Patron Saints

A patron is a saint who is venerated as a special intercessor before God. Most patrons have been so designated as the result of popular devotion and long-standing custom. In many cases, the fact of existing patronal devotion is clear despite historical obscurity regarding its origin. The Church has made official designation of relatively few patrons; in such cases, the dates of designation are given in parentheses in the list below. The theological background of the patronage of saints includes the dogmas of the Mystical Body of Christ and the Communion of Saints. Listed are patron saints of occupations and professions, and saints whose intercession is sought for special needs.

Alphabetical by Topic - Uppercase=Martyr - Bold=New Roman Calendar
Topic	Saint	Feast Day
A
Abandoned Infants	St. Jerome Emiliani	02/08
Accountants	ST. MATTHEW	09/21
Advertisers	St. Bernardine of Siena	05/20
Altar Servers	St. John Berchmans	08/13
Animals	St. Francis of Assisi	10/04
Animals, Domestic	St. Anthony	01/17
Animals, Domestic	ST. CORNELIUS	09/16
Animals, Domestic	St. Ambrose	12/07
Apologists	ST. JUSTIN	06/01
Archers	ST. SEBASTIAN	01/20
Architects	ST. THOMAS	07/03
Armorers	ST. SEBASTIAN	01/20
Armories	ST. LAWRENCE	08/10
Artists	St. Michael	09/29
Artists	ST. LUKE	10/18
Astronomers	St. Dominic	08/08
Athletes	ST. SEBASTIAN	01/20
Authors	St. Francis de Sales	01/24
Authors	ST. LUCY	12/13
Automobilists	St. Frances of Rome	03/09
Aviators	Thérèse of the Child Jesus	10/01
Aviators	Our Lady of Loretto	12/10
B
Bakers	St. Elizabeth of Hungary	11/17
Bakers	St. Nicholas of Myra	12/06
Bakers	ST. PETER	06/29
Bankers	ST. MATTHEW	09/21
Barbers	St. Louis of France	08/25
Barbers	SS. COSMAS AND DAMIAN	09/26
Barren Women	ST. FELICITY	03/07
Barren Women	St. Anthony of Padua	06/13
Basket-makers	St. Anthony	01/17
Beekeepers	St. Bernard of Clairvaux	08/20
Beekeepers	St. Ambrose	12/07
Beggars	St. Martin of Tours	11/11
Beggars	St. Elizabeth of Hungary	11/17
Blind	SS. COSMAS AND DAMIAN	09/26
Blind	St. Raphael	09/29
Blind	ST. LUCY	12/13
Bodily Ills	Our Lady or Lourdes	02/11
Bookkeepers	ST. MATTHEW	09/21
Booksellers	Thomas Aquinas	01/28
Booksellers	St. John of God	03/08
Booksellers	St. John the Evangelist	12/27
Boy Scouts	ST. GEORGE	04/23
Brewers	ST. BONIFACE	06/05
Brewers	St. Augustine	08/28
Brewers	ST. LUKE	10/18
Brewers	St. Nicholas of Myra	12/06
Bricklayers	ST. STEPHEN	12/26
Brides	St. Nicholas of Myra	12/06
Broadcasters	St. Gabriel	09/29
Brush-makers	St. Anthony	01/17
Builders	St. Vincent Ferrer	04/05
Builders	ST. THOMAS	07/03
Butchers	St. Anthony	01/17
Butchers	ST. LUKE	10/18
C
Cabinet-makers	St. Anne, Mother of Mary	07/26
Cancer Patients	St. Peregrine Laziosi	05/02
Canonist	St. Raymond of Penyafort	01/07
Candle Makers	St. Ambrose	12/07
Captives	St. Nicholas of Myra	12/06
Carpenters	St. Joseph, Husband of Mary	03/19
Catechists	St. Robert Bellarmine	09/17
Catechists	St. Charles Borromeo	11/04
Catechumens	St. Robert Bellarmine	09/17
Catechumens	St. Charles Borromeo	11/04
Catholic Action	St. Francis of Assisi	10/04
