Patron saints of places
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This is a list of patron saints of places by nation, region, and town/city. If a place is not listed here, it may be listed in Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Continents
Continent | Patron saint | Notes |
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Asia | Francis Xavier | |
Africa | Moses the Black | |
The Americas | The Virgin Mary (as Our Lady of Guadalupe[1][2]) Joseph[3] Innocent of Alaska Isaac Jogues and companions Herman of Alaska Tikhon of Moscow |
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Europe | Benedict of Nursia,[4][5] Saints Cyril and Methodius,[6][7] Bridget of Sweden,[4] Catherine of Siena,[4] Edith Stein[4] |
Benedict of Nursia is the main Patron Saint,[8] the others are considered co-patrons.[9]
Bertelin of Stafford, formally Bethnei, circa early 6th Century[10] |
Oceania | Peter Chanel[11] | |
Regions
Region | Patron saint | |
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Asia Minor | John the Apostle | |
Australasia | The Virgin Mary (as Our Lady, Help of Christians[12]) | |
Central Africa | The Immaculate Heart of Mary[13] | |
North Africa (Libya, Tunisia) | Cyprian of Carthage[13] | |
Scandinavia | Ansgar[4] | |
South America | Rose of Lima,[4] | |
West Indies | Gertrude the Great Gregory the Great | |
Countries
Former states
- Czechoslovakia – Adalbert of Prague,[22] John of Nepomuk,[4] Ludmila, Cyril and Methodius,[22] Wenceslas[4]
- Flanders – Willibrord
- Lorraine – Nicholas of Myra
- The Mi'kmaq Nation – Anne
- Prussia – Adalbert of Prague, Dorothy of Montau, Jutta of Kulmsee
- Moldavia – John of Suceava
- Yugoslavia – Cyril and Methodius[20]
Provinces
Cities and towns
Australia
Austria
- Graz – Giles
- Linz – Florian
- Salzburg – Rupert of Salzburg, Vergilius
- Vienna – Clemens Maria Hofbauer
Belgium
- Affligem – Michael (archangel)
- Anderlecht – Guy of Anderlecht[45]
- Antwerp – Walburga
- Brecht – Michael (archangel)
- Bruges – Andrew the Apostle[46]
- Brussels – Gudula, Michael (archangel)
- Ghent – Bavo, Macarius of Antioch, Pharaildis
- Lier – Gummarus
- Mons – Waltrude[41]
- Oudenarde – Walburga
- Temse – Amalberga
Brazil
- Ribeirão Preto – Sebastian
- Taquaritinga – Sebastian
- Rio de Janeiro – Sebastian
- São Paulo – Paul the Apostle
- Minas Gerais – Our Lady of Abbey
- Jaboticabal – Our Lady of Mount Carmel
- Uberlândia – Our Lady of Abbey
Canada
- Deschambault, Quebec – Joseph
- St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador – John the Baptist
- Toronto – Michael (archangel)
Colombia
- Barranquilla – Nicholas of Tolentino and Saint Roch
- Bogotá – Elizabeth of Hungary
- Bucaramanga – Immaculate Conception
- Buenaventura – Bonaventure
- Cali – James the Greater
- Cartagena – Peter Claver
- Cúcuta – Saint Joseph
- El Guamo – Saint Lucy
- Envigado – Gertrude the Great
- Ibagué – Saint Boniface
- Ipiales – Our Lady of Las Lajas
- Medellín – Virgin of Candelaria and Lawrence of Rome
- Mocoa – Michael (archangel)
- Montería – Jerome
- Neiva – Immaculate Conception
- Pasto – Virgin of Mercy and John the Baptist
- Popayán – Ecce homo
- Santa Fe de Antioquia – Saint Barbara
- Santa Marta – Martha
- Soacha – Bernardino of Siena
- Tunja – James the Greater
- Valledupar – Ecce homo
Croatia
- Dubrovnik – Blaise
- Losinj – Gaudentius of Ossero
- Rab – Christopher
- Rijeka – Vitus
- Sibenik – Michael (archangel)
- Sisak – Quirinus
- Split – Duje
- Zagreb – Mary
Cuba
- Caraballo – Paul the Apostle's Conversion
