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Patron Saints by Cause
For nearly every profession, place, illness, and struggle, the Church has a patron — a saint whose own life touched that corner of human experience and who is asked to pray for those living it now. Browse 731 patronages below, or start with the ones people look for most.
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Abandoned Children (2)Abandoned PeopleAbuse Victims (4)AccountantsActorsActresses (2)Adolescent ChildrenAdopted ChildrenAdvertisingAdvocates of PeaceAfrica (2)African AmericansAfrican Catholic Youth ActionAfrican MissionsAgricultureAIDS Patients (2)Aix-en-ProvenceAlaskaAlcoholics (2)AlexandriaAlgeria (2)All Christian FamiliesAll SaintsAltar Servers (2)Americas (4)AndalusiaAnimals (3)AntiquariansAnxietyApologists (3)Apple OrchardsApprenticesArchaeologists (3)ArchbishopsArchdiocese of BrisbaneArchers (3)Architects (5)Armenia (2)ArthritisArtillerymenArtists (3)Ascetics (3)Asia MinorAstronomersAthletesAttorneysAustraliaAustria (3)AviatorsThe AlcoholicThe Americas (2)
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Back PainBackward ChildrenBad WeatherBakers (3)BankersBaptismBarbers (3)BarcelonaBarren WomenBasket MakersBeekeepers (3)Beggars (2)BelgiumBelgradeBelieversBellfoundersBenedictine MonksBiblical ScholarsBirminghamBishopricBishops (10)BlackbirdsBlacksmithsBlind (2)Blood DonorsBodily IllnessBodily IllnessesBohemia (3)Bookbinders (2)BookkeepersBosnia and HerzegovinaBourgesBowel DisordersBrazil (2)Breast CancerBrewers (5)Brides (2)Bridge BuildersBrusselsBuilders (4)BulgariaBullsBusiness PeopleBusinesswomen (2)Butchers (2)
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Cabinet MakersCaliforniaCamaldolese MonksCanadaCancer Patients (5)CancersCandle Makers (2)Canon Lawyers (2)CanonistsCaptivesCaretakersCarmelitesCarpenters (2)Carthusians (2)Catechists (15)Catechumens (2)Catholic Press (2)Catholic SchoolsCatholic YouthCattleCavalryCemetery WorkersChaplainsCharitable SocietiesCharities (2)ChastityChildbirth (2)Children (4)Chile (2)Chimney SweepsChinaChinese ChristiansChinese YouthChoirboysChristian CommunitiesChristian EducationChristian MartyrsChristian UnityChronic Illness SufferersChurch WorkersCisterciansCivil Defense VolunteersCivil EngineersClergy (2)Cloth MerchantsCobblersColombiaComediansCommunicationsComputer UsersConfessors (5)CongoConstantinopleConstruction WorkersContemplative LifeContemplatives (3)ConversionsConverts (10)ConvictsConvulsive ChildrenCooks (4)CorkCorsicaCreteCultureCurriersCyprusCzech RepublicThe Catholic ChurchThe Chinese-Filipino CommunityThe City of GenoaThe City of RavennaThe City of Rome (2)The Clergy (3)The Cluniac Order
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Against DysenteryDairymaidsDeacons (2)Deaf PeopleDeath of ChildrenDeath RowDefenders against DiseaseDenmark (2)DentistsDepressed PeopleDesperate SituationsDevotees of Sacred HeartDietitiansDifficult Marriages (4)Difficult SituationsDiocesan ClergyDiocese of KillaloeDisabledDisabled PeopleDisappointed PeopleDisasters (2)Doctors (3)Dogs (2)Dominican Republic (2)DoorkeepersDoubtersDrug AddictsDublin (2)DuchessesDyers (3)DyingDying People (4)The Deaf (2)The DeceasedThe DestituteThe Diocese of LindisfarneThe Diocese of RegensburgThe Disabled (2)
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Earache SufferersEarthquakesEastern Catholic ChurchesEcologistsEcologyEcuador (2)Ecumenism (4)EditorsEducation (7)Educators (8)EgyptEl SalvadorElderly PeopleEmpresses (2)Engineers (2)England (11)Enslaved PeopleEnvironmentEpidemicsEpilepsy (5)EpilepticsEquestriansEthiopia (2)Eucharistic Adoration (2)Eucharistic Congresses (2)Europe (5)Evangelists (2)Excluded PeopleExiles (3)Expectant Mothers (8)Extreme PenanceEye AilmentsEye DiseaseEye DisordersThe Eastern MediterraneanThe Educational System
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Against FloodsFalsely AccusedFalsely Accused PeopleFamilies (4)Families of the SickFarmers (3)FarriersFathers (3)Fever (2)Filipino MigrantsFilipino YouthFire PreventionFirefightersFiremenFirst CommunicantsFishermanFishermen (4)Flood PreventionFlorists (4)For PeaceForeign MissionsForest WorkersForgivenessForgotten PeopleFrance (10)FranciscansFrench Security Forces (2)Friends of the PoorFrieslandFuneral Directors (2)The Falsely AccusedThe Franciscan Order
