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Patron Saints of Christianity
Patron saints are chosen as special protectors or guardians over all
areas of life. Patron saints are chosen as special protectors or
guardians over areas of life. Traditionally people see them as
symbols of how to live a better life. These areas can include
occupations, illnesses, churches, countries, causes -- anything that
is important to us.
The earliest records show that people and churches were named after
apostles and martyrs as early as the fourth century. Recently, the
popes have named patron saints but patrons can be chosen by other
individuals or groups as well. Patron saints are often chosen today
because an interest, talent, or event in their lives overlaps with
the special area. For example, Francis of Assisi loved nature and so
he is patron of ecologists. Francis de Sales was a writer and so he
is patron of journalists and writers. Clare of Assisi was named
patron of television because one Christmas when she was too ill to
leave her bed she saw and heard Christmas Mass -- even though it was
taking place miles away. Angels can also be named as patron saints.

A patron saint can help us when we follow the example of that
saint's life and when we ask for that saint's intercessory prayers
to God. The following is the list of various Saints and what areas
of life they are believed to patrons of.
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Name of Saint |
Believed to be Patron of |
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St. Adelard |
Gardeners |
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St. Agatha |
Bellmakers, Breast Disease, Fire Prevention, Nurses |
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St. Agnes |
Children of Mary, Girls |
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St. Albert The Great |
Medical Technicians, Scientists, Universal Church |
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St. Alexis of Rome |
Beggars |
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St. Aloysius Gonzaga |
Catholic Youth, Teenagers, Youth |
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St. Alphonsus Liguori |
Vocations, Theologians |
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St. Amand |
Hotelkeepers, Vintners |
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St. Ambrose |
Bee Keepers, Candle Makers, Learning |
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St. Anastasia |
Weavers, Widows |
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St. Anastasius |
Goldsmiths |
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St. Andrew |
Fishermen |
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St. Andronicus |
Silversmiths |
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St. Angelico |
Artists |
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St. Anne |
Christian Mothers, Canada, Housewives, Pregnant Women,
Women In Labor |
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St. Ansovinus |
Crops |
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St. Anthony of Padua |
Barren Women, Lost Articles, Poor, Travelers |
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St. Anthony The Abbot |
Basket Makers, Butchers, Gravediggers |
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St. Antony |
Domestic Animals |
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St. Apollonia |
Dentists |
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St. Augustine of Hippo |
Brewers, Printers, Theologians |
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St. Barbara |
Architects, Artillerymen, Builders, Fire Prevention,
Miners, Thunder-Storms |
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St. Bartholomew |
Leather Workers, Plasterers |
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St. Benedict |
Kidney Disease, Poison Sufferers, Students |
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St. Benedict Joseph Labre |
Homeless |
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St. Benedict The Moor |
African-Americans, Negro Missions In North America |
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St. Benezet |
Bridge Builders |
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St. Bernadette |
Against Bodily Ills, Shepherds |
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St. Bernadine of Siena |
Public Relations |
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St. Bernard of Montjoux |
Alpinists, Skiers |
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St. Bl. Gianna Beretta Molla |
Mothers, Physicians |
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St. Blaise |
Throat Ailments, Veterinarians, Wild Animals |
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St. Blessed Virgin Mary |
Uruguay
|
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St. Boris |
Moscow
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St. Brendan |
Sailors |
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St. Bridget |
Healers, Sweden |
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St. Brigid of Ireland |
Dairy Workers, Scholars |
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St. Camillus De Lellis |
Hospitals, Nurses, Sick |
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St. Casimir of Poland |
Bachelors |
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St. Catherine of Alexandria |
Millers, Philosophers, Preachers, Scribes, Secretaries,
Stenographers, Students |
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St. Catherine of Bologna |
Art, Artists |
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St. Catherine of Siena |
Fire Prevention, Italy |
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St. Catherine of Sweden |
Miscarriage Prevention |
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St. Cecilia |
Musicians |
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St. Charles Borromeo |
Catechists, Seminarians |
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St. Christopher |
Bookbinders, Epilepsy, Gardeners, Mariners, Pestilence,
Thunder-Storms, Travelers |
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St. Clare |
Embroiderers, Eye Disorders, Television |
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St. Claude |
Sculptors |
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St. Clement I |
Marble Workers |
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St. Columba |
Poets, Ireland |
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St. Contardo Ferrini (Bl) |
Universities |
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St. Cosmas & Damian |
Barbers, Druggists, Pharmacists, Physicians, Surgeons |
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St. Cyril |
Unity of East & West Churches |
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St. David |
Doves, Poets, Wales |
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St. Denis |
Against Headaches |
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St. Didacus |
Franciscan Lay |
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St. Dismas |
Prisoners |
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St. Dominic De Guzman |
Astronomers |
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St. Dominic Savio |
Choir Boys, Falsly Accused People |
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St. Dunstan |
Goldsmiths, Blacksmiths, Musicians |
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St. Dymphna |
Neurological Disorders, Epilepsy, Mentally Ill |
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St. Edward The Confessor |
Difficult Marriages |
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St. Eligius |
Jewelers, Metalworkers |
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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton |
Death of Children, In-Law Problems, Loss of Parents,
Widows |
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St. Elizabeth of Hungary |
Bakers |
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St. Elizabeth of Portugal |
Against Adultery, Againt Jealousy, War |
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St. Elmo |
Ammunition, Explosive Workers, Ordnance, Sailors, Women
In Labor |
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St. Eustachius |
Hunters |
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St. Felicity |
Barren Women |
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St. Ferdinand III |
Engineers, Govenors |
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St. Fiacre |
Cab Drivers, Gardeners, Taxi Drivers |
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St. Florian |
Fire Fighters, Floods, Poland |
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St. Frances of Rome |
Motorists, Widows, Wives |
