List of patron saints by occupation and activity explained
This is a list of patron saints of occupations and activities, it also encompasses groups of people with a common occupation or activity.
A
- Academics - Thomas Aquinas, Albert the Great
- Actors - Genesius[1]
- Accountants - Matthew
- Advertisers - Bernardino of Siena
- Air travellers - Joseph of Cupertino
- Altar servers - John Berchmans,[2] Tarcisius, Lorenzo Ruiz
- Ambassadors - Gabriel the Archangel
- Anesthesiologists - René Goupil[3]
- Animal rights activists - Francis of Assisi
- Apprentices - John Bosco
- Archivists - Lawrence
- Architects - Benedict of Nursia, Bernward of Hildesheim, Thomas the Apostle
- Armourers - George
- Arms dealers - Adrian of Nicomedia
- Art dealers - John the Evangelist
- Artillerymen - Barbara
- Artists - Luke the Evangelist, Philip Neri, Eligius
- Astronauts - Joseph of Cupertino
- Astronomers - Dominic
- Athletes - Sebastian, Christopher, St Hyacinth
- Attorneys - Genesius
- Authors - Francis de Sales, John the Evangelist, Lucy
- Aviators - Joseph of Cupertino, Our Lady of Loreto, Thérèse of Lisieux (The Little Flower)
B
- Bakers - Agatha of Sicily,[4] Elizabeth of Hungary, Honorius of Amiens[5]
- Bankers - Bernardine of Feltre, Matthew, Michael the Archangel
- Barbers - Cosmas, Damian
- Barristers - Genesius
- Bartenders - Amand[6]
- Basket makers - Anthony the Abbot,[7]
- Beekeepers - Ambrose of Milan, Bernard of Clairvaux, Valentine
- Beggars - Ambrose of Milan,[8] Elisabeth of Hungary,[9] Giles
- Bell makers - Agatha of Sicily
- Belt makers - Alexius of Rome
- Bird dealers - John the Baptist
- Blacksmiths - Dunstan, Peter the Apostle
- Boatmen - Julian the Hospitaller
- Bookbinders - Christopher, Pope Celestine V
- Bookkeepers - Matthew
- Booksellers - John of God
- Bombardiers - Quentin
- Box makers - Fiacre
- Boy Scouts - George
- Brewers - Amand, Arnold of Soissons,[10] Dorothea of Caesarea, Nicholas of Myra
- Bridge builders - Bénézet,[11] Peter the Apostle
- Bricklayers - Stephen
- Builders - Barbara, Vincent Ferrer
- Businessmen - Homobonus
- Butchers - Adrian of Nicomedia, Andrew the Apostle, Anthony the Abbot, George, Peter the Apostle
C
- Cabinet makers - Andrew the Apostle, Joseph
- Canon lawyers - Raymond of Penyafort
- Carpenters - Joseph, Matthias, Peter the Apostle
- Casket makers - Stephen
- Cattlemen - Andrew the Apostle
- Catechists - Charles Borromeo, Robert Bellarmine
- Catholic students - Aloysius Gonzaga[12]
- Cavalry - George
- Chandlers - Ambrose of Milan, Bernard of Clairvaux
- Chaplains - Quentin
- Charcoal burners - Alexander of Comana, Theobald of Provins[13]
- Chefs - Francis Caracciolo, Lawrence
- Chess players - Teresa of Ávila
- Children - Nicholas
- Chimney sweeps - Erasmus of Formiae, Florian
- Cinema - Genesius
- Civil engineers - Dominic de la Calzada
- Civil servants - Thomas More
- Clergy of Korea - Andrew Kim
- Clerics - Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
- Clock makers - Peter the Apostle
- Clothworkers - Homobonus, Peter the Apostle
- Clowns - Genesius, Maturinus
- Cobblers - Crispin[14]
- Coffee house owners - Drogo of Sebourg
- Comedians - Genesius, Lawrence,[15] Philip Neri, Vitus
- College students - Isabel Cristina
- Communications workers - Gabriel the Archangel
- Computer programmers - Isidore of Seville
- Computer scientists - Isidore of Seville
- Computer technicians - Isidore of Seville
- Computer users - Isidore of Seville
- Confectioners - Honorius of Amiens
- Couriers - Bona of Pisa
- Court clerks - Thomas More
- Craftsmen - Joseph, Macarius of Unzha, Eligius
- Cream clotters - Piran
- Curriers - Bartholomew the Apostle, Crispin
- Customs agents - Matthew
- Cutlers - Lucy
- Cyclists - Sebastian
D
E
F
