Patron saints of occupations and activities
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A list of Patron saints of occupations and activities:
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[edit] A
- Agatha - nurses, bellmaking
- Albertus Magnus - natural scientists
- Alexius - nurses
- Amand - bartenders, Boy Scouts, brewers, innkeepers, merchants, vine growers, vintners
- Ambrose of Milan - bee keepers, wax-melters and refiners
- Anastasius the Fuller - Fullers, weavers
- Andrew the Apostle - fish dealers, fishermen
- Andrew Kim - Clergy of Korea
- Anne - equestrians, stablemen, French-Canadian voyageurs, Cabinet makers, Homemakers
- Ansovinus - gardeners
- Anthony the Abbot - Basket-makers, Gravediggers
- Anthony the Great - swineherds, motorists
- Anthony of Padua - travelers, brush makers
- Antipas - dentists
- Apollonia - dentists
- Aquinas - Students
- Arnold of Soissons - brewers
- Arnulph - Millers
- Augustine of Hippo - brewers, printers, and theologians
[edit] B
- Barbara - architects, builders and miners, artillerymen, prisoners, Foundry workers, Stonemasons
- Bartholomew the Apostle - tanners, leatherworkers, curriers, Plasterers
- Basil the Great - hospital administrators
- Benedict of Nursia - farmers, farmhands, husbandry
- Bénézet - bridge-builders
- Benno - fishermen
- Bernadette of Lourdes - shepherds, shepherdesses
- Bernardine of Siena - Advertisers
- Bernard of Clairvaux - bee keepers, wax melters and refiners
- Bernard of Menthon - Mountaineers, Skiers
- Bernard of Venice - farmers, farmhands, husbandry
- Blaise - veterinarians, wool combers, town criers and weavers
- Botulph - farmers, farmhands, husbandry
- Brigid of Ireland - dairy workers, healers
[edit] C
- Camillus of Lellis - hospital workers, nurses
- Cassian - schoolteachers, shorthand-writers, parish clerks
- Catherine - Philosophers, Preachers
- Catherine of Alexandria - tanners, nurses
- Catherine of Siena - nurses
- Cecilia - musicians
- Charles Borromeo and Robert Bellarmine - Catechists
- Claude - Sculptors
- Clement - Stonecutters
- Saint Columbanus - motorcyclists
- Cosmas - doctors, pharmacists, surgeons, Barbers
- Germaine Cousin - shepherdesses
- Christopher - travellers
- Crispin - tanners, shoemakers, cobblers, leatherworkers, curriers, saddle-makers
- Cuthbert - shepherds
- Cuthman - shepherds (and Steyning)
[edit] D
- Damian - doctors, pharmacists, surgeons
- Dominic - astronomers, astronomy, scientists
- Dominic of Silos - shepherds
- Dorothea - horticulture
- Drogo - shepherds, coffee house keepers, coffee house owners
- Dunstan - Blacksmiths, Goldsmiths
- Dunstan and Venerius the Hermit - Lighthouse keepers
- Dymphna - mental health professionals, therapists
[edit] E
- Edward the Confessor -King's
- Eligius - veterinarians, farriers, farmers, farmhands, husbandry, harness makers, goldsmiths, Jewelers
- Elisabeth of Hungary - nursing services, Bakers
- Erasmus of Formiae or Elmo - pyrotechnicians, steeplejacks, chimney sweeps, sailors and anyone who works at great heights
- Ephrem the Syrian — spiritual directors and spiritual leaders.
