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Patron Saints of educators

7 saints serve as patrons of educators.

Pope Saint Gregory The Great

Pope Saint Gregory The Great

Feast: September 3

Pope Saint Gregory the Great, also known as Gregory I, Gregory Dialogos, Gregory the Dialogist, Father of the Fathers, and Gregorius I Magnus, was born around the year 540 in Rome, Italy. He came...

Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Feast: November 25

Martyr

Saint Catherine of Alexandria, also known as Katherine of Alexandria, Ekaterina of Alexandria, and Katharina von Alexandrien, was born into a noble family. She was highly educated in the areas of...

Saint Francis De Sales

Saint Francis De Sales

Feast: January 24

Saint Francis de Sales, also known as Francis of Sales, is a prominent Catholic saint, theologian, and bishop who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Born on August 21, 1567, at Château...

Saint John Baptist De La Salle

Saint John Baptist De La Salle

Feast: April 7

Saint John Baptist De La Salle, also known as the Father of Modern Education, was born on April 30, 1651, in Rheims, France. He was the oldest of ten children and grew up in a wealthy and noble...

Saint Joseph

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 Nicholas of Myra

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 Ursula

Saint Ursula

Feast: October 21

Martyr

Saint Ursula, also known as Saint Ursula of Cologne, was a legendary princess and martyr of the early Christian Church. She was born in the 3rd century, the daughter of a Christian British king and...

Prayer for the Intercession of the Patron Saints of educators

Dear patron saints of educators, 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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