Patron saints can also be associated with geographical areas (depending on where they were born or where they preached). For example, St. Joseph is the patron saint of Belgium , St. Patrick is patron saint of Ireland , and Saint Anthony is the patron saint of Lisbon . Oftentimes, certain patron saints may have only a nominal relationship with the trade or group that they represent, as is the case with St. George of England .
Association with a particular area or profession can be found with Tutelary deities from other religions as well.
Saints associated with occupations and activities
- Agatha - Nurses , Bellmaking
- Albertus Magnus - Natural Scientist s
- Alexius - Nurses
- Amand - Bartender s, Boy Scouts , Brewers , Innkeepers , Merchants , Vine Growers , Vintners
- Ambrose of Milan - Bee Keepers , Wax Melters and Refiners
- Andrew The Apostle - Fish Dealers , Fishermen
- Anne - Equestrians , Stable men
- Anthony The Great - Swineherds , Motorists
- Anthony Of Padua - lost items, the Poor , and Travelers
- Apollonia - Dentists
- Arnoldus - Brewers
- Augustine Of Hippo - Brewers , Printers , and Theologians
- Barbara - Architect s, Builder s and Miner s, Artillery men and Arsenal s, Prison ers
- Bartholomew The Apostle - Tanners , Leather workers and Currier s
- Basil The Great - Hospital Administrators
- Benedict Of Nursia - Farm s, Farmers , Farmhands , Ranch es, Husbandry
- Benno - Fishermen
- Bernadette Of Lourdes - Shepherd s, Shepherdesses
- Bernard Of Clairvaux - Bee Keepers , Wax melters and refiners
- Bernard Of Venice - Farm s, Farmers , Farmhands , Ranch es, Husbandry
- Blaise - Veterinarian s, Wool Combers and Weaver s
- Botulph - Farm s, farmers, farmhands, Ranch es, Husbandry
- Brigid Of Ireland - Dairy farms and workers, Healers
- Camillus Of Lellis - Hospital s and hospital workers, Nurses
- Catherine Of Alexandria - Tanners , Nurses
- Catherine Of Siena - Nursing services, Nurses
- Cecilia - Musicians
- Clare Of Assisi - Television
- Cosmas - Doctors , Pharmacist s, Surgeons
- Germaine Cousin - Shepherd esses
- Christopher - travellers
- Crispin - Tanners , Shoemaker s, Cobbler s, Leather workers and Currier s
- Cuthbert - Shepherd s
- Cuthman - Shepherd s (and Steyning )
- Damian - Doctors , Pharmacist s, Surgeons
- Saint Dominic - Astronomer s, Astronomy , falsely accused people, Scientist s
- Dominic Of Silos - Shepherd s
- Drogo - Shepherd s
- Dymphna - Mental Health professionals, Therapists
- Edward The Confessor - Kings
- Eligius - Veterinarian s, Farrier s, Farm s, farmers, farmhands, Ranch es, Husbandry , Harness makers, Goldsmith s
- Elisabeth Of Hungary - Hospital s, Nursing services
- Elmo - Fireworkers (Pyrotechnicians), Those who work with explosives, Steeplejacks, chimneysweeps, those who work at great heights, sailors
- Ephrem The Syrian — spiritual directors and spiritual leaders.
