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Patron saints
A patron is a saint or blessed the faithful have long asked to pray for a particular need, place, trade or state of life. This index holds 598 causes drawn from the register, each opening to the saints and blesseds named for it. Begin with a cause, with the most invoked, or by letter.
Most invoked
Against fever48 saints and blessedsSick people47 saints and blessedsWidows47 saints and blessedsMartyrs33 saints and blessedsAgainst plague30 saints and blessedsAgainst sickness30 saints and blessedsSailors28 saints and blessedsAgainst epilepsy27 saints and blessedsAgainst bodily ills26 saints and blessedsAgainst headaches25 saints and blessedsAgainst storms25 saints and blessedsDifficult marriages25 saints and blesseds
Invoked against, and for
105 patronages
Against alcoholism4 saints and blessedsAgainst arthritis4 saints and blessedsAgainst barrenness3 saints and blessedsAgainst blindness9 saints and blessedsAgainst bodily ills26 saints and blessedsAgainst breast cancer4 saints and blessedsAgainst cancer10 saints and blessedsAgainst cattle diseases3 saints and blessedsAgainst childhood diseases3 saints and blessedsAgainst colic5 saints and blessedsAgainst convulsions4 saints and blessedsAgainst coughs3 saints and blessedsAgainst cramps4 saints and blessedsAgainst danger at sea3 saints and blessedsAgainst deafness6 saints and blessedsAgainst death of children3 saints and blessedsAgainst demonic possession3 saints and blessedsAgainst diseases of cattle3 saints and blessedsAgainst dog bites3 saints and blessedsAgainst dropsy3 saints and blessedsAgainst drought16 saints and blessedsAgainst drowning5 saints and blessedsAgainst dysentery5 saints and blessedsAgainst earthquakes7 saints and blessedsAgainst epidemics5 saints and blessedsAgainst epilepsy27 saints and blessedsAgainst erysipelas4 saints and blessedsAgainst evil spirits4 saints and blessedsAgainst eye disease8 saints and blessedsAgainst eye diseases7 saints and blessedsAgainst eye problems8 saints and blessedsAgainst faintness4 saints and blessedsAgainst famine6 saints and blessedsAgainst fever48 saints and blessedsAgainst fire19 saints and blessedsAgainst flood5 saints and blessedsAgainst floods6 saints and blessedsAgainst foot problems3 saints and blessedsAgainst frenzy3 saints and blessedsAgainst gall stones4 saints and blessedsAgainst gout14 saints and blessedsAgainst hail4 saints and blessedsAgainst hailstorms7 saints and blessedsAgainst headaches25 saints and blessedsAgainst hernia3 saints and blessedsAgainst hernias5 saints and blessedsAgainst hydrophobia7 saints and blessedsAgainst illness15 saints and blessedsAgainst impoverishment8 saints and blessedsAgainst in-law problems7 saints and blessedsAgainst infertility4 saints and blessedsAgainst insanity12 saints and blessedsAgainst insect bites3 saints and blessedsAgainst insects3 saints and blessedsAgainst intestinal disorders3 saints and blessedsAgainst kidney disease5 saints and blessedsAgainst kidney stones5 saints and blessedsAgainst leprosy8 saints and blessedsAgainst lightning14 saints and blessedsAgainst loss of parents4 saints and blessedsAgainst mad dogs7 saints and blessedsAgainst mental disorders4 saints and blessedsAgainst mental illness17 saints and blessedsAgainst mice4 saints and blessedsAgainst migraine3 saints and blessedsAgainst migraines3 saints and blessedsAgainst pain4 saints and blessedsAgainst paralysis5 saints and blessedsAgainst pestilence4 saints and blessedsAgainst plague30 saints and blessedsAgainst poisoning3 saints and blessedsAgainst poverty19 saints and blessedsAgainst rabies10 saints and blessedsAgainst rain4 saints and blessedsAgainst rats3 saints and blessedsAgainst rheumatism10 saints and blessedsAgainst ruptures3 saints and blessedsAgainst scrofula3 saints and blessedsAgainst sexual temptation8 saints and blessedsAgainst sickness30 saints and blessedsAgainst skin diseases7 saints and blessedsAgainst skin rashes4 saints and blessedsAgainst slander3 saints and blessedsAgainst snake bites6 saints and blessedsAgainst snakes7 saints and blessedsAgainst sore eyes4 saints and blessedsAgainst sore throats3 saints and blessedsAgainst sterility15 saints and blessedsAgainst stomach diseases5 saints and blessedsAgainst storms25 saints and blessedsAgainst sudden death3 saints and blessedsAgainst syphilis4 saints and blessedsAgainst temptations11 saints and blessedsAgainst the death of children11 saints and blessedsAgainst the death of parents16 saints and blessedsAgainst thunder5 saints and blessedsAgainst toothache9 saints and blessedsAgainst toothaches4 saints and blessedsAgainst ulcers6 saints and blessedsAgainst vermin8 saints and blessedsAgainst whooping cough3 saints and blessedsAgainst wild beasts3 saints and blessedsFor good harvests3 saints and blessedsFor good weather6 saints and blessedsFor rain15 saints and blesseds
