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Each
of the saints listed below has its own page(s) on our site
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Barbara
December 4
Architects I Builders I Carpenters I Firefighters I Construction & Electrical Workers I Masons I Tilers I Mathematicians I Artillerymen I Geologists I Miners I Military Engineers I Brassworkers I Brewers I Syria
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Brendan
(or Brandan or Brenainn)
May 16
Sailors I Mariners I Navigators I Whales I Travelers
I Older Adventurers
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Brigid of Ireland
(or Brigit, Brighid, Bride, or Bridget)
February 1 or 2
Crafts & Creativity I Scholars I Poets I Bards I Dairy, Cattle & Poultry Workers I Blacksmiths I Healers I Brewers I Fugitives I Midwives I Infants I Printers I Sailors & Mariners I Travelers I Ireland I Irish Nuns I New Zealand
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Catherine of Alexandria
November 25
Attorneys l barristers, educators l jurists l lawyers l librarians l mechanics l millers l philosophers l potters l preachers l scholars l secretaries, spinners l stenographers l students l teachers l theologians l unmarried women
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Cecilia
(or Cecelia or Cecily)
November. 22
Music I Composers I Singers I Musicians I Poets I Organ Builders I Organ Players
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Columba
(or Colmcille, Columcille, Colm or Colum)
June 9
Poet I Publisher I Prince I Priest I Warrior I Diplomat I Scholar I Sailor
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Cosmas & Damian
September. 26
Physicians I Apothecaries I Surgeons I Chemists I Pharmacists I Midwives
I Barbers I Hairdressers I Marital Harmony I The Blind I Gaeta, Italy
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Dymphna of Gheel
May 15
I mental health caregivers
I psychiatrists I therapists
I mental institutions I family happiness
I incest & rape victims
I mental & neurological disorders
I chemical dependency
I runaways I sleepwalkers
Eligius
(or Eloi or Loy)
December1
horses I veterinarians
I agricultural workers
I metalsmiths
I mechanics I coin collectors
I farmers I farriers I jewelers
I jockeys I miners I minters
I saddlers I taxi drivers I tool makers
I watch makers I Royal Electrical
& Mechanical Engineers
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Expeditus
(or Expedite)
April 19
Emergencies
I Prompt Solutions
I Computer Programmers
I E-Commerce
Invoked Against Procrastination
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Fiacre
August 30
Gardeners I Herbalists I Florists I
Potters I Needlemakers I Cab Drivers
Invoked against illness
and disease
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Florian
May 4
Firefighters I Poland I Austria I
Good Harvests I Brewers I Chimney Sweeps
I Coopers I Soap Makers I
Invoked against Battles,
Fire, Floods
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Francis
October 4
Animals I Birds
I Environmentalists I Italy
Promoter of Peace I Simplicity I Harmony
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Gabriel
September 29/March 24
Archangel
Broadcasting l Communications l
Messengers l Public Relations l
Telecommunications l Postal Employees l
Diplomats & Ambassadors l Philatelists l
Secular Clergy
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Genesius
August 25
Actors I Comedians I Clowns, Dancers I Theatrical
Performers I Musicians I Attorneys I Barristers I Lawyers I Printers I Stenographers
Invoked against epilepsy
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Gertrude
March 17
l Cats & Those who love them l Travelers in
Search of Lodging l Gardeners l
Herbalists
Invoked Against l Rodents l
Fear of Rats & Mice l Fever
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Gobnait or Deborah or Abigail(Gobnet, Gobhnet, Gobnaid, Gobnata, or Gobnatae)
February 11
Honey Bees I Beekeepers
Gregory
September 3
Educators/Teachers l Students/Scholars l
Choirs/Singers/Musicians l Masons/Stonecutters l
West Indies
Invoked Against l Gout l Plague l Fever
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Ita
(or Deirdre, Dorothy)
January 15
"Foster Mother to the Saints of Ireland"
I Patron of Killeedy
I Brigid of Munster
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Ivo
(or Ives: the Honest Lawyer)
May 19
Lawyers I Advocates I Judges Canon Law I Notaries I Abandoned Children I Orphans I Brittany
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Joan
May 30
(or Jeanne d'Arc, Jehanne Darc, LaPucelle, Maid of Orleans)
France I The Military I Women's Army Corps I Courage in the Face of Ridicule
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Joseph
March 19 & May 1 (Joseph the Worker)
Foster father of Jesus and husband of Mary, Joseph is the patron saint of numerous professions, causes, countries, cities and organizations, including: Bursars I Cabinetmakers I Carpenters I Confectioners I Craftsmen I Dying People I Engineers I Families I Fathers I House Sellers I Immigrants I Joiners I Manual Laborers I North America I Pioneers I Pregnant Women I Realtors I Social Justice I Step Fathers I Travelers I Unborn Children I Universal Church I Wheelwrights I Workers
Invoked against doubt or hesitation.
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Kevin
June 3
Dublin I Glendlough I Ireland I Crows
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Martha
July 29
Cooks I Dietitians
Homemakers I Waiters
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Michael
September 29
Archangel
Soldiers & Knights
l Police Officers l
Mariners & Sailors l Security Forces l
Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics l Paratroopers
& Mountaineers l Radiology l Fencing & Swordsmiths l Bakers l Coopers l
Grocers l Artists l
Endangered Children l Hatmakers l
The Sick & Dying l Cemeteries l
The Basques l Brussels l
Cornwall, England l Germany l
Papua, New Guinea
Invoked against Temptation l Storms at Sea
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Nicholas
December 6
Children l Sailors l
Travelers
l Brides l
Merchants l Pawnbrokers l
Perfumers l Russia l
Greece l Sicily l
Lorraine
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Patrick
March 17
Ireland l
Nigeria l Engineers
l Excluded People
Invoked against Fear
of Snakes
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Raphael
September 29/
October 24
Healers I Druggists I Nurses
I Health Inspectors I Counselors
I Therapists I Health
Technicians l Happy Meetings
I Lovers I Travelers
I Young People Leaving Home for the First Time
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Roch
August 16
Dogs and Those Who Love Them I Bachelors I Surgeons
I Tile Makers I Falsely
Accused People I Invalids I Diseased
Cattle
Invoked against Epidemics
I Knee & Skin Problems
I Plague & Pestilence
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Valentine
February 14
Lovers and Friends l
Bees
Terni, Italy
Vincent of Saragossa
January 22
Vintners IOenophiles
I Grape Growers
I Vine Dressers I Vinegar
MakersI Ravens I Portugal
