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Patron Saints of kings

10 saints serve as patrons of kings.

Saint Casimir of Poland

Saint Casimir of Poland

Feast: March 4

Saint Casimir of Poland, also known as Casimir of Cracow, Kazimieras, Kazimierz, or Kazimir, was born on October 3, 1458 in Wawel, Kraków, Poland. He was the younger son of King Casimir IV of Poland...

Saint Dagobert II

Saint Dagobert II

Feast: December 23

Saint Dagobert II, also known as Dagobert the Younger, was born around the year 650, a prince born to Saint Sigebert III, the King of Austrasia, and Chimnechild of Burgundy. Unfortunately, his early...

Saint Edgar The Peaceful

Saint Edgar The Peaceful

Feast: July 8

Saint Edgar The Peaceful, also known as Eadgar the Peaceful, Edgar the Peaceable, Edgar I, or Edgar of England, was born a prince in the year 943 or 944 in Wessex, England. He was the son of King...

Saint Edmund of East Anglia

Saint Edmund of East Anglia

Feast: November 20

Saint Edmund of East Anglia, also known as Edmund the Martyr, was a remarkable figure in both the religious and political history of England. Born around 841, probably in Nuremberg, Germany, he...

Saint Edward The Confessor

Saint Edward The Confessor

Feast: January 5

Saint Edward the Confessor, also known as Edward the Confessor, was born a prince in 1003 in Islip, Oxford, England. He was the son of King Ethelred II and Queen Emma, and half-brother to King Edmund...

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 Henry II

Saint Henry II

Feast: July 13

Saint Henry II, also known as Good King Henry, was born on May 6, 972, in Albach, Hildesheim, Bavaria, Germany. He was the son of Gisella of Burgundy and Henry II the Quarrelsome, Duke of Bavaria....

Saint Louis XI

Saint Louis XI

Feast: August 25

Saint Louis IX, also known as Louis Capet and the Most Christian King, was born on 25 April 1214 in Poissy, France. He was the son of King Louis VIII and Blanche of Castile. At the age of eleven,...

Saint Olaf II

Saint Olaf II

Feast: July 29

Saint Olaf II, also known as Heilag-Olav, Holy Olaf, Olaf Haraldson, Olaf Haraldsson, Olaf of Norway, Olaf the Fat, Olaf the Holy, Olaf the Thick, Ola, Olao, Olaus, Olav, Olave, Olavs, Tola, Tooley,...

Saint Stephen of Hungary

Saint Stephen of Hungary

Feast: August 16

Saint Stephen of Hungary, also known as the Apostolic King, Stephen the Great, or Istvan, was born in 969 in Esztergom, Hungary, to a pagan family. However, at the age of 10, he was baptized...

Prayer for the Intercession of the Patron Saints of kings

Dear patron saints of kings, 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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