List of Patron Saints

Accountants: Matthew
Actors: Genesius
Advertisers: Bemardine of Siena
Aimqen: Our Lady of Loreto; Joseph of Cupertino
Air Travellers: Joseph of Cupertino
Altar Boys: John Berchmans
Anaesthetists: Rene Goupel
Archers: Sebastian
Architects: Barbara
Art: Catherine of Bologna
Artists: Luke
Astronomers: Dominic
Athletes: Sebastian
Authors: Francis de Sales
Bakers: Elizabeth of Hungary
Bankers: Matthew
Barbers: Cosmas and Damian
Barren women: Antony of Padua
Basket-makers: Antony of Abbot
Beggars: Alexius; Giles
Blacksmiths: Dunstan
Blind: Raphael
Boatmen: Julian the Hospitaller
Bookbinders: Peter Celestine
Bookkeepers: Matthew
Booksellers: John of God
Boy Scouts: George
Bricklayers: Stephen
Brides: Nicholas of Myra
Broadcasters: Archangel Gabriel
Brushmakers: Antony
Builders: Vincent Ferrer
Cab drivers: Fiacre
Cabinetmakers: Anne
Cancer victims: Peregrine Laziosi
Canonists: Raymond of Penafort
Carpenters: Joseph
Catechists: Charles Borromeo; Roberts Bellarmine
Catholic Action: Francis of Assisi
Catholic Press: Francis de Sales
Charitable societies: Vincent de Paul
Childbirth: Gerrard Mej ella
Children: Nicolas ofMyra
Choirboys: Dominic Savio
Church, The: Joseph
Clerics: Gabriel
Comedians: Vitus
Confessors: Alphonsus Liguori; John Nepomucene
Convulsive children: Scholastica
Cooks: Martha
Cripples: Giles
Dancers: Vitus
Deaf: Francis de Sales
Dentists: Apollonia
Desperate situations: Jude
Dietitians (in hospitals): Martha
Domestic Animals: Antony
Druggists: Cosmas and Damian
Dyers: Maurice and Lydia
Dying: Joseph
Dysentery sufferers: Matrona
Earthquakes: Emygdius
Ecologists: Francis of Assisi
Editors: John Bosco
Emigrants: Frances Xavier Cabrini
Engineers: Ferdinand III
Epileptics: Dympna; Vitus
Expectant mothers: Gerard Majella
Eye trouble: Lucy
Falsely accused: Raymond Nonnatus
Farmers: Isidore the Farmer
Farriers: John Baptist
Fathers of families: Joseph
Firemen: Florian
Fire prevention: Catherine of Siena
First communicants: Tarcisius
Fishermen: Andrew; Peter
Florists: Therese ofLisieux
Foresters: John Gualbert
Founders: Barbara
Foundlings: Holy Innocents
Fullers: Anastasius the Fuller
Funeral Directors: Joseph ofArimathea
Gardeners: Adelard; Fiacre; Phocas
Girls: Agnes
Glassworkers: Luke
Goldsmiths: Dunstan
Gravediggers: Antony of Abbot
Grocers: Michael
Gunners: Barbara
Hairdressers: Martin de Porres
Headache sufferers: Teresa of Avila
Heart patients: John of God
Hospitals: Camillus de Lellis; John of God
Hotelkeepers: Amand
Housewives: Anne
Hunters: Hubert; Eustachius
lnfantrymen: Maurice
lnvalids: Roch
Jewellers: Eligus
Journalists: Francis de Sales
Jurists: John Capistran
Labourers: Isidore
Lawyers: Thomas More; Yves
Leaming: Ambrose
Leathenvorkers: Crispin and Crispinian
Librarians: Jerome
Lighthousekeepers: Dunstan; Venerius
Locksmith: Dunstan
Lost articles: Antony of Padua
Lovers: Valentine
Maidens: Catherine of Alexandria
Mariners: Nicholas of Tolentine
Married women: Monica
Medical technicians: Albert the Great
Mentally ill: Dympna
Messengers: Gabriel
Midwives: Raymund Nonnatus
Millers: Arnulph
Missions: Francis Xavier: Therese Lisieux;
Leonard of P011 Maurice (parish)
Mothers: Monica
Motorists: Christopher
Mountaineers: Bernard of Menthon
Musicians: Cecilia; Gregory the Great
Notaries; Luke; Mark
Nurses: Agatha; Camillus de Lellis; John of God
Nursing service: Elizabeth of Hungary
Orators: John Chrysostom
Orphans: Jerome Emiliani
Painters: Luke
Paratroopers: Michael
Parish Priests: John Vianney
Pawnbrokers: Nicholas of Myra
Pharmacists: Cosmas and Damian
Philosophers: Catherine of Alexandria; Justin
Physicians: Cosmas and Damian; luke
Pilgrims: James
Plasterers: Bartholomew
Poets: David
Policemen: Michael
Poor: Antony o1°Padua
Porters: Christopher
Postal workers: Gabriel
Preachers: Catherine of Alexandria; John
Chrysostom
Pregnant women: Gerard Majella
Priests: John Vianney
Printers: Augustine; Genesius; John of God
Prisoners: Dismas
Prisoners-of-war: Leonard
Prisons: Joseph Cafasso
Public relations: Bernardine ofSiena
Radiologists: Michael
Radio workers: Gabriel
Retreats: Ignatius Loyola
Rheumatism: James the Greater
Saddlers: Crispin and Crispinian
Sailors: Brendan; Erasmus
Scholars: Brigid
Scientists: Albert the Great
Sculptors: Claude
Secretaries: Genesius
Seminarians: Charles Borromeo
Servants: Matha; Zita
Shoemakers: Crispin and Crispinian
Sick: John of God; Camillus de Lellis
Silversmiths: Andronicus: Dunstan
Singers: Cecilia; Gregory
Skaters: Lidwina
Skiers: Bemard of Menthon
Skin diseases: Marculf
Social justice: Joseph
Social workers: Louise de Marillac
Soldiers: George; Martin of Tours
Speleologists: Benedict
Stonecutters: Clement
Stonemasons: Barbara; Reinhold; Stephen
Students: Catherine of Alexandria; Thomas Aquinas
Surgeons: Cosmas and Damian; 1.uke
Swordsmith: Maurice
Tailors: Homobonus
Tanners: Cirspin and Crispinia; Simon
Tax collectors: Matthew
Teachers: Gregory the Great; John Baptist de la
Salle
Telecommunications workers: Gabriel
Television: Clare ofAssisi
Television workers: Gabriel
Theologians: Alphonsus; Liguori, Augustine
Throat sufferers: Blaise
Tinworkers: Joseph of Arimathea
Travellers: Christopher
Vocations: Alphonsus
Watchmen: Peter of Alcantara
Weavers: Anastacia; Anastasius; Paul de Hermit
Widows: Paula
Winegrowers: Morand; Vincent
Wine merchants: Amand
Women in labour: Anne
Workingmen: Joseph
Writers: Francis de Sales
Yachtsmen: Adjutor