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Patron Saints of childbirth

6 saints serve as patrons of childbirth.

Saint Erasmus of Formiae

Saint Erasmus of Formiae

Feast: June 2

Saint Erasmus of Formiae, also known as Saint Elmo, was a bishop of Formiae in Campagna, Italy during the early 4th century. He is revered as a martyr and is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers in the...

Saint Gerard Majella

Saint Gerard Majella

Feast: October 16

Saint Gerard Majella, also known as Geraldo Magela or Gerardo Maiella, was born on April 23, 1725, in the town of Muro, Italy. He was the son of a tailor who unfortunately passed away when Gerard was...

Saint Leonard of Noblac

Saint Leonard of Noblac

Feast: November 6

Saint Leonard of Noblac, also known as Leonard of Noblet, Leonard of Noblat, Leonard of Limoges, Leonard of Limousin, Leonardo, Leonhard, Lienard, Linhart, Léonard, and Leonardo Nobiliacum, was born...

Saint Lutgardis

Saint Lutgardis

Feast: June 16

Saint Lutgardis, also known as Lutgardis of the Sacred Heart, Lutgardis of Tongres, Lutgardis of Aywieres, and by various other names, was born in 1182 in Tongres, Limburg, Belgium. She was a...

Saint Margaret of Antioch

Saint Margaret of Antioch

Feast: July 20

Saint Margaret of Antioch, also known as Margaret of the Latins, Margherita, Marina, Margaritha, Marine, and Margaretha, is a Virgin and martyr whose story is primarily known through a collection of...

Saint Raymond Nonnatus

Saint Raymond Nonnatus

Feast: August 31

Saint Raymond Nonnatus, also known as Raymund Nonnatus or Raimundo Nonato, was born in 1204 to the Spanish nobility in the diocese of Urgel, Catalonia, Spain. His father had planned a successful...

Prayer for the Intercession of the Patron Saints of childbirth

Dear patron saints of childbirth, we humbly ask for your intercession before our Lord. Guide and protect all those who seek your help. Through your holy examples, help us to grow in faith and virtue. Amen.

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