Patrons of people, places and works
493 patronages
By name, A to Z
A
Abandoned people7 saints and blessedsAbuse victims10 saints and blessedsAccra, Ghana, archdiocese of3 saints and blessedsAcquaformosa3 saints and blessedsActors3 saints and blessedsAdopted children3 saints and blessedsAfrican missions3 saints and blessedsAfrican-Americans3 saints and blessedsAgricultural workers9 saints and blessedsAIDS patients3 saints and blessedsAir crews3 saints and blessedsAir Forces4 saints and blessedsAircraft pilots3 saints and blessedsAlbano, Italy, diocese of3 saints and blessedsAlcira, Valencia, Spain3 saints and blessedsAlcoholics3 saints and blessedsAles-Terralba, Italy, diocese of3 saints and blessedsAlife-Caiazzo, Italy, diocese of3 saints and blessedsAltar servers3 saints and blessedsAmericas6 saints and blessedsAnimals6 saints and blessedsApologists3 saints and blessedsApothecaries7 saints and blessedsAprica3 saints and blessedsAquino-Pontecorvo, Italy, diocese of3 saints and blessedsAragon, Spain3 saints and blessedsArchconfraternity of Christian Mothers3 saints and blessedsArcheologists3 saints and blessedsArchers6 saints and blessedsArchitects4 saints and blessedsArchivists3 saints and blessedsArezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy, diocese of3 saints and blessedsArgentina3 saints and blessedsAriano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy, diocese of5 saints and blessedsArmagh, Ireland, archdiocese of3 saints and blessedsArmourers6 saints and blessedsArms manufacturers5 saints and blessedsArtists3 saints and blessedsAssisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy, diocese of3 saints and blessedsAttorneys4 saints and blessedsAugsburg, Germany, diocese of3 saints and blessedsAustralia4 saints and blessedsAustria6 saints and blessedsAuthors4 saints and blessedsAvellino, Italy, city of (given in 1220 by Ruggiero of Avellino)3 saints and blessedsAvellino, Italy, diocese of (given in 1220 by Ruggiero of Avellino)3 saints and blessedsAviators4 saints and blesseds
B
Babies5 saints and blessedsBachelors17 saints and blessedsBakers11 saints and blessedsBankers4 saints and blessedsBarbers6 saints and blessedsBarcelona, Spain4 saints and blessedsBarrel-makers7 saints and blessedsBarristers6 saints and blessedsBasket makers3 saints and blessedsBavaria, Germany4 saints and blessedsBees3 saints and blessedsBeggars5 saints and blessedsBelgium4 saints and blessedsBell ringers3 saints and blessedsBetrayal victims3 saints and blessedsBirds4 saints and blessedsBirkirkara3 saints and blessedsBisceglia, Italy3 saints and blessedsBlack missions3 saints and blessedsBlack people3 saints and blessedsBlacksmiths11 saints and blessedsBlind people15 saints and blessedsBoatmen20 saints and blessedsBodily ills4 saints and blessedsBohemia10 saints and blessedsBolzano-Bressanone, Italy, diocese of3 saints and blessedsBook sellers3 saints and blessedsBookbinders8 saints and blessedsBrentwood, England3 saints and blessedsBrescia, Italy3 saints and blessedsBrewers12 saints and blessedsBrides14 saints and blessedsBridge builders3 saints and blessedsBrixen, Italy, diocese of4 saints and blessedsBrno, Czechia, city of4 saints and blessedsBuilders6 saints and blessedsButchers11 saints and blessedsButlers3 saints and blesseds
C