- Eustachius - hunters, firefighters, trappers
[edit] F
- Ferdinand III - Engineers
- Fiacre - Taxi-drivers, horticulturists, gardeners
- Florian - Firefighters, chimney sweeps
- Foillan - dentists, surgeons, truss-makers, children's nurses
- Frances of Rome - automobile drivers
- Francis de Sales - writers/authors
- Francis of Assisi - animal welfare and rights organizations and workers; Italy; environment
[edit] G
- Gabriel - Broadcasters, Messengers, Paratroopers, Radio Workers
- Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows - students, seminarians, clerics
- Gemma Galgani - students, pharmacists
- Genesius - actors, comedians, clowns, dancers, theatrical performers of all kinds, also attorneys, barristers, lawyers
- George - Agricultural workers; archers; armourers; Boy Scouts; butchers; cavalry; Crusaders; equestrians; farmhands; farmers; field hands; field workers; horsemen; husbandry; husbandmen; knights; riders; saddle makers; saddlers; scouts, shepherds; soldiers; Teutonic Knights
- Giles - Beggars
- Gregory the Great - Teachers
- Gummarus - lumberjacks
- Rene Goupil - anesthesiologists
[edit] H
- Hervé - bards, musicians
- Homobonus - businessmen, tailors, and clothworkers
- Honorius of Amiens (Honoratus) - bakers, confectioners, bakers of holy wafers, candle-makers, florists, flour merchants, oil refiners, and pastry chefs
- Hubertus - hunters, furriers
[edit] I
- Isidore the Farmer - farmers, farmhands, husbandry, Manual Laborers
- Isidore of Seville - computer scientists, computer programmers, computer technicians; computer users; schoolchildren; students
[edit] J
- Jadwiga of Poland - Queens
- James, son of Zebedee - veterinarians, equestrians, furriers, tanners, pharmacists
- James, son of Alphaeus - pharmacists
- Jerome - librarians, translators
- Joan of Arc - Girl Guides, soldiers, France
- John the Almoner - Knights Hospitaller
- John the Apostle - tanners
- John the Baptist - farriers, bird dealers, Knights Hospitaller
- John of God - hospital workers, nurses, booksellers
- John Baptist de la Salle - Teachers of Youth
- John Bosco - apprentices, editors, printers/publishers
- John Gualbert - Foresters
- John Vianney - Priests
- Joseph of Arimathea - Funeral Directors, Tinsmiths
- Joseph of Cupertino - air travelers and aviators
- John of Capistrano - Jurists
- Jude (also known as Jude Thaddeus) - police officers and hospital workers
- Julian the Hospitaller - shepherds, Boatsmen, murderers
- Justa and Rufina - potters
[edit] L
- Lawrence - librarians, tanners, cooks (having been martyred by roasting alive on a gridiron)
- Leodegar - millers
- Lidwina - Skaters
- Luke the Apostle - doctors, surgeons, artists, Painters, Notaries
[edit] M
- Margaret of Antioch - nurses
- Martha - dieticians, cooks
- Mary Magdalen - tanners
- Magnus of Avignon - fish dealers, fishmongers
- Albertus Magnus - chemists, medical technicians
- Macarius of Unzha, Venerable - craftsmen, merchants, travellers (in Russian Orthodox Church[1])
- Martin of Tours - Soldiers Buenos Aires
- Matthew - Accountants, Tax Collectors
- Martin de Porres - Hairdressers
- Maurice and Lydia - Dyers
- Maurice - Infantrymen
- Michael the Archangel - radiologists, soldiers, paramedics, police officers, communications workers, postal workers, grocers, supermarket workers
[edit] N
- Nicholas of Myra - sailors, fishermen, pharmacists, Prostitutes, Pawnbrokers
- Nicholas of Tolentine - Mariners
- Notburga - farmers, farmhands, husbandry
[edit] O
- Our Lady of Salambao - fishermen
[edit] P
- Pantaleon - doctors
- Saint Patrick - engineers, bats
- Paul the Apostle - hospital public relations
- Peter the Apostle - popes, fishermen, fishmongers, sailors, bakers, harvesters, butchers, glass makers, carpenters, shoemakers, clockmakers, blacksmiths, potters, masons, bridge builders, cloth makers
- Peter of Alcantara - Guards
- Peter Celestine - Bookbinders
- Phocas the Gardener - farmers, farmhands, husbandry
[edit] Q
- Quentin - bombardiers, chaplains, locksmiths, porters, tailors, and surgeons
[edit] R
- Raphael - shepherds, shepherdesses
- Raphael the Archangel - doctors, pharmacists, nurses
- Raymond Nonnatus - Midwives, obstetricians
- Raymond of Penyafort - medical record librarians, Canon Lawyers
- Regina - shepherdesses
- John Regis - medical social workers
- Roch - surgeons
[edit] S
- Sebastian - athletes
- Severus of Avranches - silk workers, wool weavers and manufacturers
- Simon - tanners
- Solange - shepherdesses
- Stephen - Bricklayers
[edit] T
- Tatiana - students
- Thérèse de Lisieux - Florists
- Thomas Aquinas - students, academics
- Thomas Becket - secular clergy
- Thomas More - Politicians, Statesmen, Lawyers
[edit] U
[edit] V
- Valentine - beekeeping
- Veronica-photography
- Vincent de Paul - hospital workers
- Vincent Ferrer - builders
- Vitus - Comedians, Dancers
[edit] W
[edit] X
- Francis Xavier Cabrini - hospital administrators
[edit] Y
[edit] Z
- Zeno of Verona - fishermen
- Zita - Domestic servants
[edit] See also
- Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Patron saints of ailments, illness and dangers
- Patron saints of places
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Macarius of Unzha (Introduction by Metropolitan Bishop Nicholas of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas) (Russian)