- Erasmus Of Formiae ( Saint Elmo ) - sailors
- Erhard Of Regensburg - Hospital s
- Eustachius - Hunters
- Fiacre - Taxi-drivers , Venereal Disease sufferers, Horticulturists , Hemorrhoid sufferers
- Foillan - Dentists , Surgeons
- Francis De Sales - Writers / Authors
- Francis Of Assisi - Animal Welfare and Rights organizations and workers; Italy ; Environment
- Saint Gabriel Of Our Lady Of Sorrows - Students , Seminarians , Clerics , Youth
- Gemma Galgani - Pharmacist s
- George - Soldier s, Farm s, farmers, farmhands, Ranch es, Husbandry , Equestrians , Scouts , England, Aragon; agricultural workers; archers; armourers; Beirut, Lebanon; Boy Scouts; butchers; Canada; Cappadocia; Catalonia; cavalry; chivalry; Constantinople; Crusaders; England (by Pope Benedict XIV); equestrians; farmers; Ferrara Italy; field hands; field workers; Genoa, Italy; Georgia; Germany; Gozo; Greece; Haldern, Germany; Heide, Germany; herpes; horsemen; horses; husbandmen; Istanbul; knights; lepers; leprosy; Lithuania; Malta; Modica, Sicily; Moscow; Order of the Garter; Palestine; Palestinian Christians; plague; Portugal; Ptuj, Slovenia; riders; saddle makers; saddlers; sheep; shepherds; skin diseases; skin rashes; soldiers; syphilis; Teutonic Knights; Venice
- Rocco Gonzalez - Native American traditions
- Rene Goupil - Anesthesiologists
- Hubertus - Hunters , Furrier s
- Isidore The Farmer - Farm s, farmers, farmhands, Ranch es, Husbandry
- Isidore Of Sevilla - Computer Scientist s, Programmer s, Programming
- St. Jadwiga Of Poland - Queens , united Europe
- James The Greater - Veterinarian s, Equestrians , Furrier s, Tanners , Pharmacist s
- James The Lesser - Pharmacist s
- Januarius - Blood Bank s
- Saint Jane Frances De Chantal - Forgotten People , Loss Of Parents , Parents separated from Children , Widow s, Girls
- Jerome - Librarian s, Translator s
- St. Joan Of Arc - Girl Guides , Soldier s
- John The Almoner - Knights Hospitaller
- John The Apostle - Tanners
- John The Baptist - Farrier s, Bird dealers, Knights Hospitaller , Wrocław
- John Of God - Hospital s and hospital workers, Nurses
- John Baptist De La Salle - All Teacher s of Youth
- John Bosco - Apprentice s, Editor s, Printer s/ Publisher s
- Joseph The Betrothed - fighting Communism
- Joseph Of Cupertino - Air Travel ers and Aviator s
- Juan De Castillo - Native American traditions
- Jude (also known as Jude Thaddeus) - hopeless cases, Policepeople and Hospital s and hospital workers
- Julian The Hospitaller - Shepherd s
- Saint Lawrence - Librarian s, Tanners , Cooks (having been Martyr ed by Roast ing alive on a Gridiron )
- Luke The Apostle - Doctors , Surgeons , Artist s
- Margaret Of Antioch - Nurses , Pregnancy
- Margaret of Castello - the unwanted, Poor , Crippled
- Martha - Dietician s
- Mary Magdalen - Tanners
- Magnus - Fish dealers
- Albertus Magnus - Chemist s, medical technicians
- Martin Of Tours - Equestrians
- Michael The Archangel - shopping, Radiologists , Soldier s, Paramedic s, Police officers
- Miller - Foursquare , Mathematicians
- Nicholas Of Myra - Children , Sailor s, Fishermen , Pharmacist s
- Notburga - Farm s, farmers, farmhands, Ranch es, Husbandry
- Our Lady Of Graces - Zabbar
- Our Lady Of Salambao - Fishermen
- Pantaleon - Doctors
- Saint Patrick - Engineers
- Paul The Apostle - Hospital Public Relations
- bites, Rabies , Demonic Possession , ill legs, thefts
- Phocas The Gardener - Farm s, farmers, farmhands, Ranch es, Husbandry
- St. Raphael - Shepherd s, shepherdesses
- Raphael The Archangel - Doctors , Pharmacist s, Nurses
- Raymond Of Penyafort - medical record librarians
- St. Regina - Shepherd esses
- John Regis - medical Social Work ers
- Roch - Surgeons
- Alonso Rodriguez - Native American traditions
- Severus Of Avranches - Silk workers, Wool weavers and manufacturers
- Simon - Tanners
- Solange - Shepherd esses
- Saint Tatiana - students
- Thomas Aquinas - students
- Thomas More - Politician s, Statesmen
- Turibius Of Mogroveio - Native American rights
- Valentine - Bee Keepers
- Vincent De Paul - Hospital s and hospital workers
- Walston - Farm s, farmers, farmhands, Ranch es, Husbandry
- Wolbodo - Students
- Francis Xavier Cabrini - immigrants, Hospital administrators
- Yves - Lawyer s
- Zeno Of Verona - Fishermen
Occupations and activities under the patronage of Mary
The Blessed Virgin Mary may be taken as a patron of any good activity; indeed, she is cited as the patron of all Human ity. However, certain occupations and activities are more closely associated with her protection.
