Patron Saints

We can take our special needs to them and know they will listen to our prayers, intercede and pray to God with us.

Romans 8:27

And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

1 Corinthians 14:33

For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,

Accountants

• St. Matthew

Actors

• St. Genesius

Addicts

• St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe

Advertising

• St. Bernardine of Siena

African-Americans

• St. Peter Claver
• St. Martin de Porres
• St. Benedict the African

AIDS patients

• St. Peregrine Laziosi

Air travelers

• St. Joseph of Cupertino

Alcoholics

• St. Monica
• Venerable Matt Talbot

Altar servers

• St. John Berchmans

Americas

• St. Rose of Lima
• Our Lady of Guadalupe

Anesthetists

• St. Rene Goupil

Animals

• St. Francis of Assisi

Archaeologists

• St. Helen

Architects

• St. Thomas the Apostle

Art

• St. Catharine of Bologna

Artists

• St. Luke
• St. Catharine of Bologna
• Blessed Fra Angelico

Astronauts

• St. Joseph of Cupertino

Astronomers

• St. Dominic

Athletes

• St. Sebastian

Attorneys

• St. Raymond of Peñafort
• St. Thomas More

Authors

• St. Francis de Sales

Babies

• Holy Innocents

Bakers

• St. Elizabeth of Hungary
• St. Nicholas

Bankers

• St. Matthew

Baptism

• St. John the Baptist

Barbers

• St. Louis of France
• Sts. Cosmas and Damian
• St. Martin de Porres

Bee keepers

• St. Ambrose

Beggars

• St. Alexis
• St. Giles

Belgium

• Solemnity of St. Joseph

Blacksmiths

• St. Dunstan

Blind

• St. Lucy
• Raphael (Michael, Gabriel and Raphael)

Bodily ills

• Our Lady of Lourdes

Bohemia

• St. Wenceslaus

Bookkeepers

• St. Matthew

Booksellers

• St. John of God

Boy Scouts

• St. George

Boys

• St. John Bosco

Brazil

• Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

Breast disease, against

• St. Agatha

Brewers

• St. Luke
• St. Nicholas
• St. Augustine of Hippo

Bricklayers

• St. Stephen

Brides

• St. Nicholas

Broadcasters

• Gabriel (Michael, Gabriel and Raphael)

Builders

• St. Vincent Ferrer
• St. Barbara

Businessmen

• St. Homobonus

Businesswomen

• St. Margaret Clitherow

Butchers

• St. Luke
• St. Anthony the Abbot

Cab drivers

• St. Fiacre

Canada

• Solemnity of St. Joseph

Cancer patients

• St. Peregrine Laziosi

Carpenters

• Solemnity of St. Joseph

Catechists

• St. Robert Bellarmine
• St. Charles Borromeo
• St. Viator

Catechumens

• St. Robert Bellarmine
• St. Charles Borromeo

Catholic schools

• St. Thomas Aquinas

Catholic youth

• St. Aloysius Gonzaga
• St. Maria Goretti

Charities

• St. Vincent de Paul

Childbirth

• St. Gerard Majella
• St. Raymond Nonnatus

Children

• St. Nicholas

Chile

• St. James
• Our Lady of Mount Carmel

China

• Solemnity of St. Joseph

Choirboys

• St. Dominic Savio

Church

• Solemnity of St. Joseph

Civil servants

• St. Thomas More

Clergy

• St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows

Colleges

• St. Thomas Aquinas

Colombia

• St. Peter Claver
• St. Louis Bertrand

Comedians

• St. Vitus

Communication workers

• Gabriel (Michael, Gabriel and Raphael)

Computers

• St. Isidore of Seville

Construction workers

• St. Thomas the Apostle

Cooks

• St. Lawrence
• St. Thomas the Apostle

Court clerks

• St. Thomas More

Dairy workers

• St. Brigid of Kildare

Dancers

• St. Vitus

Deacons

• St. Stephen

Deafness

• St. Francis de Sales

Death

• Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael
• Solemnity of St. Joseph

Denmark

• St. Ansgar
• St. Canute

Dentists

• St. Apollonia

Desperate causes

• St. Jude (Simon and Jude)

Difficult marriages

• St. Rita of Cascia

Disabled

• St. Giles

Disasters

• St. Genevieve

Doctors

• St. Luke

Dogs

• St. Roch

Dominican Republic

• St. Dominic

Drivers

• St. Fiacre

Drug addiction

• St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe

Earaches

• St. Polycarp

Earthquakes

• St. Francis Borgia

Ecology

• St. Francis of Assisi

Editors

• St. John Bosco

Engineers

• St. Patrick
• St. Ferdinand III

England

• St. Gregory the Great
• St. George
• St. Augustine of Canterbury

Epilepsy

• St. Vitus
• St. Dymphna
• St. Willibrord

Europe

• St. Bridget
• St. Catherine of Siena
• St. Benedict

Eye disorders

• St. Clare
• St. Lucy

Falsely accused

• St. Raymond Nonnatus

Farmers

• St. Isidore the Farmer

Fathers

• Solemnity of St. Joseph

Firefighters

• St. John of God
• St. Florian

Fishermen

• St. Andrew
• St. Peter (Peter and Paul)