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Against HailstormsAgainst HIV/AIDSHandicappedHarvestsHatmakersHattersHawaii (2)Headache Sufferers (3)HeadachesHealersHealingHealth Care WorkersHeart PatientsHeavenHerbalistsHermits (6)HesychasmHispanic AmericansHistorians (2)HIV/AIDS PatientsHolinessHoly DeathHomeless (2)HomemakersHorsesHospital Administrators (2)HospitallersHospitals (4)HousewivesHuman RaceHuman Trafficking VictimsHumorHungaryHuntersHydrophobiaThe Homeless (2)
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Laborers (2)Lace MakersLadder ClimbersLarge Families (2)Latin AmericaLatin American BishopsLaundry Workers (2)Lawyers (5)Lay PeopleLay WomenLearning (2)Leather Workers (2)Lebanon (4)LecturersLepers (3)Librarians (2)LimousinLinguists (2)Lithuania (2)Living in PeaceLocksmithsLondonLonelinessLoss of Parents (6)Lost CausesLost ItemsLourdesLoversLoyaltyLuxembourg
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MadridMagiciansMankindMantuaMarist PriestsMaronite ChurchMartyrdomMartyrs (19)Medical TechniciansMedical WorkersMental IllnessMentally IllMerchant SailorsMerchants (5)MercyMessengersMetalworkersMexican AmericansMexican YouthMexico (5)Mexico CityMidwivesMigrants (2)MilanMilitary Chaplains (2)Miners (3)Miraculous MedalMissionaries (14)Missionaries of CharityMissionaries to Africa (2)Modern Slavery SurvivorsMonasteriesMonastic CommunitiesMonastic LifeMonasticsMonks (13)MontrealMoral TheologiansMoralistsMoscowMothers (8)MotoristsMusicians (4)Mystics (2)The Mentally Ill (2)
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A Peaceful DeathAgainst PestilenceAgainst Poverty (2)Pains of ChildbirthPalestiniansPallbearersPapal DelegatesPapal ElectionsPapua New GuineaParaguayParatroopersParents (2)Paris (3)Parish Priests (2)Parishes in FrancePastoral CarePastry ChefsPawnbrokersPeace (9)PeacemakersPeasants (2)Penitent SinnersPenitents (4)People in PrisonPersecuted Christians (5)Persecuted PriestsPersecuted WomenPerseverancePersonal ProtectionPeruPharmacists (4)PhilanthropistsPhilippinesPhilosophers (7)PhotographersPhysicians (5)Pilgrims (4)PilotsPlague (2)Plague VictimsPlasterersPlumbersPoetessesPoetryPoets (5)Poison SufferersPoland (7)PolicePolioPoliticiansPoor ChildrenPopePopes (8)PortugalPossessed PeoplePostal WorkersPrayerPraying the RosaryPreachers (2)Pregnancy (2)Pregnant WomenPriests (5)Primary School StudentsPrintersPrisoners (10)Pro-life Movement (2)ProgrammersProstitutesProtectors of the EnvironmentProvencePublic HealthPublic RelationsPurgatoryPurityThe Papacy (2)The PassionistsThe PersecutedThe PhilippinesThe Physically ChallengedThe Poor (10)The Poor Clares
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Against Snake BitesAgainst Storms (2)Sacred Heart DevotionSafetySailors (6)Saint Martial DioceseSalesian SistersSalesmenSalt MinersSalzburg (2)San SeverinoSawyersScandinaviaScholars (6)School ChildrenSchool PrincipalsScientists (3)Scotland (5)Scottish SchoolsScoutsSeafarers (2)SeamstressesSearchers for Lost ItemsSecond MarriagesSecular Clergy (2)Seminarians (2)Senior CitizensSeparationsSerbiaServants (3)ShepherdessesShepherds (3)ShoemakersSiblingsSick AnimalsSick Children (3)Signaling CorpsSilesiaSimplicitySingersSingle MothersSinnersSkin DiseasesSlavesSlavic PeoplesSlavsSnowSocial Workers (4)Soldiers (15)SolicitorsSouls in PurgatorySpain (3)Spanish ClergySpanish Diocesan ClergySpiritual ConversionSpiritual DirectorsSpiritual Leaders (2)Spiritual RetreatsSpiritual Seekers (2)Spiritual StudentsSpiritualitySt. PetersburgStatesmenSTDStomach DisordersStonemasons (2)Storms (2)Stress ReliefStruggling MothersStudents (22)SudanSudden DeathSufferingSurgeons (3)Sweden (2)SwordsmithsThe Scottish Royal FamilyThe Sick (36)The Suffering
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Against TemptationsTailors (3)Tanners (2)Tax CollectorsTaxi DriversTeachers (9)TelecommunicationsTelevisionTentmakersTertiary FranciscansTest TakersTextile MerchantsTheologians (12)Theology StudentsThievesThose Facing OppositionThose in DangerThose in Religious LifeThose Seeking FreedomThose Suffering Back InjuriesThose Suffering from ArthritisThose Suffering from FeversThose Suffering from StormsThose Unjustly AccusedThose with Mental IllnessesThroat IllnessesToledoToothacheTorture Victims (4)ToulouseToy MakersTranslators (3)Travelers (8)Tuberculosis PatientsTurnersTyrol