Saints associated with countries, nations, regions, cities and towns
- Adalbert Of Magdeburg - Czech Republic
- Adalbert Of Prague - Bohemia , Poland , Prussia
- Aeden Of Ferns - Ferns , Ireland
- Afra - Augsburg
- Agatha - Catania ; Palermo, Italy ; Zamarramala, Spain ; Malta
- Agathoclia - Aragon, Spain
- Agnellus - Naples, Italy
- Agricola Of Avignon - Avignon
- Alexander Of Bergamo - Bergamo, Italy
- Amalberga - Ghent, Belgium
- Ambrose of Milan - Milan, Italy
- Andrew The Apostle - Achaia ; Amalfi , Greece ; Patras , Russia , Scotland
- Andrew Kim - Clergy Of Korea
- Anne - Brittany , Canada , Quebec , Mi'kmaq Nation, Santa Ana Indian Pueblo , Taos, New Mexico
- Ansanus The Baptizer - Siena, Italy
- Ansgar (or Anskar) - Denmark , Norway , Scandinavia , Sweden , Germany
- Anthony Of Padua - Brazil , Indigenous Peoples Of The Americas , Lisbon
- Antoninus Of Sorrento - Sorrento, Italy
- Antony Of Vilna - Vilna, Lithuania
- Arnulph - Gap, Hautes-Alpes , France
- Arthelais - Benevento, Italy
- Astricus - Hungary
- Arsenius Of Corfu - Kerkira Island, Greece
- Asicus - Archdiocese of Elphia
- Augustine Of Canterbury - England
- Augustine Of Hippo - Diocese s of Bridgeport, Connecticut ; Kalamazoo, Michigan ; Saint Augustine, Florida ; Superior, Wisconsin ; Tucson, Arizona . Cities of Cagayan De Oro and Saint Augustine, Florida.
- Gerald Aurillac - Upper Avergne
- Andrew Avellino - Naples, Italy , Sicily
- Josephine Bakhita - Sudan
- Peter Baptist - Japan
- Barbara - Syria
- Barnabas - Antioch , Cyprus
- Barbatus Of Benevento - Benevento, Italy
- Bartholomew The Apostle - Armenia
- Basil The Great - Russia
- Bavo - Ghent, Belgium ; Haarlem , Netherlands
- Pascal Baylon - Obando, Bulacan , Philippines
- Thomas Beckett - Portsmouth, England
- Benedict - Europe
- Benedict The Black - African-American s, Palermo, Italy
- Teresa Benedicta Of The Cross - Europe
- Benezet - Avignon
- Benignus Of Dijon - Dijon
- Berach - Kilbarry, Ireland
- Bernard Of Clairvaux - Gibraltar
- Bernadine Realino - Lecce, Italy
- Bernard Of Valdeiglesias - Candelada
- Bernadette Of Lourdes - Lourdes, France
- Bernardino Of Siena - Italy
- Louis Bertran - Colombia
- Blaise - Dalmatia , Dubrovnik
- Boniface - Germany
- Boris - Moscow , Russia
- Francis Borgia - Portugal
- Botulph - Boston
- Braulio - Aragon, Spain
- Brigid Of Ireland - Ireland
- Brigit Of Sweden - Europe , Sweden
- Brothen - Llanbrothen, Wales
- Bruno - Ruthenia
- Bruno Of Querfurt - Prussia
- Canadian Martyrs - Canada
- Peter Canisius - Germany
- Canute - Denmark
- Carl Lwanga - Catholic African Youth Association
- Casimir Of Poland - Lithuania , Poland
- Catald - Taranto
- Catherine Of Siena - Europe , Italy ; Siena, Italy
- Catherine Of Alexandria - Zejtun , Zurrieq
- Cecilia - Albi, France
- Peter Chanel - Oceania
- Christopher - Rab , Croatia ; Havana, Cuba
- John Chrysostom - Istanbul, Turkey
- Clara - Obando, Bulacan , Philippines
- Clare Of Assisi - Santa Clara Indian Pueblo
- Peter Claver - Colombia , African-American s
- Clement Of Ohrid - Bulgaria ; Republic Of Macedonia
- Colman Of Cloyne - Cloyne, Ireland
