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Patron Saints of miners

10 saints serve as patrons of miners.

Saint Andrew The Apostle

Saint Andrew The Apostle

Feast: November 30

Saint Andrew The Apostle, also known as the First Apostle, was born in Bethsaida, Galilee. He was a fisherman by trade and the brother of Simon Peter. Andrew initially followed John the Baptist and...

Saint Anne

Saint Anne

Feast: July 26

Saint Anne is widely recognized as the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the grandmother of Jesus Christ. She was the wife of Saint Joachim and, according to tradition, they were a well-off...

Saint Antiochus of Sulci

Saint Antiochus of Sulci

Feast: December 13

Saint Antiochus of Sulci, also known as Antiochus of Plumbaria or Antioco, was a dedicated physician and evangelist who tirelessly spread the teachings of Christianity in the regions of Galatia and...

Saint Barbara

Saint Barbara

Feast: December 4

Martyr

Saint Barbara, also known as Barbe, was a legendary Catholic Saint who lived during the 3rd century in Nicomedia, now modern-day Turkey. Although her story is considered legend, her hagiography has...

Saint Eligius of Noyon

Saint Eligius of Noyon

Feast: December 1

Saint Eligius of Noyon, also known as Alar, Elaere, Elar, Elard, Eler, Eloi, Eloy, Eloye, Iler, Loie, Loije, and Loy, was born in 588 in Catelat, near Limoges, France. He was the son of Eucherius and...

Saint Erhard of Regensburg

Saint Erhard of Regensburg

Feast: January 8

Saint Erhard of Regensburg, also known as Erhard of Ratisbon, Erhard of Ardagh, Erhard of Bavaria, Erhard of Sax, Erhard the Scot, Erhard Scoticus, Albert of…., Eberhard of…., Eberhardus of….,...

Saint Genuinus of Sabion

Saint Genuinus of Sabion

Feast: February 5

Saint Genuinus of Sabion, also known as Genuino, Ingenium, Ingenuin, Ingenuino, Ingenuinus, Ingwin, or Jenewein, was a prominent figure in the Catholic Church during the 6th century. Born in the...

Saint Leonard of Noblac

Saint Leonard of Noblac

Feast: November 6

Saint Leonard of Noblac, also known as Leonard of Noblet, Leonard of Noblat, Leonard of Limoges, Leonard of Limousin, Leonardo, Leonhard, Lienard, Linhart, Léonard, and Leonardo Nobiliacum, was born...

Saint Patrick

Saint Patrick

Feast: March 17

Saint Patrick, also known as the Apostle of Ireland, was born as Maewyn Succat between 387 and 390 in Scotland. At the age of 16, he was kidnapped from the British mainland and taken to Ireland as a...

Saint Piran

Saint Piran

Feast: March 5

Saint Piran, also known as Peran, Perran, Pyran, and Piranus, was a revered Catholic saint. Although details about his family origin remain obscure, tradition suggests that he hailed from Ireland....

Prayer for the Intercession of the Patron Saints of miners

Dear patron saints of miners, 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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