Patron Saints
What is a patron saint?
Patron saints are chosen as special protectors or guardians over areas of life. These areas can include occupations, illnesses, churches, countries, causes -- anything that is important to us. The earliest records show that people and churches were named after apostles and martyrs as early as the fourth century.
Recently, the popes have named patron saints but patrons can be chosen by other individuals or groups as well. Patron saints are often chosen today because an interest, talent, or event in their lives overlaps with the special area.
Angels can also be named as patron saints. A patron saint can help us when we follow the example of that saint's life and when we ask for that saint's intercessory prayers to God.
For example, Francis of Assisi loved nature and so he is patron of ecologists. Francis de Sales was a writer and so he is patron of journalists and writers. Clare of Assisi was named patron of television because one Christmas when she was too ill to leave her bed she saw and heard Christmas Mass -- even though it was taking place miles away.
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| Cab drivers |
Joseph, Fiacre |
| Cagliari, Italy |
Saturninus of Cagliari |
| Cake makers |
Honoratus |
| California |
Our Lady of the Wayside |
| Caltanissett, Sicily |
Michael the Archangel |
| Cambridge University |
Etheldreda |
| Canada |
Anne (Mother of Mary), Joseph, The martyrs of North America |
| Cancer Patients |
Michael Argemir |
| Cancer victims |
Peregrine Laziosi |
| Candelada |
Bernard of Valdeiglesias |
| Candle-makers |
Ambrose |
| Canonists, canon lawyers |
Raymond of Peñafort, Robert Bellarmine, Ivo of Kermartin |
| Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross; Crosier Fathers; Crosier Order |
Odilia |
| Capuchin-Franciscan Province of Mid-America |
Conrad of Parzham |
| Carmelite schools |
Albert of Sicily |
| Carpenters |
Joseph, Thomas, Apostle |
| Cartagena, Spain |
Modestus |
| Cashel, Ireland |
Albert of Cashel |
| Castelabbate Italy |
Constabilis of Cava |
| Catalonia |
George |
| Catania |
Agatha |
| Catechists |
Viator, Charles Borromeo, Robert Bellarmine |
| Catechumens |
Charles Borromeo, Robert Bellarmine |
| Catholic Action |
Francis of Assisi, Paul, Apostle |
| Catholic Action (in Italy) |
Paul, Apostle, Gabriel Possenti |
| Catholic Charities |
Vincent de Paul, Elizabeth of Hungary |
| Catholic Writters |
Francis de Sales |
| Catholic Youth |
Aloysius Gonzaga |
| Catholic press |
Anthony Mary Claret, Francis de Sales |
| Catholic schools, Catholic academies |
Thomas Aquinas, Ursula |
| Cattaro, Dalmatia |
Trifone |
| Cattle breeders |
Mark |
| Cavalry |
Martin of Tours |
| Cavalry, Italian |
George |
| Cebu, Philippines |
El Niño |
| Cemetery keepers, or caretakers |
Joseph of Arimathea |
| Central Africa |
Therese of Lisieux |
| Central America |
Our Lady of Loreto, Rose of Lima |
| Central and South America |
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Rose of Lima |
| Chaplains, military |
John of Capistrano |
| Chaplains, military, Argentinian |
Our Lady of Lujan |
| Chaplains, military, Australian |
Our Lady Help of Christians |
| Chaplains, military, Belgian |
Mary, Mediatrix of All Graces |
| Chaplains, military, Philippine |
Immaculate Conception of Mary |
| Chaplains, military, Spanish |
Immaculate Conception of Mary |
| Charcoal-burners |
Alexander the charcoal-burner |
| Charitable societies |
Vincent de Paul |
| Chemists (pharmacists) |
Cosmas and Damian |
| Chilblain |
Basilissa |
| Childbirth |
Gerard Majella, Margaret (or Marina) of Antioch, Raymond Nonnatus, Leonard of Noblac, Erasmus (Elmo) |
| Childless women |
Anne (Mother of Mary) |
| Children |
Nicholas of Myra, Raymond Nonnatus, Nicholas of Tolentino |
| Children of Mary |
Agnes, Maria Goretti |
| Children, desire for |
Rita of Cascia |
| Children, illegitimate |
John Francis Regis |
| Chile |
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, James the Greater |
| Chilean army |
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel |
| Chilean navy |
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel |
| China |
Mary, Queen of China |
| Choirboys, choirs |
Dominic Savio |
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| Cholera |
Roch |
| Christian Mothers |
Anne (Mother of Mary) |
| Church |
Joseph |
| Church in North Africa |
Ignatius of Antioch |
| Church in the eastern Mediterranean |
Ignatius of Antioch |
| Cingoli, Italy |
Sperandea |
| Cistercian Order |
Our Lady of the Assumption |
| Civil Servants |
Thomas More |
| Clergy |
Gabriel Possenti |
| Clergy, Diocesan |
John of Avila |
| Clergy, Parochial |
John Vianney |
| Clerics |
Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows |
| Clermont (formerly Averna), France |
Illidius |
| Clothworkers |
Homobonus |
| Cloyne, Ireland |
Colman of Cloyne |
| Cobblers |
Crispin and Crispinian |
| Coffin-bearers |
Joseph of Arimathea |
| Coin collectors |
Eligius (Eloi) |
| Colegio Capranica Seminary of Rome |
Agnes of Rome |
| Colic |
Erasmus (Elmo) |
| Colleges |
Thomas Aquinas |
| Colombia |
Peter Claver, Louis Betrand, Our Lady of Chiquinquira |
| Colorado |
Immaculate Mary, Francis of Assisi |
| Comedians |
Vitus |
| Commissariat, French Army |
Ambrose |
| Commissariat, Spanish military |
Teresa of Avila |
| Communication Workers |
Gabriel the Archangel |
| Communism, opposition to |
Joseph |
| Condemned criminals |
Dismas |
| Confessors |
Alphonsus de Liguori, John Nepomucene |
| Congo; Zaire; Belgian Congo |
Immaculate Conception of Mary, Our Lady, Queen of Nations |
| Connecticut |
Notre Dame of Easton |
| Construction workers |
Thomas, Apostle |
| Contagious diseases |
Robert Bellarmine, Sebastian |
| Conze (Conza), Italy |
Herbert Hoscam |
| Cooks |
Martha |
| Coopers |
Abdon and Sennen |
| Cordoba, Spain |
Acisclus, Victoria |
| Corfu (Kerkira) Island, Greece |
Arsenius of Corfu, Spyridon |
| Cork, Ireland |
Finbar |
| Corleone, Sicily |
Leolucas |
| Cornwall, England |
Michael the Archangel, Petroc, Piran |
| Corsica |
Alexander Sauli, Devota, Julia of Corsica, Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception |
| Costa Rica |
Our Lady of the Angels, Our Lady of the Assumption |
| Council of Vatican II |
Joseph |
| Court Clerks |
Thomas More |
| Craftsmen and women |
Dymphna |
| Craftworkers |
Luke |
| Cremona, Italy |
Himerius |
| Crete |
Titus |
| Croatia |
Joseph |
| Crops, protection of |
Magnus of Fussen |
| Crusaders |
Charles the Good, Louis IX |
| Cuba |
La Virgen de la Caridad (Our Lady of Charity), Virgin de Regla |
| Cuby, Cornwall |
Cybi |
| Cursillo movement |
Paul, Apostle |
| Customs officers |
Matthew |
| Cutlers |
Lucy |
| Cyprus |
Barnabas, Apostle |
| Czechoslovakia |
Wenceslaus, Adalbert, John Nepomucene, Ludmila, Cyril and Methodius |
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