Florists

• St. Rose of Lima
• St. Thérèse of Lisieux
• St. Dorothy

Foundry workers

• St. Agatha

Gambling, compulsive behavior

• St. Bernardine of Siena

Gardeners

• St. Fiacre
• St. Adelard

Germany

• Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael
• St. Peter Canisius
• St. George
• St. Boniface

Girls

• St. Agnes
• St. Maria Goretti

Grandparents

• Sts. Ann and Joachim

Gravediggers

• St. Anthony the Abbot

Greece

• St. Andrew
• St. Nicholas

Greetings

• St. Valentine

Grocers

• Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael

Grooms

• St. Louis of France
• St. Nicholas

Gypsies

• Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla

Hairdressers

• St. Martin de Porres

Happy death

• Solemnity of St. Joseph

Headaches

• St. Teresa of Avila

Heart patients

• St. John of God

Homeless

• St. Benedict Joseph Labre

Horses

• St. Martin of Tours

Hospital administrators

• St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

Hospitals

• St. John of God
• St. Camillus de Lellis

Hotel keepers

• St. Amand

Housewives

• St. Martha
• Sts. Ann and Joachim

Hungary

• St. Stephen
• St. Gerard

Hunters

• St. Hubert
• St. Eustachius

Immigrants

• St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

Impossible causes

• St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
• St. Rita of Cascia

Infertility

• St. Rita of Cascia
• St. Philomena

Insanity

• St. Dymphna

Internet

• St. Isidore of Seville

Invalids

• St. Roch

Ireland

• St. Patrick
• St. Brigid of Kildare
• St. Columba

Italy

• St. Francis of Assisi
• St. Catherine of Siena
• St. Bernardine of Siena

Japan

• St. Francis Xavier
• St. Peter Baptist and Companions

Jewelers

• St. Eligius

Jordan

• St. John the Baptist

Journalists

• St. Francis de Sales

Judges

• St. John of Capistrano

Juvenile delinquents

• St. Dominic Savio

Kidney disease

• St. Benedict

Knee problems

• St. Roch

Laborers

• St. James
• St. Isidore the Farmer

Latin America

• St. Rose of Lima

Lawyers

• St. Raymond of Peñafort
• St. Thomas More

Learning

• St. Ambrose

Librarians

• St. Jerome

Lithuania

• St. Casimir

Longevity

• St. Peter (Peter and Paul)

Loss of parents

• St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Lost items

• St. Anthony of Padua

Lovers

• St. Valentine

Maids, domestic workers

• St. Zita of Lucca

Married women

• St. Monica

Medical technicians

• St. Albert the Great

Mentally ill

• St. Dymphna

Merchants

• St. Francis of Assisi
• St. Nicholas

Messengers

• Gabriel (Michael, Gabriel and Raphael)

Metal workers

• St. Eligius

Mexico

• Our Lady of Guadalupe

Midwives

• St. Raymond Nonnatus

Military members

• St. Joan of Arc

Miscarriage, prevention of

• St. Catherine of Sweden

Missionaries

• St. Thérèse of Lisieux
• St. Francis Xavier

Monks

• St. John the Baptist

Mothers

• St. Monica

Motorists

• St. Frances of Rome

Musicians

• St. Cecilia

Mystics

• St. John of the Cross

Netherlands

• St. Willibrord

Neurological diseases

• St. Dymphna

Nicaragua

• St. James

Nigeria

• St. Patrick

North Africa

• St. Cyprian

North America

• St. Isaac Jogues, John de Brébeuf and Companions

Norway

• St. Olaf

Notaries

• St. Luke
• St. Mark

Nuns

• St. Scholastica
• St. Brigid of Kildare

Nurses

• St. Agatha
• St. John of God
• St. Camillus de Lellis

Obstetricians

• St. Raymond Nonnatus

Oceania

• St. Peter Chanel

Orators

• St. John Chrysostom

Orphans, abandoned children

• St. Jerome Emiliani

Painters

• St. Luke

Paralysis

• St. Osmund

Parenthood

• St. Rita of Cascia

Parish priests

• St. John Vianney

Pawnbrokers

• St. Nicholas

Penitents

• St. Mary Magdalene

Perfumers

• St. Mary Magdalene

Peru

• St. Rose of Lima
• Solemnity of St. Joseph

Pharmacists

• Sts. Cosmas and Damian

Philippines

• St. Rose of Lima

Philosophers

• St. Albert the Great
• St. Catherine of Alexandria

Physicians

• Sts. Cosmas and Damian
• St. Luke

Pilots

• St. Joseph of Cupertino
• St. Thérèse of Lisieux

Poets

• St. David of Wales
• St. Columba

Poisoning

• St. Benedict

Poland

• St. Casimir
• St. Stanislaus
• St. Florian

Police officers

• Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael

Politicians, public servants

• St. Thomas More

Poor

• St. Lawrence
• St. Anthony of Padua

Popes

• St. Peter (Peter and Paul)