- Havana, Cuba – Christopher
Czech Republic
Denmark
Ecuador
- Guayaquil – James the Greater
- Quito – Francis of Assisi
- Quito – Santa Maria del Cisne
Egypt
- Alexandria – Cyril of Alexandria
France
- Abbeville – Wulfram of Sens
- Albi – Cecilia
- Autun – Symphorian
- Avignon – Agricola of Avignon -,[47] Benezet
- Baume-les-Messieurs, Fleury-sur-Loire – Drogo
- Besançon – Ferreolus and Ferrutio
- Dijon – Benignus of Dijon, Urban of Langres
- Saint-Fiacre – Fiacre
- Gap, Hautes-Alpes – Arnulph
- Limoges – Martial
- Lourdes – Bernadette of Lourdes
- Orléans – Joan of Arc
- Paris – Denis,[30] Genevieve
- Ploërmel – Saint Armel
- Plourin – Budoc
- Toulouse – Saturnin
- Tours – Gatianus of Tours, Martin of Tours
- Vannes – Paternus
Germany
- Aachen – Mary, Matthias
- Augsburg – Afra, Ulric
- Berlin – Benno, Otto of Bamberg, Hedwig of Silesia
- Bonn – Cassius of Narni, Adelaide
- Bremen – Oscar
- Brunswick – Andrew, Blaise, Christopher
- Cologne – Cunibert, Ursula
- Dresden – Benno
- Düsseldorf – Apollinaris of Ravenna
- Dormagen – Michael
- Hamburg – Oscar
- Hanover – Matthias
- Frankfurt am Main – Helen
- Freiburg im Breisgau – George
- Koblenz – Mary
- Konstanz – Pelagius of Constance
- Lübeck – Nicholas
- Mainz – Alban of Mainz, Boniface
- Munich – Benno
- Münster – Ludger of Utrecht
- Nuremberg – Sebaldus
- Regensburg – Wolfgang, Emmeram
- Stuttgart – Christopher
- Trier – Maximinus, Peter
- Würzburg – Burchard of Würzburg
- Zeitz – Michael
Great Britain
- Aberdeen – Machar, Nicholas
- Abingdon-on-Thames – Edmund of Abingdon, Helen
- Bodmin – Petroc
- Boston – Botulph
- Buckingham – Rumwold
- Caerleon – Cadog
- Canterbury – Augustine of Canterbury, Thomas Beckett
- Cardiff – Teilo, Piran
- Chester – Werburgh
- Chichester – Richard of Chichester
- Colchester – Helen of Constantinople
- Crowland – Guthlac
- Derby – Alcmund of Derby
- Dorchester-on-Thames – Birinus
- Droitwich – Richard of Chichester
- Dundee – Mary
- Durham – Cuthbert of Lindisfarne
- Edinburgh, Scotland – Giles
- Ely – Etheldreda
- Exeter – Sativola (English: Sidwell)
- Glasgow – Kentigern, Theneva
- Greenwich – Alfege
- Hereford – Thomas Cantilupe
- Holywell – Winifred
- Lichfield – Chad of Mercia
- Lincoln – Hugh of Lincoln
- Liverpool – Nicholas
- Llandeilo Fawr – Teilo
- Llantwit Major – Illtud
- London – Erkenwald, George, Michael, Mellitus, Paul the Apostle
- Malmesbury – Aldhelm
- Newport – Gwynllyw the Bearded
- Oxford – Frideswide
- Padstow – Piran
- Paisley – Saint Mirin
- Perranporth – Piran
- Perth – John the Baptist
- Portsmouth – Thomas Beckett, Nicholas
- Reading – James the Greater
- Ripon – Wilfrid
- St. Albans – Alban
- St. Andrews – Andrew
- St. Brides Wentloog – Brigit of Kildare (Welsh: Ffraid)
- St. Davids – David (Dewi Sant)
- St. Helier, Jersey – Helier
- St. Peter Port, Guernsey – Peter
- Salisbury – Osmund
- Shrewsbury – Winifred
- Stafford – Bertelin
- Steyning – Cuthman
- Winchcombe – Kenelm
- Winchester – Swithun
- Worcester – Oswald of Worcester, Wulfstan
- Wrexham – Richard Gwyn
- York – Peter, William of York
Greece
- Agios Nikolaos, Crete – Nicholas
- Athens – Dionysius the Areopagite
- Cephallonia – Gerasimus of Cephallonia
- Corfu – Arsenius of Corfu, Spyridon
- Corinth – Dionysius of Corinth
- Heraklion – Menas
- Katerini – Catherine
- Larissa – Achillius of Larissa
- Lefkada – Spyridon
- Patras – Andrew
- Piraeus – Spyridon
- Skiathos – Mary
- Skopelos – Riginos
- Sparta – Nikon the Metanoeite
- Syros – Nicholas
- Thessaloniki – Demetrius of Thessaloniki