Catholic Action	ST. PAUL	06/29
Catholic Charities	St. Elizabeth of Portugal	07/04
Catholic Charities	St. Elizabeth of Hungary	11/17
Catholic Schools	Thomas Aquinas	01/28
Catholic Writers/Press	St. Francis de Sales	01/24
Catholic Youth	St. Charles Lwanga	06/03
Catholic Youth	St. Aloysius Gonzaga	06/21
Cattle	ST. CORNELIUS	09/16
Cavalrymen	ST. GEORGE	04/23
Chandlers	St. Bernard of Clairvaux	08/20
Chandlers	St. Ambrose	12/07
Charitable Societies	St. Vincent de Paul	09/27
Child Birth	St. Gerard Majella	10/16
Children	ST. PANCRAS	05/12
Children	St. Nicholas of Myra	12/06
Children, Abandoned	St. Jerome Emiliani	02/08
Children of Mary	ST. AGNES	01/21
Children of Mary	ST. MARIA GORETTI	07/06
Childless Women	St. Anne, Mother of Mary	07/26
Chivalry	ST. GEORGE	04/23
Church	St. Joseph, Husband of Mary	03/19
Christian Mothers	St. Anne, Mother of Mary	07/26
Clock makers	ST. PETER	06/29
Communications	St. Gabriel	09/29
Confessors	St. Alphonsus Liguori	08/02
Convulsion in Children	St. Scholastica	02/10
Cooks	St. Martha	07/29
Cooks	ST. LAWRENCE	08/10
Coopers	St. Nicholas of Myra	12/06
Cursillo Movement	ST. PAUL	06/29
Custom Officials	ST. MATTHEW	09/21
D
Deaf	St. Francis de Sales	01/24
Desperate Situations	ST. JUDE THADDEUS	10/28
Doctors	ST. LUKE	10/18
Druggists	ST. JAMES THE LESS	05/03
Druggists	SS. COSMAS AND DAMIAN	09/26
Dying	St. Joseph, Husband of Mary	03/19
Dying	ST. JAMES THE LESS	05/03
E
Ecology	St. Francis of Assisi	10/04
Editors	St. John Bosco	01/31
Elderly	St. Anthony of Padua	06/13
Emigrants	St. Francis Xavier Cabrini	11/13
Engaged Couples	ST. AGNES	01/21
Engineers	St. Joseph, Husband of Mary	03/19
Expectant Mothers	St. Gerard Majella	10/16
Eye Disorders	St. Clare of Assisi	08/11
Eye Trouble	ST. LUCY	12/13
F
Family	St. Joseph, Husband of Mary	03/19
Farmers	St. Isidore, the Farmer	05/15
Farmers	ST. GEORGE	04/23
Farriers	ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST	08/29
Fathers	St. Joseph, Husband of Mary	03/19
Florists	St. Rose of Lima	08/23
Florists	Thérèse of the Child Jesus	10/01
Fire Prevention	St. Catherine of Siena	04/29
Fires	ST. AGATHA	02/05
Fishermen	ST. PETER	06/29
Fishermen	ST. ANDREW	11/30
Florists	Thérèse of the Child Jesus	10/01
Fullers	ST. JAMES THE LESS	05/03
G
Gardeners	St. Rose of Lima	08/23
Geometricians	ST. THOMAS	07/03
Girls	ST. AGNES	01/21
Glass-workers	ST. LUKE	10/18
Glaziers	ST. MARK	04/25
Grave-diggers	St. Anthony	01/17
Grocers	St. Michael	09/29
Guardian Angles	St. Raphael	09/29
H
Hairdressers	St. Martin de Porres	11/03
Harvest	St. Anthony of Padua	06/13
Hatters	ST. JAMES THE LESS	05/03
Headaches	St. Teresa of Avila	10/15
Heart Ailments	St. John of God	03/08
Hospitals	St. John of God	03/08
Hospitals	ST. JUDE THADDEUS	10/28
Housewives	St. Anne, Mother of Mary	07/26
Housewives	St. Martha	07/29
I
Inn-keepers	St. Martin de Porres	11/03
Interior souls	St. Joseph, Husband of Mary	03/19
Immigrants	St. Francis Xavier Cabrini	11/13
Ironmongers	ST. SEBASTIAN	01/20
J
Journalists	St. Francis de Sales	01/24
Jurists	St. John of Capistrano	10/23
K
Knights	St. Michael	09/29
L
