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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| Tailors |
Homobonus |
| Tanzania |
Immaculate Conception of Mary |
| Taos, New Mexico |
Anne, John the Apostle |
| Taranto |
Catald |
| Tax collectors |
Matthew |
| Taxi Drivers |
Fiacre |
| Teachers |
Gregory the Great, John Baptist de la Salle |
| Teenagers (esp. girls) |
Mark, Maria Goretti |
| Telecommunications |
Gabriel the Archangel |
| Television |
Clare, Gabriel the Archangel |
| Television (Peru) |
Martin de Porres |
| Tennessee, USA |
Our Lady of Lourdes |
| Termonde, Belgium |
Christiana |
| Teutonic Order; Order of Teutonic Knights |
George, Mary |
| Texas, USA |
Our Lady of the Annunciation |
| Theatrical profession |
Genesius |
| Theft, thieves |
Dismas |
| Theologians |
Alphonsus de Liguori, Augustine of Hippo, Thomas Aquinas, John the Apostle |
| Theologians, Moral |
Alphonsus de Liguori |
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| Thieves, danger from |
Leonard of Noblac |
| Throat ailments |
Blaise, Ludmila |
| Tigua Indians |
Anthony of Padua |
| Toledo, Spain |
Leocadia |
| Toothache |
Apollonia |
| Torino, Italy |
John the Baptist |
| Tourism, Spanish |
Francis Xavier |
| Trade unionists, Spanish |
Martin de Porres |
| Tradespeople |
Homobonus |
| Travelers |
Raphael the Archangel, Nicholas of Myra, Anthony of Padua, Christopher, Joseph |
| Tregony, Cornwall |
Cybi |
| Trier, Germay |
Maximus |
| Trieste, Italy |
Justus of Trieste |
| Tultepac, Mexico |
John of God |
| Tunisia |
Immaculate Conception of Mary |
| Turin, Italy |
John the Baptist |
| Turkey (Asiatic) |
John the Apostle |
| Turkey, Capuchin missions to |
Joseph of Leonessa |
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