Portugal

• St. George

Postal workers

• Gabriel (Michael, Gabriel and Raphael)

Preachers

• St. John Chrysostom

Pregnant women

• St. Gerard Majella
• St. Raymond Nonnatus
• Sts. Ann and Joachim
• St. Margaret

Priests

• St. John Vianney

Printers

• St. Augustine of Hippo
• St. John of God

Prisoners

• St. Joseph Cafasso
• St. Dismas

Prussia

• St. Joseph Cafasso

Public relations

• St. Bernardine of Siena

Race relations

• St. Martin de Porres

Radio

• Gabriel (Michael, Gabriel and Raphael)

Radiologists

• Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael

Reconciliation

• St. Vincent Ferrer

Retreats

• St. Ignatius of Loyola

Rheumatism

• St. James

Robbers, danger from

• St. Leonard of Noblac

Rome

• St. Peter (Peter and Paul)

Russia

• St. Andrew
• St. Nicholas
• Sts. Basil the Great
  and Gregory Nazianzen
• St. Casimir
• Solemnity of St. Joseph

Sailors

• St. Francis of Paola
• St. Elmo
• St. Brendan

Savings

• St. Anthony Claret

Scholars

• St. Venerable Bede
• St. Brigid of Kildare

Schoolchildren

• St. Benedict

Schools

• St. Thomas Aquinas

Scientists

• St. Albert the Great

Scotland

• St. Andrew
• St. Margaret

Sculptors

• St. Claude

Secretaries

• St. Genesius

Seminarians

• St. Charles Borromeo

Serbia

• St. Sava

Servants

• St. Zita of Lucca

Shepherds

• St. Paschal Baylon
• St. Marie Bernadette Soubirous

Sick

• St. John of God

Skin diseases

• St. John of God
• St. Anthony the Abbot

Slavic peoples

• Sts. Cyril and Methodius

Sobriety

• Venerable Matt Talbot

Social justice

• St. Martin de Porres
• Solemnity of St. Joseph

Social workers

• St. Louise de Marillac

Soldiers

• St. Martin of Tours
• St. George

South America

• St. Rose of Lima

Spain

• St. James

Speakers

• St. John Chrysostom

Stomach disorders

• Sts. Timothy and Titus

Students

• St. Thomas Aquinas
• St. Catherine of Alexandria

Surgeons

• Sts. Cosmas and Damian
• St. Luke

Sweden

• St. Bridget of Sweden

Switzerland

• St. Nicholas von Flue

Tailors

• St. Homobonus

Tax collectors

• St. Matthew

Taxi drivers

• St. Fiacre

Teachers

• St. Gregory the Great
• St. John Baptist de la Salle

Teenagers

• St. Aloysius Gonzaga
• St. Maria Goretti

Telecommunications

• Gabriel (Michael, Gabriel and Raphael)

Television

• St. Clare

Theatrical performers

• St. Genesius

Theologians

• St. Alphonsus Liguori
• St. Augustine of Hippo

Throat ailments

• St. Blaise

Toothache

• St. Apollonia

Travelers

• St. Nicholas
• Solemnity of St. Joseph
• St. Anthony of Padua
• Raphael (Michael, Gabriel and Raphael)

Turkey

• St. John the Apostle

Undertakers

• Sts. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus

United States

• Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

Universal Church

• Solemnity of St. Joseph

Universities

• Blessed Contardo Ferrini

Uruguay

• Sts. Philip and James

Venereal disease

• St. Fiacre

Veterinarians

• St. Eligius

Vietnam

• Solemnity of St. Joseph

Vintners

• St. Amand

Vocations

• St. Alphonsus Liguori

Waiters, waitresses

• St. Martha

Wales

• St. David of Wales

Weavers

• St. Anthony Claret

West Indies

• St. Gertrude

Widows

• St. Frances of Rome
• St. Paula

Wine trade

• St. Amand
• St. Vincent of Zaragossa

Women in labor

• Sts. Ann and Joachim
• St. Elmo

Workers

• Solemnity of St. Joseph

Writers

• St. Francis de Sales