5th-Century Patron Saints
Meet 95 patron saints whose lives are dated to the 5th century. Explore their patronages and stories.
95
Patron saints
2
Martyrs
Pope Saint Celestine I
Castelnuovo Rangone, Italy
1 patronage
Pope Saint Leo The Great
In Italy Castellana Grotte Ponteginori · Castellana Grotte · Ponteginori
3 patronages
Pope Saint Silverio
Ponza, Italy · Valprato Soana, Italy
2 patronages
Saint Abban of Killabban
Cell Abbáin, Ireland · Killabban, Ireland · Mag Arnaide, Ireland
3 patronages
Saint Abraham of Cyriacus
Against fever
1 patronage
Saint Abundius of Como
Como, Italy, city of · Como, Italy, diocese of
2 patronages
Saint Aignan of Orléans
Diocese of Orléans, France
1 patronage
Saint Alexius of Rome
Alexians · beggars · belt makers
6 patronages
Saint Amabilis of Auvergne
Against demonic possession · against fire · against mental illness
8 patronages
Saint Ampelio
Blacksmiths · Bordighera, Italy
2 patronages
Saint Armogastes of Africa
Against poverty · against torture · poor people
4 patronages
Saint Asicus of Elphin
Diocese of Elphin, Ireland
1 patronage
Saint Augusta of Treviso
Ceneda, Italy · Serravalle, Italy
2 patronages
Saint Augustine of Hippo
Against sore eyes · against vermin · brewers
23 patronages
Saint Augustus of Campania
Caserta, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Aurelius of Riditio
Against diseases of the head · against head injury · against headaches
4 patronages
Saint Balsamia of Reims
Pregnant women · nursing women
2 patronages
Saint Bassian of Lodi
Bassano del Grappa, Italy · Lodi, Italy · San Bassano, Italy
3 patronages
Saint Benedict of Nursia
Against erysipelas · against fever · against gall stones
37 patronages
Saint Brice of Tours
Against stomach diseases · Calimera, Italy
2 patronages
Saint Caprasius of Lérins
Aulla
1 patronage
Saint Castor of Apt
Apt, France
1 patronage
Saint Cledwyn of Wales
Llangedwyn, Wales
1 patronage
Saint Constantius of Aquino
Aquino, Italy · Aquino-Pontecorvo, Italy, diocese of · Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo, Italy, diocese of
3 patronages
Saint Cyril of Alexandria
Alexandria, Egypt · Carpino, Italy
2 patronages
Saint Darerca
Valentia Island, Ireland
1 patronage
Saint Declan of Ardmore
Ardmore, Ireland · Waterford and Lisman, Ireland, diocese of
2 patronages
Saint Diomma of Kildimo
Kildimo, County Limerick, Ireland
1 patronage
Saint Dwynwen
Lovers (especially Welsh) · sick animals
2 patronages
Saint Elpidius of Campania
Casapulla, Italy · Sant’Arpino, Italy
2 patronages
Saint Flavian of Constantinople
In Italy Barisciano Basciano Capitignano Conversano Giulianova Recanati Torano Nuovo · Barisciano · Basciano
8 patronages
Saint Gaudentius of Novara
Novara, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Genesius of Brescello
Brescello, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Genevieve
Against plague · against disasters · against fever
7 patronages
Saint Gerasimus of Palestine
Cephalonia, Greece
1 patronage
Saint Germanus of Auxerre
Auxerre, France · San Germano Vercellese, Italy
2 patronages
Saint Gratus of Aosta
Against animal attacks · against fear of insects · against fire
22 patronages
Saint Honoratus of Arles
Against drought · against misfortune · against rain
4 patronages
Saint Ia
Saint Ives, Cornwall, England
1 patronage
Saint Ibar of Meath
Begerin, Ireland
1 patronage
Saint James Intercisus
Lost vocations · torture victims
2 patronages
Saint Jerome
Archeologists · archivists · Bible scholars
13 patronages
Saint John Chrysostom
Epileptics · against epilepsy · orators, lecturers, public speakers (proclaimed on 8 July 1908 by Pope Pius X)
7 patronages
Saint Leontius of Fréjus
Fréjus, France, diocese of
1 patronage
Saint Loman of Trim
Trim, Ireland
1 patronage
Saint Macarius of Rome
For good weather (a tradition in the region of Bologna, Italy)
1 patronage
Saint Macarius The Younger
Confectioners · cooks · pastry chefs
3 patronages
Saint Maccallin of Lusk
