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Patron Saints of Parents of large families

9 saints serve as patrons of parents of large families.

Saint Adalbald of Ostrevant

Saint Adalbald of Ostrevant

Feast: February 2

Saint Adalbald of Ostrevant, also known as Adalbald d'Ostrevant, Adalbald of Douai, Adalbaldus, Albold, Adelbald, Adalbade, and Adalbaud, was born into the noble family of Flanders in Belgium. He was...

Saint Adelaide of Burgundy

Saint Adelaide of Burgundy

Feast: December 16

Saint Adelaide of Burgundy, also known as Adelaide of Italy or Adelheid, was born in around 931 in the kingdom of Burgundy, which is now modern-day Burgundy, France. She was the daughter of King...

Saint Clotilde

Saint Clotilde

Feast: June 3

Saint Clotilde, also known by various names such as Chlodechildis, Chrodechildis, Clothilde, and Clotichilda, was born in 475 in Lyons, France. As the daughter of King Chilperic of Burgundy, she was...

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 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 Margaret of Scotland

Saint Margaret of Scotland

Feast: November 16

Saint Margaret of Scotland, also known as Margaret of Wessex, was born around 1045 in Hungary. She was the granddaughter of King Edmund Ironside of England and the great-niece of Saint Stephen of...

Saint Nicholas of Flüe

Saint Nicholas of Flüe

Feast: March 21

Saint Nicholas of Flüe, also known as Brother Klaus, Bruder Klaus, Nicholas von Flüe, or Niklaus von Flüe, was born on March 21, 1417, in Sachseln, Canton Unterwalden, situated near Lake Lucerne in...

Saint Richard Gwyn

Saint Richard Gwyn

Feast: October 17

Saint Richard Gwyn (c. 1537–1584) was a Welsh Catholic martyr and teacher whose life exemplified unwavering fidelity to the Faith. Born in the Welsh border town of Ruthin, he received his education...

Saint Vladimir I of Kiev

Saint Vladimir I of Kiev

Feast: July 15

Saint Vladimir I of Kiev, also known as Svyatoy Vladimir, Vladimir Svyatoslavich, Vladimir the Great, and Vladimir Veliky, was born in 956 in Kiev, the capital of the Kievan Rus. He was the grandson...

Prayer for the Intercession of the Patron Saints of Parents of large families

Dear patron saints of parents of large families, 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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