- Farmers - Benedict of Nursia, Bernard of Vienne, Botolph, Isidore the Farmer, Notburga, Phocas the Gardener, Theobald of Provins, Walstan
- Farm workers - Andrew the Apostle, Benedict of Nursia, Bernard of Vienne, Eligius, George, Isidore the Farmer, Notburga, Phocas the Gardener, Walstan
- Farriers - Eligius, John the Baptist
- Field workers - Medard
- Firefighters - Eustace,[19] Florian
- Fireworks makers - Barbara
- Fishermen - Andrew the Apostle, Benno, Our Lady of Salambao, Peter the Apostle, Zeno of Verona
- Fishmongers - Andrew the Apostle, Magnus of Avignon, Peter the Apostle
- Flight attendants - Bona of Pisa
- Florists - Dorothea of Caesarea, Fiacre, Honorius of Amiens, Thérèse of Lisieux (The Little Flower)
- Flour merchants - Honorius of Amiens
- Foresters - John Gualbert
- Foundry workers - Barbara
- Fullers - Anastasius the Fuller
- Funeral directors - Joseph of Arimathea[20]
- Furriers - Hubertus, James (son of Zebedee)
G
H
- Hairdressers - Mary Magdalene
- Harness makers - Eligius
- Harvesters - Peter the Apostle
- Hat makers - Severus of Avranches
- Healers - Anastasia of Sirmium, Brigid of Ireland
- Heralds - Benedict of Nursia
- Herbalists - Fiacre
- Homemakers - Andrew the Apostle
- Horsemen - George
- Horticulture - Dorothea of Caesarea, Fiacre
- Hosiers - Fiacre
- Hospital administrators - Basil the Great, Frances Xavier Cabrini
- Hospital public relations - Paul the Apostle
- Hospital workers - Camillus of Lellis,[21] John of God, Jude
- Husbandry - Benedict of Nursia, Bernard of Vienne, Eligius, George, Isidore the Farmer, Phocas the Gardener, Walstan
- Hunters - Eustace, Hubertus[22]
I
J
K
L
M
- Marble workers - Clement
- Marines
- Manual laborers - Isidore the Farmer
- Makers of images of the crucifix - John of Damascus
- Mariners - Brendan the Navigator, Christopher, Clement, Nicholas of Tolentine
- Martyrs - Anastasia of Sirmium, Lucy
- Matchmakers - Raphael the Archangel
- Mathematicians - Barbara
- Mechanics - Catherine of Alexandria, Eligius
- Medical record librarians - Raymond of Penyafort
- Medical social workers - John Regis
- Medical technicians - Albertus Magnus[23]
- Mental health professionals - Dymphna
- Merchants - Amand, Francis of Assisi, Macarius of Unzha, Nicholas of Myra
- Messengers - Gabriel the Archangel
- Metal workers - Eligius
- Meteorologists - Medard
- Midwives - Pantaleon, Raymond Nonnatus
- Millers - Arnulph, Christina the Astonishing, Leodegar, Winnoc
- Miners - Barbara Missionaries - Francis Xavier, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Thérèse of Lisieux (The Little Flower)
- Motorcyclists - Columbanus
- Musicians - Cecilia, Dunstan, Hildegard of Bingen
N
O
P
- Painters - Luke the Evangelist
- Papal delegates - Pope John XXIII
- Paramedics - Michael the Archangel
- Paralegals - Patrick
- Paratroopers - Michael the Archangel
- Parish clerks - Cassian of Imola
- Pasty crimpers - Piran
- Pawnbrokers - Bernardine of Feltre, Nicholas of Myra
- Peasants - Lucy
- Perfumers - Matthew
- Pewterers - Fiacre
- Pharmacists - Cosmas, Damian, Gemma Galgani, James (son of Alphaeus), James (son of Zebedee), Mary Magdalene, Raphael the Archangel
- Philosophers - Albertus Magnus, Boethius, Catherine of Alexandria
- Photographers - Veronica
- Physicists - Rebekah
- Pig keepers - Anthony the Abbot, Malo
- Pilgrims - Bona of Pisa, James (son of Zebedee)
- Pilots - Christopher
- Plasterers - Bartholomew the Apostle
- Plowboys - Fiacre
- Plumbers - Maturinus
- Poets - John Henry Newman
- Police dispatchers - Gabriel the Archangel
- Police officers - Jude, Michael the Archangel
- Brazilian police officers - George
- Politicians - Thomas the Apostle, Thomas More, Marinus
- Polytechnic engineering - Ferdinand III of Castile
- Poor students - Joseph of Cupertino
- Popes - Peter the Apostle
- Porters - Quentin