- Tinos – Pelagia
- Zakynthos – Dionysios of Zakynthos
Haiti
- Port-au-Prince – Our Lady of the Assumption
- Cap-Haïtien – Our Lady of the Assumption
- Les Cayes – Our Lady of the Assumption
- Jacmel – St James the Less and St Philip the Apostle
Hungary
Ireland
- Clonmacnoise – Ciaran the Younger
- Cloyne – Colman of Cloyne
- Cork – Finbarr
- Dublin – Laurence O'Toole
- Fahan – Mura
- Ferns – Aeden of Ferns
- Kilbarry/Tarmonberry – Berach[48]
- Kilmallock, County Limerick – Mochelloc
- Limerick – Munchin
- Ross – Fachanan
Italy
- Abruzzi – Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
- Amalfi – Andrew the Apostle[34]
- Ancona – Judas Cyriacus
- Aosta – Gratus of Aosta
- Aquila – Maximus of Aquila
- Assisi – Francis of Assisi
- Bari – Nicholas, Sabinus
- Benevento – Arthelais, Barbatus of Benevento
- Bergamo – Alexander of Bergamo
- Bologna – Saint Petronius
- Brescia – Faustinus and Jovita
- Caltanissetta – Michael
- Capriate San Gervasio – Alexander of Bergamo[49]
- Castellabate – Constabilis
- Castelplanio – Joseph
- Catania – Agatha,[50] Aloysius Gonzaga[51]
- Cervignano d'Adda – Alexander of Bergamo[52]
- Cuneo – Michael (archangel)
- Craco – Vincenzo Martyr
- Fabriano – Adrian of Nicomedia[53]
- Ferrara – George
- Florence – John the Baptist, Joseph, Zenobius
- Fonte Nuova – Joseph
- Genoa – George, John the Baptist, Syrus of Genoa
- Grosseto – Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia[53]
- Imperia – Leonard of Port Maurice
- La Spezia – Joseph
- Ladispoli – Joseph
- Lecce – Bernadino Realino
- Maccia Valfortore – Nicholas
- Matelica – Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia[53]
- Messina – Aloysius Gonzaga[51]
- Milan – Ambrose
- Modica, Sicily – George
- Naples – Agnellus, Aloysius Gonzaga,[51] Alphonsus Maria de Liguori,[51] Andrew Avellino, James of the Marches, Januarius, John IV, Bishop of Naples, Patricia of Naples
- Nocera – Raynald of Nocera
- Orvieto – Joseph
- Otranto – Antonio Primaldo and his Companion Martyrs
- Palermo – Agatha, Benedict the Black, Rosalia
- Pavia, Italy – Syrus of Pavia (Siro), Theodore of Pavia
- Pescia – Abdon[54]
- Pisa – Rainerius
- Ponza – Silverius
- Querceta, Seravezza – Joseph
- Randazzo – Joseph
- Reggio Calabria – George
- Reggio Emilia – Prosper of Reggio
- Ripacandida – Donatus
- Rome – Lawrence, Martina of Rome, Philip Neri, Paul, Peter, Sebastian
- Sant'Agata de' Goti – Alphonsus Maria de Liguori[51]
- Siena – Ansanus the Baptizer, Ambrose Sansedoni of Siena
- Sorrento – Antoninus of Sorrento
- Spadafora – Joseph
- Syracuse – Lucy of Syracuse
- Taranto – Catald
- Trapani – Albert of Trapani,[55]
- Turin – John the Baptist, Joseph, Maximus of Turin, Octavius, Solutor
- Urbino – Crescentinus
- Venice – Mark the Evangelist[40] George, Theodore of Amasea
- Veroli – Mary Salome
- Verona – Zeno of Verona
- Volperino, Foligno – Maro
Lebanon
Lithuania
- Kaunas – Nicholas
- Vilnius – Antony of Vilnius, Christopher, Eustace of Vilnius, John of Vilnius
Malta
- Birgu – Lawrence
- Birkirkara – Anthony of Padua, Saint Helena, Joseph, Our Lady of Mount Carmel
- Birzebbugia – Peter
- Kalkara – Joseph
- Luqa – Andrew
- Marsaskala – Anne
- Mdina, Paul the Apostle's Conversion
- Msida – Joseph
- Qala – Joseph
- Siġġiewi – Nicholas
- Valletta – Saint Augustine, Saint Dominic, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Paul the Apostle
- Victoria, Gozo – George
- Xewkija, Gozo – John the Baptist
- Zejtun – Catherine of Alexandria
- Zurrieq – Catherine of Alexandria
