Patron Saints of orphans
9 saints serve as patrons of orphans.

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 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 Frances Xavier Cabrini
Feast: December 22
Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, also known as Francesca Saverio Cabrini, was born on July 15, 1850, in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, Lombardy, Italy. She was one of thirteen children raised on a farm and...

Saint Ivo of Kermartin
Feast: May 19
Saint Ivo of Kermartin, also known as Advocate of the Poor, Ivo Helory, and Ivo Herloi, was born on October 17, 1253, in Kermartin near Treguier, Brittany. He hailed from a wealthy Breton noble...

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 Kateri Tekakwitha
Feast: April 17
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, also known as Catherine Tekakwitha, Lily of the Mohawks, Protectress of Canada, Tegakouita, and Tegakwitha, was born in 1656 in Osserneon (Auriesville), modern New York, USA....

Saint Mamas
Feast: August 17
Saint Mamas, also known as Mammas, Mamans, Mamante, Mamede, Mamés, Mammes, Mammesius, and Mammet, was born in a prison where his parents, Saint Theodotus and Saint Rufina, were held prior to their...

Saint Philomena
Feast: August 11
Saint Philomena, also known as Filomena, Filumena, Philumena, Philomene, Thaumaturga of the Nineteenth Century, and Wonder Worker of the Nineteenth Century, is a Catholic Saint whose life remains...

Saint Pulcheria
Feast: September 10
Saint Pulcheria was the daughter of Byzantine Emperor Arcadius and Empress Eudoxia. When her father died, the fifteen-year-old princess became regent of the empire on July 4, 414, governing until her...
Prayer for the Intercession of the Patron Saints of orphans
Dear patron saints of orphans, 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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