Cabinetmakers3 saints and blessedsCamerino-San Severino Marche, Italy, diocese of3 saints and blessedsCanada6 saints and blessedsCancer patients4 saints and blessedsCandle makers5 saints and blessedsCanonists3 saints and blessedsCaptives8 saints and blessedsCarinthia, Austria3 saints and blessedsCarloforte3 saints and blessedsCarovigno3 saints and blessedsCarpenters10 saints and blessedsCartigliano, Italy3 saints and blessedsCasalnuovo di Napoli3 saints and blessedsCaselette, Italy4 saints and blessedsCastiglione in Teverina3 saints and blessedsCatechists4 saints and blessedsCatholic Action3 saints and blessedsCatholic press3 saints and blessedsCattle16 saints and blessedsCemetery workers3 saints and blessedsCentral America3 saints and blessedsCerignola3 saints and blessedsCeylon3 saints and blessedsChandlers3 saints and blessedsCharcoal burners4 saints and blessedsCharitable workers3 saints and blessedsCharities3 saints and blessedsCheyenne, Wyoming, diocese of3 saints and blessedsChild abuse victims4 saints and blessedsChildbirth7 saints and blessedsChildless people6 saints and blessedsChildren22 saints and blessedsChildren learning to walk4 saints and blessedsChildren of Mary3 saints and blessedsChildren whose parents are not married3 saints and blessedsChile3 saints and blessedsChina3 saints and blessedsCincinnati, Ohio, archdiocese of3 saints and blessedsCistercian Order3 saints and blessedsCoachmen3 saints and blessedsCobblers10 saints and blessedsCobblers, shoemakers3 saints and blessedsCoffee house keepers3 saints and blessedsCoffee house owners3 saints and blessedsColleges3 saints and blessedsCologne, Germany5 saints and blessedsComedians3 saints and blessedsComediennes3 saints and blessedsConfectioners5 saints and blessedsConfessors3 saints and blessedsConstantinople4 saints and blessedsConstruction workers7 saints and blessedsConverts23 saints and blessedsConvulsive children3 saints and blessedsCooks4 saints and blessedsCoopers8 saints and blessedsCoppersmiths4 saints and blessedsCorsica4 saints and blessedsCowherds3 saints and blessedsCraftsmen3 saints and blessedsCredera Rubbiano, Italy3 saints and blessedsCrusaders4 saints and blessedsCutlers3 saints and blessedsCzech Republic8 saints and blessedsCzechoslovakia3 saints and blesseds
D
Dalmatia3 saints and blessedsDancers3 saints and blessedsDeacons3 saints and blessedsDeaf people6 saints and blessedsDeath of children8 saints and blessedsDesperate causes4 saints and blessedsDifficult marriages25 saints and blessedsDisabled people10 saints and blessedsDisappointing children4 saints and blessedsDiseased cattle3 saints and blessedsDiso3 saints and blessedsDistillers3 saints and blessedsDivorced people3 saints and blessedsDoctors4 saints and blessedsDogs3 saints and blessedsDomestic animals6 saints and blessedsDominican Republic3 saints and blessedsDrapers3 saints and blessedsDrought relief3 saints and blessedsDrowning victims3 saints and blessedsDruggists7 saints and blessedsDying people12 saints and blesseds
E
Ecumenism3 saints and blessedsEducators7 saints and blessedsEmbroiderers4 saints and blessedsEmpresses3 saints and blessedsEngaged couples3 saints and blessedsEngland5 saints and blessedsEngravers3 saints and blessedsEpileptics20 saints and blessedsEquestrians4 saints and blessedsExiles13 saints and blessedsExpectant mothers7 saints and blessedsEyes8 saints and blesseds
F
Falsely accused people16 saints and blessedsFamilies3 saints and blessedsFarm workers11 saints and blessedsFarmers19 saints and blessedsField hands6 saints and blessedsFire prevention5 saints and blessedsFirefighters6 saints and blessedsFish dealers4 saints and blessedsFishermen10 saints and blessedsFishmongers3 saints and blessedsFlanders, Belgium4 saints and blessedsFlorence4 saints and blessedsFlorence, Italy4 saints and blessedsFlorists5 saints and blessedsForgotten causes5 saints and blessedsFragalata, Sicily3 saints and blessedsFrance6 saints and blessedsFreising, Germany4 saints and blessedsFullers3 saints and blessedsFurriers3 saints and blesseds
G
Gardeners17 saints and blessedsGeese3 saints and blessedsGeorgia3 saints and blessedsGermany8 saints and blessedsGhent, Belgium5 saints and blessedsGirls6 saints and blessedsGlaziers5 saints and blessedsGlove makers5 saints and blessedsGold workers5 saints and blessedsGoldsmiths8 saints and blessedsGout3 saints and blessedsGravediggers5 saints and blessedsGreece4 saints and blessedsGrocers3 saints and blessedsGuardians3 saints and blessedsGuatemala3 saints and blesseds
H
