Patron Saints
What is a patron saint?
Patron saints are chosen as special protectors or guardians over areas of 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.
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.
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.
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| Haarlem, Nederlands |
Bavo |
| Haemorrhage |
Lucy |
| Haemorrhoid sufferers |
Fiacre |
| Hail |
Magnus of Fussen |
| Hainault, Belgium |
Waltude |
| Hairdressers |
Martin de Porres, Cosmas and Damian |
| Haiti |
Our Lady of Perpetual Help |
| Hawaii, USA |
Mary, Queen of Peace |
| Headaches |
Teresa of Avila, Denis, Bishop of Paris |
| Health inspectors |
Raphael the Archangel |
| Health service, public |
Martin de Porres |
| Heart patients |
John of God |
| Hernia sufferers |
Cathal |
| High command, Spanish |
Immaculate Conception of Mary |
| Highways, motorways |
John the Baptist |
| Hirnant, Powys, Wales |
Ellidius |
| Hoarseness |
Bernardine of Siena |
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| Holland |
Willibrord |
| Holland, the Nederlands, the Netherlands |
Bavo, Plechelm, Willibrord |
| Holy Name Society; Confraternity of the Most Holy Name of God and Jesus |
John of Vercelli |
| Honduras |
Our Lady of Suyapa, Our Lady of Suyapa |
| Hopeless (or desperate) cases |
Jude, Rita of Cascia, Gregory the Wonderworker |
| Horse-riders |
Martin of Tours |
| Horses |
Eligius (Eloi), Martin of Tours, Hippolytus |
| Horticulturalists |
Adam, Fiacre |
| Hospitals |
Camillus de Lellis, John of God, Vincent de Paul |
| Hoteliers |
Gentian |
| Hoteliers (Italian) |
Martha |
| Hotelkeepers |
Amand |
| House hunting |
Joseph |
| Housewives |
Anne (Mother of Mary), Martha |
| Hungary |
Stephen, Mary, Great Queen of Hungary |
| Hunters |
Hubert, Eustachius |
| Hydrophobia, or rabies |
Hubert, Ubald |
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