Patron Saints of children
21 saints serve as patrons of children.

Saint Abdon
Feast: July 30
Saint Abdon, also known as Abdo or Abdus, was a devout Catholic who lived during the 3rd century in Persia. Not much is known about his early life, but history tells us that he played a significant...

Saint Bathilde
Feast: January 30
Saint Bathilde, also known as Baldechilde, Baldhild, Bathild, Bathildes, Bathildis, Batholda, or Bauteur, was born around 630 in England. In her youth, she was tragically kidnapped from her homeland...

Saint Blaise
Feast: February 3
Saint Blaise, also known as Biagio, Blase, Blasius, or Blasien, was a physician and the Bishop of Sebaste, Armenia. He lived a humble and dedicated life in a cave on Mount Argeus, devoting his time...

Saint Gabriel Gowdel
Feast: May 3
Saint Gabriel Gowdel, also known as Gabriel of Białystok, Gabriel Białostocki, Gabriel Belostoksky, Gabriel of Zabłudów, Gabriel Zabłudowski, Gavrila, and Gavriil, was born on 22 March 1684 in the...

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 Joseph
Feast: March 19
Saint Joseph, also known as Joseph of Nazareth, Joseph the Artisan, Joseph the Betrothed, and Joseph the Worker, was a descendant of the house of David. He was a layman and a builder by trade,...

Saint Lupenzius
Feast: October 22
Saint Lupenzius, also known simply as Lupenzius, was a revered Monk and the Abbot of the Basilica of Saint-Privat-de-Javols in Chalons, Neustria, which is now located in modern-day France. He lived...

Saint Maria Goretti
Feast: July 6
Saint Maria Goretti, also known as "nan," was a beautiful and pious farm girl born on October 16, 1890, in Corinaldo, Ancona, Italy. She was one of six children born to Luigi Goretti and Assunta...

Saint Maximus of Riez
Feast: November 27
Saint Maximus of Riez, also known as Maximus of Decom, was born in Châteauredon, France, in the region of Provence. He was raised in a Christian home and from a young age, showed a strong inclination...

Saint Nicholas of Myra
Feast: December 6
Saint Nicholas of Myra, also known as Nicholas of Bari, Nicholas of Lpnenskij, Nicholas of Lipno, Nicholas of Sarajskij, Nicholas the Miracle Worker, Klaus, Mikulas, Nikolai, Nicolaas, Nicolas,...

Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
Feast: September 10
Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, also known as Niccolò da Tolentino, Nicola da Tolentino, and Nicolás de Tolentino, is a beloved Catholic saint who is revered as the patron of Holy Souls. He was born in...

Saint Pancras of Rome
Feast: May 12
Saint Pancras of Rome, also known as Pancritas, Pancratius, Pancrazio, or Pancracio, was a young orphan who was brought to Rome by his uncle, Saint Dionysius. Born around 290 in Phrygia, he converted...

Saint Philomena
Feast: August 11
Saint Philomena, also known as Filomena, Filumena, Philumena, Philomene, Thaumaturga of the Nineteenth Century, and Wonder Worker of the Nineteenth Century, is a Catholic Saint whose life remains...

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...

Saint Senen
Feast: July 30
Saint Senen, venerated as a martyr, is remembered for his steadfast faith during the persecution of Christians under Emperor Diocletian. Though the precise date and place of his birth remain unknown,...

Saint Solange of Bourges
Feast: May 10
Saint Solange of Bourges, also known as Solange of Berry or Solange of Bourges of Genevieve du Berry, was born in the year 863 in the village of Villemont near Bourges, France. She was born into a...

Saint Symphorian of Autun
Feast: August 22
Saint Symphorian of Autun, also known as Symphorianus, was born to the imperial Roman nobility as the son of Senator Faustus and Blessed Augusta. He was born during a time when Christianity was not...

Saint Trophimus of Arles
Feast: December 29
Saint Trophimus, also known as Trophimus of Arles, was an evangelist and the first bishop of Arles in Gaul, which is present-day France. He was sent by the Church in Rome to spread the teachings of...

Saint Ultan of Ardbraccan
Feast: September 4
Saint Ultan of Ardbraccan was a revered Catholic bishop hailing from Ardbraccan, Ireland. He is best known for his immense care and compassion for the poor, orphans, and the sick. Additionally, he...

Saint Vaast of Arras
Feast: February 6
Saint Vaast of Arras, also known by various names such as Foster, Gaston, Gastone, Vaat, Vedast, Vedasto, and Vedastus, was a hermit and priest who played a fundamental role in the conversion of the...

Saint Verena of Zurich
Feast: September 1
Saint Verena of Zurich, also known as Verena of Zurzach and Verena of Thebes, was born into a wealthy Theban family in the mid-3rd century in Egypt. She was Baptized by Bishop Charemon and was known...
Prayer for the Intercession of the Patron Saints of children
Dear patron saints of children, 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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