- Postal workers - Gabriel the Archangel
- Potters - Justa and Rufina, Peter the Apostle
- Preachers - Catherine of Alexandria
- Pregnant women - Gerard Majella
- Priests - John Vianney
- Princes - Gottschalk
- Printers - Augustine of Hippo, John Bosco
- Prison officers
- Psychiatrists - Christina the Astonishing, Dymphna
- Publishers - John Bosco
- Pyrotechnicians - Erasmus of Formiae
Q
R
S
- Saddle makers - Crispin, George
- Saddlers - Lucy
- Sailors - Botolph, Brendan the Navigator, Elizabeth Seton, Erasmus of Formiae, Nicholas of Myra, Peter the Apostle, Phocas the Gardener
- Salespeople - Lucy
- Scholars - Brigid of Ireland
- School children - Isidore of Seville, Madeleine Sophie Barat
- School teachers - Cassian of Imola
- Scientists - Albertus Magnus, Dominic
- Scribes - Catherine of Alexandria
- Sculptors - Claude
- Seafarers - Brendan the Navigator
- Security guards - Matthew, Michael the Archangel
- Seminarians - Charles Borromeo, Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
- Service men of the Russian Strategic Rocket Forces - Barbara[24]
- Servers the sick - Saint Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur[25]
- Shepherds - Bernadette of Lourdes, Cuthbert, Cuthman, Dominic of Silos, Drogo of Sebourg, George, Germaine Cousin, Julian the Hospitaller, Raphael the Archangel, Regina, Solange
- Shoemakers - Crispin, Gangulphus, Peter the Apostle, Theobald of Provins
- Shorthand writers - Cassian of Imola
- Skiers - Bernard of Menthon
- Silk makers - Severus of Avranches
- Software engineers - Isidore of Seville
- Soldiers - Adrian of Nicomedia, George, Ignatius of Loyola, Joan of Arc, Martin of Tours, Michael the Archangel, Sebastian, Theodore, Heahmund
- Special forces - Philip Neri
- Spectacle makers - Jerome
- Speleologists
- Spiritual directors - Ephrem the Syrian
- Spur makers - Giles
- Stablemen - Andrew the Apostle
- Stained glass workers - Lucy
- Statesmen - Thomas More
- Steeplejacks - Erasmus of Formiae
- Stenographers - Cassian of Imola, Catherine of Alexandria
- Stonecutters - Clement
- Stonemasons - Barbara, Blaise, Reinold, Marinus
- Students - Albertus Magnus, Benedict of Nursia, Catherine of Alexandria, Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, Gemma Galgani, Isidore of Seville, Lawrence, Tatiana of Rome, Thomas Aquinas, Ursula, Wolbodo, St Alfred the Great
- Surfers - Christopher
- Surgeons - Cosmas, Damian, Foillan, Luke the Evangelist, Quentin, Roch
T
- Tailors - Homobonus, Matthias, Quentin
- Tanners - Bartholomew the Apostle, Catherine of Alexandria, Clement, Crispin, Gangulphus, James (son of Zebedee), John the Apostle, John the Evangelist, Lawrence, Mary Magdalene, Simon
- Tax collectors - Matthew
- Teachers - Andrew the Apostle, Gregory the Great, Marcellin Champagnat, Thomas Aquinas
- Television workers - Gabriel the Archangel
- Test takers - Joseph of Cupertino
- Teutonic Knights - George
- Tin miners - Piran
- Tinsmiths - Joseph of Arimathea, Piran
- Theater performers - Clare of Assisi, Genesius
- Thieves who repent - Nicholas of Myra
- Theologians - Augustine of Hippo, John the Evangelist
- Therapists - Dymphna
- Those who work at great heights - Erasmus of Formiae
- Tile makers - Fiacre, Roch
- Town criers - Blaise
- Toymakers - Claude La Colombière, Nicholas of Myra
- Translators - Jerome,[27] Gottschalk
- Trappers - Bartholomew the Apostle, Eustachius
- Travellers - Bona of Pisa, Botolph, Christopher, James (son of Zebedee), Joseph, Macarius of Unzha,[28] Raphael the Archangel[29]
- Truss makers - Foillan
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See also
Notes and References
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- Book: Manual of the St. John Berchman's Sanctuary Society. Apostleship of Prayer. New York City. 1892. 145.
