8th-Century Patron Saints
Meet 80 patron saints whose lives are dated to the 8th century. Explore their patronages and stories.
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Patron saints
1
Martyrs
Saint Acca of Hexham
Learning
1 patronage
Saint Adaler of Erfurt
Livestock
1 patronage
Saint Adamnan of Iona
Donegal, Ireland, county of · Raphoe, Ireland, city of · Raphoe, Ireland, diocese of
3 patronages
Saint Agia of Hainault
Lawsuits
1 patronage
Saint Albert of Cashel
Against arthritis · Cashel, Ireland · Cashel and Emly, Ireland, Archdiocese of
3 patronages
Saint Alkelda of Middleham
Yorkshire, England
1 patronage
Saint Alkmund of Northumbria
Derby, England
1 patronage
Saint Arnold of Arnoldsweiler
For a good death · healing of livestock · musicians
5 patronages
Saint Austrebertha of Pavilly
Barentin, France
1 patronage
Saint Bagne of Terouanne
Calais, France
1 patronage
Saint Baudolino
Alessandria, Italy, city of (proclaimed in 1786) · Alessandria, Italy, diocese of (proclaimed in 1786)
2 patronages
Saint Bede The Venerable
Lectors · Redemptoris Mater Seminary, Uzhhorod, Ukraine
2 patronages
Saint Bertulph of Renty
Against storms
1 patronage
Saint Bettelin
Stafford, England
1 patronage
Saint Bettelin of Stafford
Stafford, England
1 patronage
Saint Bilhild
Sick people
1 patronage
Saint Boniface of Crediton
Brewers · file cutters · tailors
8 patronages
Saint Bonitus of Clermont
Bonito, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Burchard of Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
1 patronage
Saint Corbinian
Freising, Germany · Munich, Germany, archdiocese of
2 patronages
Saint Costanzo of Capri
Capri, Italy (at least since the end of the 10th century when his intervention was asked to fend of invading Saracens)
1 patronage
Saint Emilian of Faenza
Faenza, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Engratia of Segovia
Segovia, Spain
1 patronage
Saint Ermin of Lobbes
Lobbes, Belgium
1 patronage
Saint Ethelbert of East Anglia
Hereford, England · Hereford Cathedral
2 patronages
Saint Eurosia
Against bad weather · Jaca, Spain, diocese of
2 patronages
Saint Fergus The Pict
Wick, Caithness, Scotland
1 patronage
Saint Fillan
Against insanity · against mental disorders · against mental illness
4 patronages
Saint Frideswide
Oxford, England · University of Oxford, England
2 patronages
Saint Fructos of Segovia
Segovia, Spain
1 patronage
Saint Gengulphus of Burgundy
Difficult marriages · knights · separated spouses
5 patronages
Saint Gerald of Mayo
Against plague
1 patronage
Saint Giles
Abandoned people · against abandonment · against breast cancer
42 patronages
Saint Gudule of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium · single laywomen
2 patronages
Saint Gumbert of Ansbach
Ansbach, Germany
1 patronage
Saint Gummarus
Against hernia · carpenters · childless people
12 patronages
Saint Hubert of Liège
Against dog bite · against hydrophobia · against mad dogs
22 patronages
Saint Isberga
Artois, France
1 patronage
Saint John Damascene
Pharmacists · icon painting · theology students
3 patronages
Saint John of Beverley
Diocese of Middlesbrough, England
1 patronage
Saint Lebuin of Deventer
Deventer, Netherlands · Zoeterwoude, Netherlands
2 patronages
Saint Leo of Catania
Longi, Sicily, Italy · Rometta, Sicily, Italy · Saracena, Sicily, Italy
4 patronages
Saint Luke Casali
Nicosia, Sicily, Italy (his intervention ended a plague in 1575
1 patronage
Saint Marina of Bithynia
Venice, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Martin of Arades
Against gout · against paralysis
2 patronages
Saint Maurontius of Douai
Douai, France
1 patronage
Saint Milburga
Birds
1 patronage
Saint Moderan of Rennes
Berceto, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Namphasius
Against epilepsy
1 patronage
Saint Odilia of Alsace
Against eye disease · against eye problems · Alsace, France (proclaimed in 1807 by Pope Pius VII)
3 patronages
Saint Othmar of Saint Gall
Against slander
1 patronage
Saint Pharaïldis of Ghent
Against childhood diseases · difficult marriages · poultry
8 patronages
Saint Philip of Zell
Babies
1 patronage
Saint Pirmin
Against poisoning · against snake bite · Monsheim, Germany
3 patronages
Saint Plechelm of Guelderland
Netherlands · Gelderland, Netherlands · Oldenzaal, Netherlands
3 patronages
Saint Remigius of Rouen
Cavasso Nuovo, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Rolende of Gerpinnes
Gerpinnes, Belgium
1 patronage
Saint Rumold
Mechelen, Belgium
1 patronage
Saint Rupert of Bingen
Pilgrims
1 patronage
Saint Rupert of Salzburg
Salzburg, Austria, city of · Salzburg, Austria, province of
2 patronages
Saint Sebaldus
Against cold weather · Bavaria, Germany · Nuremberg, Germany
3 patronages
Saint Spérie
Saint-Céré, France
1 patronage
Saint Stephen The Younger
Coin collectors · numismatists · smelters
3 patronages
Saint Swithbert
Against angina · against throat ailments · angina sufferers
6 patronages
Saint Theodore of Pavia
Pavia, Italy
1 patronage
Saint Tillo of Solignac
Against fever · against childhood diseases · children learning to walk
5 patronages
Saint Ursmar of Lobbes
In Belgium Binche Lobbes · Binche · Lobbes
5 patronages
Saint Valentine of Segovia
Segovia, Spain
1 patronage
Saint Virgilius of Salzburg
Against birth complications · Carinthia, Slovenia · Salzburg, Austria
4 patronages
Saint Walburga
Against coughs · against dog bites · against famine
20 patronages
Saint Werenfridus
Against arthritis pain · against gout · against stiff joints
8 patronages
Saint Wigbert of Fritzlar
Bad Hersfeld, Germany
1 patronage
Saint Wilfrid of York
Middlesbrough, England, diocese of · Ripon, England
2 patronages
Saint Willehad of Bremen
Saxony
1 patronage
Saint Willibald of Eichstätt
Eichstätt, Germany, diocese of
1 patronage
Saint Willibrord of Echternach
Against convulsions · against epilepsy · convulsives
11 patronages
Saint Winebald of Heidenheim
Construction workers · engaged couples
2 patronages
Saint Winnoc of Wormhoult
Against fever · against whooping cough · millers
3 patronages
Saint Wulfram of Sens
Abbeville, France · against the dangers of the sea
2 patronages
Saint Wulganus
Lens, France
1 patronage
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