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Patron Saints of prisoners

12 saints serve as patrons of prisoners.

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 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 Beatrice Da Silva Meneses

Saint Beatrice Da Silva Meneses

Feast: August 17

Saint Beatrice Da Silva Meneses, also known as Brites, Beatrix da Silva, or Beatriz da Silva Meneses, was born in 1424 in Campo Maior, Portalegre, Portugal. She hailed from a noble family and was the...

Saint Daniel of Padua

Saint Daniel of Padua

Feast: January 3

Martyr

Saint Daniel of Padua, also known as Saint Daniel, was a Jewish convert and a devoted follower of Saint Prosdocimus of Padua. He served as a deacon and accompanied Saint Prosdocimus on his missionary...

Saint Dismas

Saint Dismas

Feast: March 25

Saint Dismas, also known as The Good Rogue, The Good Thief, The Penitent Thief, Demas, Desmas, Dimas, Disma, Dysmas, Rach, Titus, and Zoatham, is honored by the Catholic Church as the repentant thief...

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 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 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 Giuseppe Cafasso

Saint Giuseppe Cafasso

Feast: June 23

Saint Giuseppe Cafasso, born on January 15, 1811, in Castelnuovo d'Asti, Italy, was a remarkable Catholic Saint who dedicated his life to serving others and uplifting the marginalized. Despite being...

Saint Jacinta Marto

Saint Jacinta Marto

Feast: February 20

Saint Jacinta Marto, also known as simply "Jacinta," was a young visionary who experienced the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Fatima, Portugal, in 1917. Born on March 11, 1910, in...

Saint Joan of Arc

Saint Joan of Arc

Feast: May 30

Saint Joan of Arc, also known as Jean D'arc, Jeanne d'Arc, Jehanne Darc, and the Maid of Orleans, was born on January 6, 1412, in Greux-Domremy, Lorraine, France. She was the daughter of Jacques...

Saint John The Baptist

Saint John The Baptist

Feast: June 24

Saint John the Baptist, also known as Iohannes Baptista, Joannes Baptista, John the Baptizer, John the Forerunner, John, son of Zachary, Juan Bautista, and Yochanan ben Zecharyah, was a prominent...

Prayer for the Intercession of the Patron Saints of prisoners

Dear patron saints of prisoners, 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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