- Calverley. R. K.. 2018-05-01. St. René: The Patron Saint of Anaesthetists and a Patron Saint of Canada. Canadian Anaesthetists' Society Journal. 27. 1. 74–77. 10.1007/BF03006854. 6986191. free.
- Web site: Zannoni, Valentina. 7 November 2013. The Culture of Fashion: Agatha of Sicily. 27 July 2015. Swide.
- https://newdailycompass.com/en/saint-honoratus-patron-of-bakers-and-pastry-chefs Marabini, Liana. "Saint Honoratus, patron of bakers and pastry chefs", The Daily Compass, April 6, 2021
- Book: Butler, Alban. Butler's Lives of Patron Saints. 1987. Harper and Row. 978-0-06-069262-9. Walsh. Michael. San Francisco. 61. 16998215. registration.
- Book: Butler, Alban. Butler's Lives of Patron Saints. 1987. Harper and Row. 978-0-06-069262-9. Walsh. Michael. San Francisco. 52. 16998215. registration.
- Web site: Roman Catholic Patron Saints Saint of the Day AmericanCatholic.org. 2015-12-30. www.americancatholic.org.
- Web site: Patron Saints. 2015-12-30. www.ourcatholicfaith.org.
- Book: Mulder-Bakker, Anneke B. . The Invention of Saintliness . 2003 . Routledge . 978-1-134-49865-9 . 61 . en.
- Web site: Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic Church of Picayune, MS - Devotion - Patron Saints - by Patronage. 2015-12-30. www.scborromeo.org.
- https://www.gonzaga.edu/news-events/stories/2018/11/30/finding-god-amid-disease-st-aloysius-gonzaga "Finding God Amid Disease: The Story of St. Aloysius Gonzaga", Gonzaga University
- http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14567b.htm Löffler, Klemens. "St. Theobald." The Catholic Encyclopedia
- Web site: St. Crispin and St. Crispinian. Catholic News Agency.
- Web site: the laughter of lawrence . catholicinsight.com . 11 October 2023.
- Dictionary of Patron Saints' Names, Thomas W. Sheehan, p. 514, Our Sunday Visitor Publishing, 2001,
- Web site: St. John Baptist de la Salle – la Salle Worldwide | lasalleorg | Rome.
- Web site: REME History: St Eligius, REME's Patron Saint . 10 February 2023 . REME Museum . December 2020 . en . 10 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230210024750/https://www.rememuseum.org.uk/blog/reme-history-st-eligius . live .
- Web site: St. Eustace • V&A Blog.
- Web site: Craughwell. Thomas. 2005. A Patron Saint for Funeral Directors. 14 September 2011. Catholicherald.com.
- Web site: 2016-07-18. Saint Camillus de Lellis. Franciscan Media. en.
- http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07507a.htm Brown, C.F. Wemyss. "St. Hubert." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 7. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910
- Encyclopedia: Wallace. William A.. Gillispie. Charles. Albertus Magnus, Saint. Dictionary of Scientific Biography. 1970. Scribner & American Council of Learned Societies. 1. New York. 978-0-684-10114-9. 99.
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- Web site: Santo Hermano Pedro, patrono de los servidores de salud. 2020. CRN Noticias. 17 September 2021.
- Anthony of Padua, Saint.
- Web site: Kemp . Jane . St. Jerome: Patron saint of librarians . Luther College Library and Information Services (luther.edu) . Decorah, IA . . live . 2 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240417235456/http://www2.luther.edu/library/about/history/40th/jerome/ . April 17, 2024.
- http://www.kotlovka.ru/pgalery/thumbnails.php?album=39 Macarius of Unzha
- "Dictionary of Patron Saints' Names", Thomas W. Sheehan, p514, Our Sunday Visitor Publishing, 2001,