Hairdressers5 saints and blessedsHandicapped people9 saints and blessedsHappy marriages3 saints and blessedsHarness makers4 saints and blessedsHarvests5 saints and blessedsHat makers3 saints and blessedsHatmakers3 saints and blessedsHatters6 saints and blessedsHermits3 saints and blessedsHoboes5 saints and blessedsHoly death3 saints and blessedsHomeless people5 saints and blessedsHomemakers4 saints and blessedsHorses13 saints and blessedsHospital workers4 saints and blessedsHospitals8 saints and blessedsHotel-keepers5 saints and blessedsHousemaids3 saints and blessedsHousewives3 saints and blessedsHungary5 saints and blessedsHusbandmen7 saints and blesseds
I
Immigrants3 saints and blessedsImpossible causes5 saints and blessedsImprisoned people6 saints and blessedsIn-law problems4 saints and blessedsIncest victims3 saints and blessedsIndia5 saints and blessedsInfants3 saints and blessedsInnkeepers9 saints and blessedsInstitute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest4 saints and blessedsIreland6 saints and blessedsIstanbul, Turkey3 saints and blessedsItaly6 saints and blesseds
K
L
Laborers6 saints and blessedsLace makers7 saints and blessedsLace workers9 saints and blessedsLancaster, England, diocese of3 saints and blessedsLarge families7 saints and blessedsLaundry workers5 saints and blessedsLawyers11 saints and blessedsLearning4 saints and blessedsLeather workers3 saints and blessedsLentini, Sicily, Italy3 saints and blessedsLepers7 saints and blessedsLibrarians3 saints and blessedsLibraries3 saints and blessedsLithuania5 saints and blessedsLivestock14 saints and blessedsLocksmiths5 saints and blessedsLoss of parents11 saints and blessedsLost articles6 saints and blessedsLost causes5 saints and blessedsLucca, Italy3 saints and blessedsLuxembourg4 saints and blesseds
M
Macedonia3 saints and blessedsMadrid, Spain4 saints and blessedsMaidens3 saints and blessedsMaids5 saints and blessedsMalta4 saints and blessedsManservants3 saints and blessedsMariners21 saints and blessedsMartyrs33 saints and blessedsMasons8 saints and blessedsMentally ill people14 saints and blessedsMerchants6 saints and blessedsMercogliano, Italy3 saints and blessedsMerida, Spain3 saints and blessedsMexico3 saints and blessedsMidwives9 saints and blessedsMilan4 saints and blessedsMilitary ordinariate of the Philippines3 saints and blessedsMillers9 saints and blessedsMilliners4 saints and blessedsMiners10 saints and blessedsMongiuffi Melia3 saints and blessedsMonks3 saints and blessedsMoravia3 saints and blessedsMoscow, Russia3 saints and blessedsMothers6 saints and blessedsMotorcyclists3 saints and blessedsMotorists5 saints and blessedsMusicians9 saints and blesseds
N
Naples3 saints and blessedsNaples, Italy6 saints and blessedsNavarre, Spain3 saints and blessedsNavigators5 saints and blessedsNeedle makers3 saints and blessedsNeedle workers3 saints and blessedsNegroes3 saints and blessedsNetherlands4 saints and blessedsNew World3 saints and blessedsNew Zealand3 saints and blessedsNewborn babies3 saints and blessedsNotaries7 saints and blessedsNuns5 saints and blessedsNurses10 saints and blesseds
P
Painters5 saints and blessedsPalermo3 saints and blessedsParaguay4 saints and blessedsParenthood5 saints and blessedsParents of large families11 saints and blessedsParish missions3 saints and blessedsPastry chefs3 saints and blessedsPaupers6 saints and blessedsPeasants6 saints and blessedsPenitent women4 saints and blessedsPeople in exile5 saints and blessedsPeople rejected by religious orders11 saints and blessedsPeople ridiculed for their piety24 saints and blessedsPeru4 saints and blessedsPharmacists10 saints and blessedsPhilosophers4 saints and blessedsPhysically challenged people9 saints and blessedsPhysicians5 saints and blessedsPilgrims14 saints and blessedsPitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello, Italy, diocese of3 saints and blessedsPlaying card manufacturers3 saints and blessedsPoets5 saints and blessedsPoland12 saints and blessedsPontifical Swiss Guards4 saints and blessedsPoor Clares3 saints and blessedsPoor people24 saints and blessedsPorters7 saints and blessedsPortugal6 saints and blessedsPossessed people8 saints and blessedsPotters8 saints and blessedsPoultry3 saints and blessedsPrague, Czech Republic, archdiocese of3 saints and blessedsPreachers3 saints and blessedsPregnant women16 saints and blessedsPrinces4 saints and blessedsPrinters6 saints and blessedsPrisoners25 saints and blessedsProtection of crops3 saints and blessedsPrussia5 saints and blessedsPublishers5 saints and blesseds
