Patronage

Patron Saints of Butchers

The Catholic Church venerates 2 saints as patrons of butchers. Each came to this patronage through their own life — read their stories below and ask for the intercession of the one whose path speaks to yours.

St. Luke the Evangelist

Feast: October 18

Author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, highlighting Jesus' compassion and the spread of Christianity.

St. Perpetua

Feast: March 7

A young noblewoman and mother who kept a diary of her imprisonment and was martyred in Carthage for refusing to renounce her faith.

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