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St. Frances Xavier Cabrini |
Emigrants, Immigrants |
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St. Francis De Sales |
Authors, Deaf, Journalists, Writers |
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St. Francis of Assisi |
Animals, Ecologists, Merchants |
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St. Francis of Paola |
Sailors |
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St. Francis Xavier |
Missions (Foreign) |
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St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows |
Clerics, Youth |
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St. Gabriel The Archangel |
Broadcasters, Communication, Messengers, Postal Workers,
Radio |
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St. Gemma Galgani |
Druggists, Pharmacists |
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St. Genesius |
Actors, Epilepsy, Musicians, Printers, Secretaries,
Stenographers, Theatrical Performers |
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St. Geneviève |
Disasters, Paris |
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St. George |
Boy Scouts, England, Soldiers |
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St. Gerard Majella |
Childbirth, Expectant Mothers, Pregnant Women |
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St. Gertrude |
Rats And Mice (Fear of), Travelers |
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St. Giles |
Beggars, Breast Feeding, Disabled, Poor |
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St. Godeberta |
Drought Relief, Epidemics |
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St. Gregory The Great |
Musicians, Singers, Students, Teachers |
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St. Herbert |
Drought Relief |
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St. Hilary |
Snake Bite Victims |
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St. Holy Innocents |
Babies, Choir Boys, Foundlings |
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St. Hubert |
Dogs, Hunters |
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St. Ignatius of Antioch |
Throat Ailments |
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St. Ignatius of Loyola |
Retreats, Soldiers |
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St. Immaculate Conception of Mary |
United States
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St. Isidore of Seville |
Computers, Computer Users, Computer Programmers,
Internet |
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St. Isidore The Farmer |
Laborers, Farmers |
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St. Jacinta Marta |
Bodily Ills, Prisoners |
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St. James The Apostle |
Arthritis, Chile, Hatmakers, Laborers, Milliners,
Rheumatism |
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St. Januarius |
Blood Banks, Naples, Volcanoes |
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St. Jerome |
Librarians, Students |
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St. Jerome Emiliani |
Orphans |
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St. Joan of Arc |
France, Rape Victims, Soldiers |
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St. John Berchmans |
Altar Servers, Youth |
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St. John Bosco |
Boys, Editors, Students, Youth |
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St. John Chrysostom |
Epilepsy, Orators, Preachers, Speakers |
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St. John of Capistrano |
Judges, Jurists |
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St. John of God |
Booksellers, Fire Fighters, Heart Patients, Hospitals,
Nurses, Printers, Publishers, Sick |
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St. John of Nepomuk |
Discretion, Floods, Slander |
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St. John of The Cross |
Contemplatives, Mystics |
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St. John The Apostle |
Poison Sufferers, Writers |
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St. John The Baptist |
Baptism, Lambs |
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St. John Vianney |
Priests |
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St. John-Baptist De La Salle |
Teachers |
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St. Josemaría Escrivá |
Diabetics |
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St. Joseph |
Canada, Carpenters, Church, Dying, Fathers, Peru, Social
Justice, Universal Church |
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St. Joseph of Arimathea |
Funeral Directors, Undertakers |
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St. Joseph of Cupertino |
Air Travelers, Astronauts, Aviators |
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St. Jude Thaddeus |
Desperate Causes & Situations, Lost Causes |
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St. Justin |
Apologists, Lecturers, Philosophers |
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St. Kevin |
Blackbirds, Ireland |
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St. Lawrence |
Cooks, Comedians, Fire Prevention, France, Poor |
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St. Leonard of Port Maurice |
Parish Missions |
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St. Lidwina |
Skaters |
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St. Louis IX |
Barbers |
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St. Louise De Marillac |
Social Workers, Widows |
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St. Lucy |
Blind, Eye Disorders |
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St. Luke |
Artists, Brewers, Butchers, Doctors, Glassworkers,
Painters, Physicians, Surgeons |
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St. Madron |
Cures From Pain |
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St. Margaret |
Pregnant Women |
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St. Margaret Clitherow |
Business Women |
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St. Margaret Mary Alacoque |
Against Polio, Polio Sufferers |
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St. Maria Faustina Kowalska |
Mercy |
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St. Maria Goretti |
Girls, Rape Victims, Youth |
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St. Mark |
Lawyers, Lions, Notaries, Prisoners |
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St. Martha |
Cooks, Housewives, Servants |
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St. Martin De Porres |
Barbers, Hairdressers, Racial Harmony |
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St. Martin of Tours |
France, Horsemen, Soldiers |
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St. Mary Magdalene |
Sinners |
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St. Matthew |
Accountants, Bankers, Bookkeepers, Tax Collectors |
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St. Matthias |
Alcoholism, Carpenters |
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St. Maurice |
Gout, Infantrymen, Swordsmiths, Weavers |
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St. Maximilian Kolbe |
Political Prisoners |
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St. Medard |
Bad Weather |
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St. Methodius |
Unity of East & West Churches |
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St. Michael |
Airborne, Grocers, Paratroopers, Police officers |
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St. Monica |
Married Women, Mothers |
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St. Nicholas of Myra |
Bakers, Brewers, Brides, Children, Merchants,
Pawnbrokers, Travelers |
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St. Nicholas of Tolentino |
Infants, Mariners, Souls In Purgatory |
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St. Notburga |
Servants |
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St. Odelia |
Blind |
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St. Osmund |
Paralysis |
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St. Our Lady of Guadalupe |
Americas, Mexico |
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Our Lady of Loreto |
Aviators |
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Our Lady of Lourdes |
Bodily Ills |
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Our Lady of Mt. Carmel |
Chile
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Our Lady of The Assumption |
Paraguay
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St. Padre Pio |
Civil Defense Volunteers |
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