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24 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...

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 Mark The Evangelist

Saint Mark The Evangelist

Feast: April 25

Saint Mark, also known as John Mark, holds a special place in Christian history as one of the early disciples and a significant figure in the spread of Christianity. Born in Jerusalem, it is believed...

Saint Maximilian Kolbe

Saint Maximilian Kolbe

Feast: August 14

Saint Maximilian Kolbe, also known as the Apostle of Consecration to Mary, was born as Raymond Kolbe on January 7, 1894, in Zdunska Wola, a town in Russian-occupied Poland. He was the second of three...

Saint Medard of Noyon

Saint Medard of Noyon

Feast: June 8

Saint Medard of Noyon, also known as Medardo or Medardus, was born around the year 456 in Salency, Picardy, France. He was the son of Nectardus, a Frankish nobleman, and Protagia, who came from...

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 Romedio of Nonsberg

Saint Romedio of Nonsberg

Feast: January 15

Saint Romedio of Nonsberg, also known as Romedio of Hohenwart, Romedio of Salzburg, Romedio of Sanzeno, Romedio of Thaur, and Romedius of various other places, was born to the noble family of the...

Saint Severinus of Noricum

Saint Severinus of Noricum

Feast: January 8

Saint Severinus of Noricum, also known as Severino of Noricum, was born to the Roman nobility in North Africa around 410. He lived a life of privilege and wealth, but at a certain point, he felt...

Saint Stephen of Obazine

Saint Stephen of Obazine

Feast: March 8

Saint Stephen of Obazine, also known as Stephen of Aubazine and Stephen of Vielzot, was a pious youth born around 1085 in Limousin, France. From an early age, he displayed great piety and a strong...

Saint Victor Maurus

Saint Victor Maurus

Feast: May 8

Saint Victor Maurus, also known as Victor of Milan, Victor the Moor, Viktor, Vittore, or Vittorio, was a soldier in the Roman Praetorian Guard. Born in the 3rd century in Mauretania, Africa, Victor...

Saint Vincent De Paul

Saint Vincent De Paul

Feast: September 27

Saint Vincent de Paul was born on April 24, 1581, in Ranquine, Gascony, near Dax, southwest France. He was born into a peasant family but showed exceptional intelligence from an early age. At the age...

Saint Walter of Pontoise

Saint Walter of Pontoise

Feast: March 23

Saint Walter of Pontoise, also known as Walter of Pontnoise, Gaucher, Gaultier, Gautier, Gualterio, and Gualtiero, was born around 1030 in Andainville, Picardy, France. He was well-educated,...

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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