Patron Saints of sailors
25 saints serve as patrons of sailors.

Pope Saint Clement I
Feast: November 23
Pope Saint Clement I, also known as Clement of Rome, was a significant figure in early Christianity. Born in Rome, Italy, Pope Saint Clement I was brought to the faith either by Saint Peter or Saint...

Saint Adjutor of Vernon
Feast: April 30
Saint Adjutor of Vernon, also known as Adjoutr, Ajutre, or Ayutre, was a brave and devout Norman knight who lived during the tumultuous times of the First Crusade. Born in Normandy, a part of...

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 Barbara
Feast: December 4
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 Botulph of Ikanhoe
Feast: June 17
Saint Botulph of Ikanhoe, also known as Botolph or Botwulf, was born in East Anglia around the year 610. He came from a Christian Saxon noble family and was the brother of Saint Adolph of Utrecht....

Saint Brendan The Navigator
Feast: May 16
Saint Brendan The Navigator, also known as Brendan the Voyager, Brendan McFinlugh, Brendan of Clonfert, Brendan of Cluain Ferta, Borodon, Brandan, Brendain, Breandan, was a renowned Catholic saint...

Saint Brigid of Ireland
Feast: February 1
Saint Brigid of Ireland, born in the fifth century to Dubtach, a pagan Scottish king of Leinster, and Brocca, a Christian Pictish slave baptized by Saint Patrick, entered the world under...

Saint Budoc of Brittany
Feast: December 9
Saint Budoc of Brittany, also known by various other names such as Budoc of Dol, Beuzec, Beuzeg, Beuzegig, Bozeg, Bozel, Budeaux, Budeg, Budeux, Budock, Budog, Budogan, Budok, Budokus, and Buoc, was...

Saint Christopher
Feast: July 25
Saint Christopher, also known as Christobal, Christoval, Cristobal, Kester, Kitt, Kitts, or Offero, was a third-century martyr who lived during the persecutions of Decius. While little is known for...

Saint Cuthbert of Lindisfarne
Feast: March 20
Saint Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, also known as Thaumaturgus of England or Wonder-Worker of England, was born in 634 somewhere in the British Isles. Orphaned at an early age, he worked as a shepherd...

Saint Erasmus of Formiae
Feast: June 2
Saint Erasmus of Formiae, also known as Saint Elmo, was a bishop of Formiae in Campagna, Italy during the early 4th century. He is revered as a martyr and is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers in the...

Saint Eulalia of Barcelona
Feast: February 12
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 Francis of Paola
Feast: April 2
Saint Francis of Paola, also known as Franciscus de Paula, Francis the Fire Handler, Francesco di Paola, and Francisco de Paula, was born on March 27, 1416, in Paola, Calabria, Kingdom of Italy (part...

Saint Ginés De La Jara
Feast: August 25
Saint Ginés De La Jara, also known as Ginés de la Xara, Ginés el Franco, and Genesius Sciarensis, was a holy man believed to have lived as a hermit in the vicinity of modern-day Cartagena, Spain,...

Saint Gulstan
Feast: November 27
Saint Gulstan, also known by various names such as Constans, Goustan, Guistano, Gulstanus, Gunstan, Gustan, Gustano, and Gustavo, was a remarkable Catholic saint associated with the maritime...

Saint Hardoin of Brittany
Feast: November 29
Saint Hardoin of Brittany, also known by various names such as Hardoin of St-Paul-de-Leon, Hardouin, Harduinus, Hoardon, Hoardonus, Hoarzon, Hoarzonus, Hoiarn-don, Hoierdonus, Holeardonus,...

Saint Isidore of Chios
Feast: May 14
Saint Isidore of Chios, also known as Isidore the Sailor, was a courageous and devout Christian who played a pivotal role in bringing Christianity to the Greek island of Chios. Born in Alexandria,...

Saint Jodocus
Feast: December 13
Saint Jodocus, also known as Giudoco, Iodocus, Jodoc, Joost, and various other variations of his name, was a seventh-century king in Brittany. He was born as the son of King Juthael of Amorica....

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 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 Nicholas of Tolentino
Feast: September 10
Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, also known as Niccolò da Tolentino, Nicola da Tolentino, and Nicolás de Tolentino, is a beloved Catholic saint who is revered as the patron of Holy Souls. He was born in...

Saint Peter Gonzales
Feast: April 14
Saint Peter Gonzales, also known as Elm, Elmo, Erasmus, Pedro, Pietro, Telm, and Telmo, was born in 1190 in Astorga, Spain. He hailed from the Castilian nobility and spent his youth indulging in...

Saint Phocas The Gardener
Feast: July 23
Saint Phocas The Gardener, also known as Phocas of Hovenier, Phocas of Sinope, Phocas the Martyr, Foca, Focas, or Fokas, was a devout Christian who lived during the early 4th century. While not much...

Saint Spyridon of Cyprus
Feast: December 12
Saint Spyridon of Cyprus, also known as Spyridon of Corfu, Korfu, Kerkyra, Tremithus, Trimithon, the Wonder Worker, Thaumaturgos, Spiridion, and Spiridione, was a highly regarded saint in the...

Saint Walburga
Feast: February 25
Saint Walburga, also known by various names such as Auboué, Bugga, Valborg, and Walpurga, was born around 710 in Devonshire, Wessex, England. She came from a noble family, being the daughter of Saint...
Prayer for the Intercession of the Patron Saints of sailors
Dear patron saints of sailors, 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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