Patronage
Patron Saints of Pharmacists
The Catholic Church venerates 4 saints as patrons of pharmacists. 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. Cosmas
Feast: September 26“St. Cosmas is known as a patron saint of physicians and surgeons.”
St. Gemma Galgani
Feast: April 11“An Italian mystic renowned for receiving the stigmata and experiencing profound ecstatic visions.”
St. John of Damascus
Feast: December 4“A Doctor of the Church and the last of the Church Fathers, who defended the veneration of icons during the Iconoclast controversy.”
St. Mary Magdalene
Feast: July 22“The first witness to the Resurrection of Jesus and a devoted follower.”
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