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Patron Saints of poor people

22 saints serve as patrons of poor people.

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 Anthony of Padua

Saint Anthony of Padua

Feast: June 13

Saint Anthony of Padua, also known as Antonio da Padova, António de Lisboa, and the Evangelical Doctor, was born in Lisbon, Portugal in 1195. He was born into a wealthy family, who desired for him to...

Saint Armogastes of Africa

Saint Armogastes of Africa

Feast: March 29

Saint Armogastes of Africa, also known as "Armogastes the Martyr," was a devout servant of Theodoric, the son of the Arian Vandal King Genseric. Born during the tumultuous time of religious tension...

Saint Bernadette of Lourdes

Saint Bernadette of Lourdes

Feast: April 16

Saint Bernadette of Lourdes, also known as Bernada, Bernardetta, Bernardette Soubirous, Bernardette, Maria Bernadette, Marie Bernarde, and the Sleeping Saint of Nevers, was born on 7 January 1844 in...

Saint Cuthman

Saint Cuthman

Feast: February 8

Saint Cuthman, also known as Cuthmann, Cutmano, or Cutmanus, was a poor but pious youth who hailed from the southern region of England. Born in the 9th century, he faced numerous challenges in his...

Saint Ferdinand III    of Castille

Saint Ferdinand III of Castille

Feast: May 30

Saint Ferdinand III of Castille, also known as Ferdinand the Saint, was born in 1198 near Salamanca, Spain. He was the son of Alfonso IX, the King of Leon, and Berengaria, the daughter of King...

Saint Germaine Cousin

Saint Germaine Cousin

Feast: June 15

Saint Germaine Cousin, born to Laurent Cousin, a farm laborer, and Marie Laroche, endured profound hardship from infancy. Her mother died when she was very young, leaving her vulnerable. Suffering...

Saint Gertrude of Nivelles

Saint Gertrude of Nivelles

Feast: March 17

Saint Gertrude of Nivelles, also known as Gertrude of Landen, was born in the year 626 in the town of Landen, Belgium. She was the younger daughter of Saint Pepin of Landen, a nobleman, and Saint Ida...

Saint Giles

Saint Giles

Feast: September 1

St. Giles, also known as Aegidius, Aegidus, Aigeides, Aigigios, Egidio, Egidius, Egydius, Gil, Gilg, Gilgen, Gilgian, Gilles, Ilg, Ilgen, Jilg, was born into a wealthy noble family in Athens, Greece....

Saint Lawrence of Rome

Saint Lawrence of Rome

Feast: August 10

Saint Lawrence of Rome, also known as Laurence, Laurentius, Lorenço, and Lorenzo, was a third-century archdeacon of Rome. He was a devout Christian who dedicated his life to caring for the poor, the...

Saint Lucy of Syracuse

Saint Lucy of Syracuse

Feast: December 13

Saint Lucy of Syracuse, also known as Lucia or Lucie, was a rich and young Christian woman who hailed from a Greek ancestry. She was raised in a devoutly religious family and dedicated her life to...

Saint Macrina The Elder

Saint Macrina The Elder

Feast: January 14

Saint Macrina The Elder, also known as Macrina of Caesarea, Macrina of Neo-Caesarea, Macrina the Senior, and Macrina l’Anziana, was a remarkable woman who played a significant role in the early...

Saint Marguerite Bourgeous

Saint Marguerite Bourgeous

Feast: January 12

Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys, also known as Margaret Bourgeoys or Marguerite Bourgeoys, was born on 17 April 1620 in Troyes, Aube, France. She was the sixth of twelve children born to devout parents....

Saint Maria Goretti

Saint Maria Goretti

Feast: July 6

Saint Maria Goretti, also known as "nan," was a beautiful and pious farm girl born on October 16, 1890, in Corinaldo, Ancona, Italy. She was one of six children born to Luigi Goretti and Assunta...

Saint Martin De Porres

Saint Martin De Porres

Feast: November 3

Saint Martin de Porres, also known as Martín de Porres Velázquez, was born on December 9, 1579, in Lima, Peru. He was the illegitimate son of a Spanish nobleman named Juan and a young freed black...

Saint Nicholas of Myra

Saint Nicholas of Myra

Feast: December 6

Saint Nicholas of Myra, also known as Nicholas of Bari, Nicholas of Lpnenskij, Nicholas of Lipno, Nicholas of Sarajskij, Nicholas the Miracle Worker, Klaus, Mikulas, Nikolai, Nicolaas, Nicolas,...

Saint Philomena

Saint Philomena

Feast: August 11

Martyr

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 Regina

Saint Regina

Feast: September 7

Saint Regina, also known as Regnia or Reine, was born to pagan aristocrat Clement. However, she would later become a revered Catholic saint known for her unwavering faith and martyrdom. As a child,...

Saint Saturus of Africa

Saint Saturus of Africa

Feast: March 29

Saint Saturus of Africa, also known as Saturus the Martyr, was born into a wealthy family and held the prestigious position of master of the household for the anti-Christian Arian and later pagan...

Saint Valentine of Passau

Saint Valentine of Passau

Feast: January 7

Saint Valentine of Passau, also known as Valentine of Mais, was a monk, abbot, and missionary bishop in the region of Rhaetia, which encompassed parts of modern-day Italy, Austria, and Switzerland....

Saint Verena of Zurich

Saint Verena of Zurich

Feast: September 1

Saint Verena of Zurich, also known as Verena of Zurzach and Verena of Thebes, was born into a wealthy Theban family in the mid-3rd century in Egypt. She was Baptized by Bishop Charemon and was known...

Saint Zoticus of Constantinople

Saint Zoticus of Constantinople

Feast: December 31

Saint Zoticus of Constantinople, also known as the Feeder of Orphans, was a wealthy noble Roman citizen born in Italy during the fourth century. He was a devout Christian from a young age and is...

Prayer for the Intercession of the Patron Saints of poor people

Dear patron saints of poor people, 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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