Lusk, Ireland
1 patronage
Saint Madrun
Trawsfynydd, Wales
1 patronage
Saint Mamillian of Palermo
Giglio Island, Italy · Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello, Italy, diocese of
2 patronages
Saint Manehildis
Sainte-Ménéhould, France
1 patronage
Saint Marinus
Bachelors · deacons · falsely accused people
4 patronages
Saint Maro
Maronite Christians · Saint Maron of Brooklyn for the Maronites, eparchy of · Saint-Maron de Montréal, Québec, diocese of
4 patronages
Saint Maruthas
Iran · Persia
2 patronages
Saint Mary of Egypt
Against sexual temptation · penitent women · reformed prostitutes
3 patronages
Saint Maughold
Isle of Man
1 patronage
Saint Maximus of Riez
Children · dying people · Agliè, Italy
4 patronages
Saint Maximus of Turin
Turin, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Mel of Ardagh
Ardagh, Ireland, city of · Ardagh, Ireland, diocese of · Ardagh and Clonmacnois, Ireland, diocese of
3 patronages
Saint Melania The Younger
Against the death of children · exiles
2 patronages
Saint Menefrida
St Minver, Cornwall, England · Tredresick, Cornwall, England
2 patronages
Saint Mercurialis of Forli
Forlì, Italy · Forlì-Bertinoro, Italy, diocese of
2 patronages
Saint Moses The Black
Africa
1 patronage
Saint Nicasius of Rheims
Against eye disease · against mice · Rheims, France
3 patronages
Saint Nicetas of Remesiana
Romania
1 patronage
Saint Ninian
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada, diocese of · Galloway, Scotland, diocese of
2 patronages
Saint Palladius of Ireland
Scotland
1 patronage
Saint Patrick
Against fear of snakes · against ophidiophobia · against snake bites
46 patronages
Saint Paula of Rome
Widows
1 patronage
Saint Paulinus of Nola
Sutera, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Peter Chrysologus
Against fever · against mad dogs · Imola, Italy
3 patronages
Saint Petronius of Bologna
In Italy Bologna, archdiocese of Bologna, city of Castel Bolognese · Bologna, archdiocese of · Bologna, city of
4 patronages
Saint Piran
Cornwall, England · miners · Piran, Slovenia
5 patronages
Saint Possidius of Calama
Mirandola, Italy · Rhegio, Italy
2 patronages
Saint Prosper of Reggio
In Italy Borgo Valsugana Reggio Emilia Romano Canavese · Borgo Valsugana · Reggio Emilia
4 patronages
Saint Provinus of Como
Agno, Switzerland
1 patronage
Saint Pulcheria
Against in-law problems · against the death of parents · empresses
7 patronages
Saint Romanus of Condat
Against insanity · against mental illness · drowning victims
4 patronages
Saint Sananus
Plouzané, France of natural causes
1 patronage
Saint Saturus of Africa
Against poverty · poor people
2 patronages
Saint Severinus of Noricum
Against famine · linen weavers · prisoners
7 patronages
Saint Silvester of Ireland
In Ireland Brannockstown Malahide · Brannockstown · Malahide
3 patronages
Saint Simeon Stylites
Shepherds
1 patronage
Saint Symmachus of Capua
Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Taurinus of Evreux
Evreux, France
1 patronage
Saint Thaumastus of Mainz
Against colic in children · against fever · against toothache
3 patronages
Saint Turibius of Astorga
Astorga, Spain · Astorga, Spain, diocese of
2 patronages
Saint Tycho of Amathus
Vine growers (legend says that revitalized a dead vineyard by planting and praying over a single dead leaf)
1 patronage
Saint Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
1 patronage
Saint Valentine of Passau
Against convulsions · against cramps · against epilepsy
12 patronages
Saint Valerius of Sorrento
Sorrento, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Vardan Mamikonian
Knights of Vartan
1 patronage
Saint Vigilius of Trent
Locations in Italy Bolzano-Bressanone, diocese of Ovaro Trent Tyrol · Bolzano-Bressanone, diocese of · Ovaro
5 patronages
Saint Vincent of Xaintes
Dax, France
1 patronage
Saint Zenobius of Florence
Florence, Italy
1 patronage
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