- Colman Of Stockerau - Austria
- Columba - Ireland , Scotland
- Constabilis - Castelabbate, Italy
- Cunegundes - Lithuania , Luxembourg , Poland
- Cuthbert - Durham , England, Northumbria , Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
- Cyprian Of Carthage - Algeria , North Africa
- Judas Cyriacus - Ancona, Italy
- Cyril - Bohemia , Bulgaria , Czech Republic , Europe , Moravia , Yugoslavia
- Cyril Of Alexandria - Alexandria, Egypt
- David Of Wales - Wales
- Denis - France , Paris, France
- Devota - Corsica , Monaco
- Dimitrie Basarabov - Bucharest, Romania
- Dionysius The Arepagite - Zakynthos Island, Greece
- Saint Dominic - Dominican Republic
- Donat - Llandunwyd, Glamorgan
- Donatus - Ripacandida
- Dorothy Of Montau - Prussia
- Drogo - Baume-les-Messieurs , Fleury-sur-Loire
- Ellidius - Hirnant, Powys, Wales
- Eric Of Sweden - Sweden
- Eulalia - Barcelona
- Eurosius - the Diocese of Jaca
- Eustace Of Vilna - Vilna, Lithuania
- Eustachius - Madrid, Spain
- Expedite - New Orleans, Louisiana
- Fachanan - Ross, Ireland
- Ferdinand III Of Castile - Seville, Spain
- Fiacre - France , Saint-Fiacre-en-Brie
- Finbarr - Barra, Scotland ; Cork , Ireland
- Florian - Upper Austria , Poland ; Linz, Austria
- Francis Of Assisi - Assisi, Italy , Colorado , Italy ; Santa Fe, New Mexico , the Archdiocese of San Francisco, California
- Frideswide - Oxford, England
- Frumentius - Ethiopia
- Gabriel The Archangel - Portugal
- Saint Gabriel Of Our Lady Of Sorrows - Abruzzi
- Gall - Sweden , Switzerland
- Gatianus Of Tours - Tours
- Gaudentius Of Ossero - Losinj , Croatia
- Genevieve - Paris, France
- George - Aragon ; Canada ; Catalonia ; England ; Ferrara ; Genoa ; Georgia ; Germany ; Qormi, Malta ; Victoria, Malta ; Greece ; Istanbul ; Lithuania ; Moldova ; Moscow Palestine ; Portugal ; Russia ;
- Gerard Of Lunel - Montesanto, Italy
- Gertrude The Great - West Indies
- Saint Giles - Edinburgh
- Gratus Of Aosta - Aosta, Italy
- Gregory The Great - England , West Indies
- Gregory The Illuminator - Armenia
- Gudula - Brussels, Belgium
- Gummarus - Lier, Belgium
- Hallvard - Oslo, Norway
- Hedwig (Jadwiga) - Bavaria
- Helier - Jersey , Saint Helier
- Henry Of Uppsala - Finland
- St. Hyacinth - Poland
- Innocent Of Alaska - The Americas
- Isaac Jogues and companions - The Americas , Canada
- Isidore The Farmer - Madrid, Spain
- Herman Of Alaska - The Americas
- Ivo Of Kermartin - Brittany
- James The Greater - Chile , Guatemala , Nicaragua , Portugal , Spain , Acoma Pueblo
- James The Lesser - Uruguay
- James Of The Marches - Naples, Italy
- Januarius - Naples, Italy
- Jean De Brébeuf - Canada
- John IV Of Naples - Naples, Italy
- John The Apostle - Asia Minor ; Taos, New Mexico
- St. Joan Of Arc - France , New Orleans
- John Of Avila - Andalusia , Spain
- John The Baptist - Florence, Italy , Canada , Genoa, Italy , Quebec , Turin, Italy , Newfoundland
- John De Brito - Portugal
- John Of Dukla - Lithuania
- John Of Kanty - Lithuania , Poland
- John Of Nepomuk - Bohemia , Czech Republic
- John Of Suceava - Moldova , Romania
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