R
Rape victims9 saints and blessedsReformed murderers3 saints and blessedsReformed prostitutes3 saints and blessedsRelief from pestilence6 saints and blessedsRestauranteurs3 saints and blessedsRiders4 saints and blessedsRipacandida, Italy3 saints and blessedsRivalta di Torino3 saints and blessedsRodì Milici3 saints and blessedsRome4 saints and blessedsRome, Italy3 saints and blessedsRunaways4 saints and blessedsRussia9 saints and blesseds
S
Saddle makers6 saints and blessedsSaddlers7 saints and blessedsSailors28 saints and blessedsSalzburg, Austria3 saints and blessedsSan Gimignano, Italy3 saints and blessedsSan Marco in Lamis3 saints and blessedsSardinia4 saints and blessedsSassari, archdiocese of3 saints and blessedsSassari, city of3 saints and blessedsSawmen4 saints and blessedsSawyers4 saints and blessedsSaxony4 saints and blessedsScholars5 saints and blessedsSchoolchildren10 saints and blessedsSchools3 saints and blessedsScotland5 saints and blessedsSculptors7 saints and blessedsSeamstresses4 saints and blessedsSecretaries3 saints and blessedsSegovia, Spain4 saints and blessedsSeparated spouses5 saints and blessedsSerbia3 saints and blessedsSerravalle-Sesia3 saints and blessedsServants7 saints and blessedsServers3 saints and blessedsSeville, Spain5 saints and blessedsShepherdesses5 saints and blessedsShepherds12 saints and blessedsShoemakers8 saints and blessedsSicily4 saints and blessedsSick animals3 saints and blessedsSick children10 saints and blessedsSick people47 saints and blessedsSickness3 saints and blessedsSiena, Italy3 saints and blessedsSilesia3 saints and blessedsSilk workers3 saints and blessedsSilver workers3 saints and blessedsSilversmiths5 saints and blessedsSingers5 saints and blessedsSingle laywomen12 saints and blessedsSisters of Reparation to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus4 saints and blessedsSlovakia4 saints and blessedsSmelters3 saints and blessedsSociety of the Sacred Heart3 saints and blessedsSoldiers14 saints and blessedsSora-Aquino-Pontecorvo, Italy, diocese of4 saints and blessedsSorrento, Italy3 saints and blessedsSouls in Purgatory3 saints and blessedsSpain5 saints and blessedsSpinners4 saints and blessedsSpinsters3 saints and blessedsSri Lanka3 saints and blessedsStained glass workers5 saints and blessedsStenographers4 saints and blessedsStep-parents3 saints and blessedsStone masons12 saints and blessedsStonecutters7 saints and blessedsStudents20 saints and blessedsSubiaco, Italy3 saints and blessedsSurgeons5 saints and blessedsSutera, Italy3 saints and blessedsSweden4 saints and blessedsSwitzerland3 saints and blesseds
T
Tailors12 saints and blessedsTanners10 saints and blessedsTeachers7 saints and blessedsTertiaries8 saints and blessedsTeutonic Knights3 saints and blessedsTheologians5 saints and blessedsTheology students3 saints and blessedsTile makers5 saints and blessedsTorture victims24 saints and blessedsTramps5 saints and blessedsTrappers3 saints and blessedsTravellers23 saints and blessedsTravelling merchants5 saints and blessedsTrebisacce3 saints and blessedsTrecastagni, Sicily, Italy3 saints and blessedsTurners4 saints and blesseds
U
V
Venice13 saints and blessedsVenice, Italy11 saints and blessedsVeterinarians3 saints and blessedsVictims of abuse6 saints and blessedsVictims of adultery7 saints and blessedsVictims of unfaithfulness6 saints and blessedsVilna, Lithuania3 saints and blessedsVine growers4 saints and blessedsVineyards3 saints and blessedsVintners10 saints and blesseds
W
Watermen15 saints and blessedsWeavers15 saints and blessedsWest Indies3 saints and blessedsWestphalia3 saints and blessedsWhitewashers3 saints and blessedsWidows47 saints and blessedsWine growers3 saints and blessedsWine-makers6 saints and blessedsWomen3 saints and blessedsWomen in labour8 saints and blessedsWorld Youth Day 20119 saints and blessedsWorld Youth Day 20134 saints and blessedsWorld Youth Day 20196 saints and blessedsWorld Youth Day 20239 saints and blessedsWriters3 saints and blessedsWroclaw, Poland4 saints and blesseds