Mexico
- Santiago de Querétaro – James the Greater
Montenegro
The Netherlands
- Amersfoort – George
- Amsterdam – Nicholas
- Groningen – Walburga
- Haarlem – Bavo
- Kerkrade – Barbara
- Maastricht – Amand of Maastricht
- Nijmegen – Stephen
- Utrecht – Martin of Tours
- Winschoten – Vitus
- Zutphen – Walburga
Norway
- Oslo – Hallvard
Philippines
- Cabatuan, Iloilo, – Nicholas of Tolentino
- Cagayan de Oro – Augustine of Hippo
- Calatagan – Dominic of Silos
- Cavite – Our Lady of Solitude of Porta Vaga, Francis of Assisi
- Cebu – Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pedro Calungsod
- Las Piñas – Joseph
- Lipa – Sebastian
- Manila – The Immaculate Conception
- Obando – Our Lady of Salambao, Pascal Baylon, Claire of Assisi
- Pasay – Claire of Assisi
- Pateros, Metro Manila – Martha, Roch
- Quezon City – Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of La Naval
- San Juan – John the Baptist
- San Marcelino – Isidore the Laborer
- Surigao City – Nicholas of Tolentino
- Taal – Martin of Tours
- Tandag – Nicholas of Tolentino
Poland
- Cracow – Faustina, Stanislaus of Szczepanów
- Częstochowa – Mary
- Łódź – Faustina
- Poznań – Paul, Peter
- Warsaw – Andrew Bobola, Faustina, Władysław of Gielniów
- Wrocław – John the Baptist
Portugal
Romania
- Bucharest, Romania – Dimitrie Basarabov
- Sfântu Gheorghe – George
Russia
- Arkhangelsk – Michael (archangel)
- Moscow – Boris, George
- Pskov – Vsevolod of Pskov
- Saint Petersburg – Peter, Xenia
- Samara – Alexius of Moscow
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
- Alcalá de Henares – Justus, Pastor
- Andalusia – Saint Luke
- Barcelona – Eulalia
- Calahorra – Emeterius and Celedonius
- Cartagena – Modestus
- Cordoba – Acisclus and Victoria –[56]
- Estremadura – Peter of Alcantara
- Granada, Spain – Caecilius of Elvira
- Jaén – Saint Luke
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Canary Islands) – Anne
- Madrid – Eustace, Isidore the Farmer, Justus, Pastor
- Mallorca – Alphonsus Rodriguez -[57]
- Sahagun – Abdon[54]
- San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Canary Islands) – Christopher
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife – James the Greater
- Santander – Emeterius and Celedonius
- Santiago de Compostela – James the Greater
- Sestao – Peter
- Seville, Spain – Ferdinand III of Castile, Justa
- Toledo – Leocadia
- Zamarramala – Agatha
Sweden
Turkey
Ukraine
United States
- Acoma Pueblo – James the Greater
- Arlington, Virginia – Thomas More
- Boston – Patrick
- Detroit, Michigan – Anne
- Kalamazoo, Michigan – Augustine of Hippo
- Las Vegas, Nevada – Paul the Apostle
- New Orleans, Louisiana – Expedite
- New York City – Patrick
- Ruskin, Florida – Anne
- Saint Augustine, Florida – Augustine of Hippo
- Saint Paul, Minnesota – Paul the Apostle
- San Francisco, California – Francis of Assisi
- Santa Fe, New Mexico – Francis of Assisi
- St. Louis, Missouri – Louis
- Superior, Wisconsin – Augustine of Hippo
- Taos, New Mexico – Anne, John the Apostle
- Thibodaux, Louisiana – Valeria of Milan
- Tucson, Arizona – Augustine of Hippo
Archdioceses and dioceses
- Mary
- Asicus – Diocese of Elphin
- Augustine of Hippo – diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Ciaran the Elder – Diocese of Ossory
- Eurosia – the diocese of Jaca
- Jarlath – the archdiocese of Tuam, Ireland
- Kevin – Archdiocese of Dublin, Ireland
- Lawrence O'Toole – archdiocese of Dublin, Ireland
- Louis – the Archdiocese of St. Louis
- St. James the Greater – Archdiocese of Seattle