Laborers	St. Isidore, the Farmer	05/15
Laborers	ST. JAMES	07/25
Lawyers	St. Thomas More	06/22
Lay Apostate	ST. PAUL	06/29
Learning	St. Ambrose	12/07
Librarians	St. Jerome	09/30
Lost Articles	St. Anthony of Padua	06/13
Lovers	St. Raphael	09/29
M
Marble-workers	ST. CLEMENT I	11/23
Mariners	St. Nicholas of Myra	12/06
Mariners	St. Michael	09/29
Married Women	St. Monica	08/27
Masons	St. Louis of France	08/25
Merchants	St. Francis of Assisi	10/04
Merchants	St. Nicholas of Myra	12/06
Messengers	St. Gabriel	09/29
Military Chaplains	St. John of Capistrano	10/23
Miners	St. Anne, Mother of Mary	07/26
Missions	Thérèse of the Child Jesus	10/01
Missions	St. Francis Xavier	12/03
Missions (Negro)	St. Peter Claver	09/09
Mothers	St. Anne, Mother of Mary	07/26
Mothers	St. Monica	08/27
Musicians	ST. PAUL	06/29
Musicians	St. Gregory the Great	09/03
Musicians	ST. CECILIA	11/22
N
Notaries	ST. MARK	04/25
Notaries	ST. LUKE	10/18
Nurses	St. John of God	03/08
Nurses	ST. AGATHA	02/05
Nurses	St. Raphael	09/29
O
Old Maids	ST. ANDREW	11/30
Orators	St. John Chrysostom	09/13
Organ Builders	ST. CECILIA	11/22
Orphans	St. Jerome Emiliani	02/08
P
Painters	ST. LUKE	10/18
Painters	St. John the Evangelist	12/27
Paratroopers	St. Michael	09/29
Pawnbrokers	St. Nicholas of Myra	12/06
Penitents	St. Mary Magdalene	07/22
Pharmacists	SS. COSMAS AND DAMIAN	09/26
Philosophers	St. Thomas Aquinas	01/28
Philosophers	ST. JUSTIN	06/01
Physicians	SS. COSMAS AND DAMIAN	09/26
Physicians	ST. LUKE	10/18
Physicians	St. Raphael	09/29
Pilgrims	ST. JAMES	07/25
Plasterers	ST. BARTHOLOMEW	08/24
Plumbers	St. Vincent Ferrer	04/05
Poets	ST. CECILIA	11/22
Poisoning	St. Benedict	07/11
Policemen	St. Michael	09/29
Poor	St. Anthony of Padua	06/13
Poor	ST. LAWRENCE	08/10
Possessed	St. Bruno	10/06
Possessed	ST. DENIS	10/09
Postal Employees	St. Gabriel	09/29
Preachers	St. John Chrysostom	09/13
Priests	St. John Mary Vianney	08/04
Printers	St. John of God	03/08
Printers	St. Augustine	08/28
Printers	ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST	08/29
R
Radio-workers	St. Gabriel	09/29
Radiologists	St. Michael	09/29
Retreats	St. Ignatius of Loyola	07/31
Rome	ST. PETER	06/29
Rome	ST. PAUL	06/29
Rome	ST. LAWRENCE	08/10
Rome	St. Philip Neri	05/26
Rheumatism	ST. JAMES	07/25
Rural Communities	St. Isidore, the Farmer	05/15
S
Sacred Music	ST. CECILIA	11/22
Sailors	St. Nicholas of Myra	12/06
Schools	St. Thomas Aquinas	01/28
Schools for the Poor	St. Joseph Calasanz	08/25
Schoolboys	St. Benedict	07/11
Schoolboys	ST. LAWRENCE	08/10
Scientists	St. Albert the Great	11/15
Scripture Scholars	St. Jerome	09/30
Sculptors	St. Louis of France	08/25
Sculptors	ST. LUKE	10/18
Seminarians	St. Charles Borromeo	11/04
Servants	St. Martha	07/29
Sick	St. John of God	03/08
Sick	ST. BARTHOLOMEW	08/24
Sick	St. Michael	09/29
Sick Pilgrims	St. Pius X	08/21
Singers	St. Gregory the Great	09/03
Singers	ST. CECILIA	11/22
Singles	ST. ANDREW	11/30
Skin Diseases	St. Anthony	01/17
Snake Bites	St. Hilary of Poitiers	01/13
Social Justice	St. Joseph, Husband of Mary	03/19
Social Justice	St. Martin de Porres	11/03
Soldiers