of Rome
Against late frosts · for the growth of crops · Albanella, Italy
3 patronages
Saint Sosius of Misenum
Frattamaggiore, Italy · San Sossio Baronia, Italy
2 patronages
Saint Spyridon of Cyprus
Against flood · potters · sailors
6 patronages
Saint Syrus of Genoa
Genoa, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Theodore Stratelates
Recovery of lost articles · soldiers · Brindisi, Italy, city of
5 patronages
Saint Theodota of Thrace
Converts · martyrs · torture victims
3 patronages
Saint Ulfo of Troyes
Saint-Oulph, France
1 patronage
Saint Urban of Langres
Against alcoholism · against blight · against fainting
14 patronages
Saint Ursus of Ravenna
Against faintness · against kidney disease
2 patronages
Saint Valerius of Saragossa
Zaragoza, Spain
1 patronage
Saint Viator of Lyons
Viatorians
1 patronage
Saint Vicinius of Sarsina
Cesena-Sarsina, Italy, diocese of · Sarsina, Italy, city of
2 patronages
Saint Victor Maurus
Exiles · prisoners · in Italy Aguzzo Albavilla Arcisate Arsago Seprio Asigliano Vercellese Balangero Borghetto Bottanuco Brezzo di Bedero Caiolo Canale Cannobio Caselle Torinese Casorate Primo Corbetta Feletto Gaverina Terme Mese Milan Missaglia Odolengo Piamborno Porlezza Quagliuzzo Rho Ronago San Vittore, Salsomaggiore Terme San Vittore del Lazio San Vittore Olona Sizzano Terno d’Isola Vallerano Varese Verbania Viadagola Villa Cortese
43 patronages
Saint Victoria of Cordoba
Cordoba, Spain
1 patronage
Saint Vincent of Bevagna
Bevagna, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Vincent of Digne
Digne, France
1 patronage
Saint Vincent of Saragossa
Vine dressers · vinegar makers · vintners
22 patronages
Saint Vitus
Against animal attacks · against dog bites · against epilepsy
50 patronages
Saint Zeno of Verona
Anglers · children learning to speak · children learning to walk
49 patronages
Saint Zoticus of Constantinople
Poor people
1 patronage
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