- Stanislaus of Cracow – archdiocese of Cracow, Poland
- Francis of Assisi – the Archdiocese of San Francisco, California
- John Fisher – the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester, New York
- Munchin – diocese of Limerick; Limerick (city)
- Saint Mary MacKillop – Roman Catholic Diocese of Wagga Wagga[58]
See also
- Patron saints of ailments, illness, and dangers
- Patron saints of occupations and activities
- Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Walsh, p. 6.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Walsh, p. 13.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Saint Joseph
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 4.32 4.33 4.34 4.35 4.36 4.37 4.38 4.39 4.40 4.41 4.42 4.43 4.44 4.45 4.46 4.47 4.48 4.49 4.50 4.51 4.52 4.53 4.54 4.55 4.56 4.57 4.58 4.59 4.60 4.61 4.62 4.63 4.64 4.65 4.66 4.67 4.68 4.69 4.70 4.71 4.72 4.73 4.74 4.75 4.76 4.77 4.78 4.79 Bunson, p. 214.
- ↑ "St. Benedict and the key to European unity". CatholicCulture.org. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
- ↑ Jones, Terry. "Methodius". Patron Saints Index. Retrieved 18 February 2007.
- ↑ "Egregiae Virtutis". Retrieved 26 April 2009. Apostolic letter of Pope John Paul II, 31 December 1980 (Latin)
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- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 https://www.sydneycatholic.org/news/latest_news/2013/2013124_1465.shtml
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- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 Walsh, p. 4.
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- ↑ Who was St. Andrew?, Scotland.org
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- ↑ 18.0 18.1 List of religious figures of Brittany#The Seven Founder Saints of Brittany
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- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Walsh, p. 22.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 Walsh, p. 9.
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- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 Walsh, p. 11.
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- ↑ "Icon of the Mother of God Reigning" (in Russian). Wikipedia.
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- ↑ 35.0 35.1 Walsh, p. 19.
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 36.3 36.4 Bunson, p. 215.
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- ↑ Saint Josaphat Kuncevyc
- ↑ Virgin of the Thirty-Three, proclaimed patron saint of Uruguay by Pope John XXIII (Spanish)
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- ↑ 41.0 41.1 Saint Waltrude at saints.sqpn.com. Retrieved 26 March 2013
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- ↑ USCCB
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- ↑ St. Berach at sqpn.com Retrieved 05.April 2013
- ↑ Alexander of Bergamo at sqpn.com Retrieved 05.April 2013
- ↑ Holweck, p. 29.
- ↑ 51.0 51.1 51.2 51.3 51.4 Holweck, p. 52.
- ↑ Alexander of Bergamo at sqpn.com Retrieved 05.April 2013
- ↑ 53.0 53.1 53.2 Holweck, p. 20.
- ↑ 54.0 54.1 Holweck, p. 3.
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- ↑ Holweck, p. 53.
- ↑ Mary MacKillop at sqpn.com Retrieved 06.April 2013
- Holweck, Frederick G. (1924). A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints. B. Herder.
- Bunson, Matthew, ed. (2012). Our Sunday Visitor's 2012 Catholic Almanac. Our Sunday Visitor. ISBN 9781592760770.
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