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Patron Saints of pregnant women

14 saints serve as patrons of pregnant women.

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 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 Balsamia of Reims

Saint Balsamia of Reims

Feast: October 27

Saint Balsamia of Reims, also known as Balsamie, was a married lay woman who lived in 5th century France. While much of her life remains shrouded in historical uncertainty, her spiritual journey and...

Saint Dominic of Silos

Saint Dominic of Silos

Feast: December 20

Saint Dominic of Silos, also known as Dominic of Sylo or Domingo, was born in the year 1000 to a peasant family in Cañas, Navarre, Spain. In his youth, he worked as a shepherd, but he felt a calling...

Saint Elizabeth of The Visitation

Saint Elizabeth of The Visitation

Feast: September 23

Saint Elizabeth of the Visitation, also known as Saint Elizabeth of the Holy Trinity, was a prominent figure in the New Testament and a revered saint in the Catholic Church. Born in the 1st century...

Saint Eulalia of Barcelona

Saint Eulalia of Barcelona

Feast: February 12

Martyr

Saint Eulalia of Barcelona, also known as Aulaire, Aulazia, Aulazie, Auzalie, Elalia, Eulalie, Eulària, Occille, Olacie, Olaia, Olaille, Olaire, Olalla, and Ollala, was born around the year 290 in...

Saint Gerard Majella

Saint Gerard Majella

Feast: October 16

Saint Gerard Majella, also known as Geraldo Magela or Gerardo Maiella, was born on April 23, 1725, in the town of Muro, Italy. He was the son of a tailor who unfortunately passed away when Gerard was...

Saint Gianna Beretta Molla

Saint Gianna Beretta Molla

Feast: April 28

Saint Gianna Beretta Molla, also known as Gianna Beretta or Gianna Molla, was born on October 4, 1922, in Magenta, Milan, Italy. She was the tenth of thirteen children born to Alberto and Maria...

Saint Joseph

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 Margaret of Antioch

Saint Margaret of Antioch

Feast: July 20

Saint Margaret of Antioch, also known as Margaret of the Latins, Margherita, Marina, Margaritha, Marine, and Margaretha, is a Virgin and martyr whose story is primarily known through a collection of...

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...

Saint Silvia of Rome

Saint Silvia of Rome

Feast: November 3

Saint Silvia of Rome was a devout Catholic woman who lived during the 6th century. Born around the year 515, in either Rome or Sicily (records vary), Silvia was the sister of Saint Tarsilla. She was...

Saint Ulric of Augsburg

Saint Ulric of Augsburg

Feast: July 4

Saint Ulric of Augsburg, also known as Ulric of Augusta, was born in 890 in Kyburg, Zurich, Switzerland. He was the son of Count Hucpald and Thetbirga and was related to the dukes of Alamannia and...

Prayer for the Intercession of the Patron Saints of pregnant women

Dear patron saints of pregnant women, 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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