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Patron Saints of midwives

9 saints serve as patrons of midwives.

Saint Brigid of Ireland

Saint Brigid of Ireland

Feast: February 1

Saint Brigid of Ireland, born in the fifth century to Dubtach, a pagan Scottish king of Leinster, and Brocca, a Christian Pictish slave baptized by Saint Patrick, entered the world under...

Saint Cosmas

Saint Cosmas

Feast: September 26

Saint Cosmas, also known as Cosma the Moneyless or the Silverless, was a renowned physician and martyr who lived in the 3rd century. He was born of Arabic descent, and together with his twin brother,...

Saint Damian

Saint Damian

Feast: September 26

Saint Damian, also known as the Moneyless or the Silverless, was a revered Catholic saint who lived in the 3rd century. He is often mentioned alongside his twin brother, Saint Cosmas, with whom he...

Saint Dorothy of Caesarea

Saint Dorothy of Caesarea

Feast: February 6

Saint Dorothy of Caesarea, also known as Dora, Dorotea, or Dorothea, was an apocryphal martyr who lived during the time of the persecutions of Diocletian in the early 4th century. She is venerated in...

Saint Drogo

Saint Drogo

Feast: April 16

Saint Drogo, also known as Dreux, Drogone, Drugo, or Druon, was born into a noble Flemish family in the year 1105. Unfortunately, tragedy struck his life at an early age when his mother passed away...

Saint Margaret of Cortona

Saint Margaret of Cortona

Feast: February 22

Saint Margaret of Cortona, also known as Margherita, was born in 1247 in Loviano, Tuscany, Italy, to a farmer's family. Unfortunately, her mother passed away when she was just seven years old,...

Saint Panteleon

Saint Panteleon

Feast: July 27

Saint Panteleon, also known as Panteleimon, Pantaleon, and Pantaleone, was born to a Christian mother and a pagan father. Despite this divided religious upbringing, Panteleon chose to embrace...

Saint Peter Verona

Saint Peter Verona

Feast: April 29

Saint Peter Verona, also known as Peter Martyr or Peter of Verona, was born in 1205 in Verona, Italy. He was the son of Catharist heretics, but he received a Catholic education in a Catholic school...

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 midwives

Dear patron saints of midwives, 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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