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23 saints serve as patrons of converts.

Saint Afra of Augsburg

Saint Afra of Augsburg

Feast: August 7

Saint Afra of Augsburg, also known simply as Saint Afra, was a remarkable figure in early Christian history. Born in the latter 3rd century in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany, Afra initially led a life as...

Saint Alban of Britain

Saint Alban of Britain

Feast: June 22

Saint Alban of Britain, also known as Alban of Verulam, was a remarkable figure in the early Christian history of Britain. He is regarded as the first martyr in England and is celebrated for his...

Saint Anne Line

Saint Anne Line

Feast: February 27

Saint Anne Line, also known as Anne Higham and Anne Lyne, was born around 1565 in Dunmow, Essex, England. She was raised in a wealthy Calvinist family, but her life took a dramatic turn when she and...

Saint Caedwalla of Wessex

Saint Caedwalla of Wessex

Feast: April 20

Saint Caedwalla of Wessex, also known as Caedwalla of Wales, Cadwallader, Cadwallador, Cadwalla, Cadwallon, Ceadwalla, Cedualla, and Peter, was born around 658 in Wessex, England. He was the son of...

Saint Cyril

Saint Cyril

Feast: February 14

Saint Cyril, also known as the Apostle of Bulgaria, the Apostle of the Slavs, the Apostle of the Southern Slavs, Constantin, Constantine the Philosopher, Constantine, Cyril the Philosopher, Equal of...

Saint Edwin of Northumbria

Saint Edwin of Northumbria

Feast: October 12

Saint Edwin of Northumbria, also known as Aeduini, Eadwine, and Edwin the King, was a prince born into a pagan family in 585 in Deira, South Northumbria, England. He was the son of King Ella of...

Saint Flora of Cordoba

Saint Flora of Cordoba

Feast: November 24

Saint Flora of Cordoba, also known as Flora of Córdoba, was a devout Christian who faced immense persecution for her faith during the Islamic rule in Spain. Born to Muslim parents in the city of...

Saint Genesius of Rome

Saint Genesius of Rome

Feast: August 25

Saint Genesius of Rome, also known as Gelasinus or Gelasius, was an actor who lived during the reign of Emperor Diocletian in the 3rd century. Born in Rome, Italy, little is known about his early...

Saint Helena of Constantinople

Saint Helena of Constantinople

Feast: August 18

Saint Helena of Constantinople, also known as Saint Helen or Helena Augusta, was a remarkable woman who played a significant role in the history of Christianity. Born around 248 in Drepanon,...

Saint Hermengild

Saint Hermengild

Feast: April 13

Saint Hermengild, also known as Ermengild or Hermenegild, was born in the year 564. He was the son of Levigild, the Visigoth king of Spain, who adhered to the Arian sect of Christianity. As a member...

Saint John The Baptist

Saint John The Baptist

Feast: June 24

Saint John the Baptist, also known as Iohannes Baptista, Joannes Baptista, John the Baptizer, John the Forerunner, John, son of Zachary, Juan Bautista, and Yochanan ben Zecharyah, was a prominent...

Saint Joseph of Palestine

Saint Joseph of Palestine

Feast: July 22

Saint Joseph of Palestine, also known as Saint Joseph of Tiberias, was a remarkable figure in the early Christian Church and a devoted servant of God. Born as a Jewish layman, Joseph distinguished...

Saint Lucian

Saint Lucian

Feast: October 26

Saint Lucian, also known as Lucian of Antioch, was a remarkable figure in the early Christian Church. Born in Antioch, Syria, he initially led a life steeped in darkness and the occult, engaging in...

Saint Ludmila of Bohemia

Saint Ludmila of Bohemia

Feast: September 16

Saint Ludmila of Bohemia, also known as Ludmilla, was born in 860 in Mielnik, which is situated in modern-day Poland. She was the daughter of a Slavic prince and grew up in a noble and influential...

Saint Marcian

Saint Marcian

Feast: October 26

Marcian, initially a possible devil worshipper, converted to Christianity and was later martyred during the persecutions of Emperor Decius in the year 250 AD. Representation: Not specified in the...

Saint Margaret Clitherow

Saint Margaret Clitherow

Feast: March 25

Saint Margaret Clitherow, born Margaret Middleton in 1556, was a devout Catholic who became known for her unwavering faith and courageous actions during a time of religious persecution in England....

Saint Mary Magdalen

Saint Mary Magdalen

Feast: July 22

Saint Mary Magdalen, also known as Maria Maddalena, Maria Magdalena, Mary Magdalene, or the Sinner, is one of the most iconic figures in Christian history. Although very little is known about her,...

Saint Methodius

Saint Methodius

Feast: February 14

Saint Methodius, brother of Saint Cyril, was born into Greek nobility in Thessalonica. After studying and later...

Saint Natalia

Saint Natalia

Feast: July 27

Saint Natalia, also known as Natalie, Nathalie, or Sabigotho, was a renowned figure in the Catholic Church during the early 9th century. Born as Sabigotho, she was of Half-Moorish descent and hailed...

Saint Olga of Kiev

Saint Olga of Kiev

Feast: July 11

Saint Olga of Kiev, also known as Elena, Helena, Helga, Olga Prekrasa, Olga the Beauty, or Olha, was the first Christian queen of Ukraine. She was born in 879 in Pskov, Russia. In the year 903, she...

Saint Philemon of Antinoë

Saint Philemon of Antinoë

Feast: March 8

Saint Philemon of Antinoë, also known as Philemon the Actor, was a renowned figure in early Christian history. Born in Antinoë, Egypt, in the third century, Philemon was an accomplished actor and...

Saint Theodota of Thrace

Saint Theodota of Thrace

Feast: September 29

Saint Theodota of Thrace, also known as "the Repentant," was a remarkable figure in the early Christian Church. Born in Thrace in the late third century, very little is known about her early life,...

Saint Vladimir I of Kiev

Saint Vladimir I of Kiev

Feast: July 15

Saint Vladimir I of Kiev, also known as Svyatoy Vladimir, Vladimir Svyatoslavich, Vladimir the Great, and Vladimir Veliky, was born in 956 in Kiev, the capital of the Kievan Rus. He was the grandson...

Prayer for the Intercession of the Patron Saints of converts

Dear patron saints of converts, 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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