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| Patronage | Saints Patronage / Saints |
|---|---|
| Waiters, waitresses |
Waiters, waitresses Martha |
| Wales |
Wales David |
| War victims, civilian |
War victims, civilian Mary, Queen of Peace |
| Washington, DC |
Washington, DC Our Immaculate Queen |
| Washington, USA |
Washington, USA Our Lady of Good Help |
| Water, danger from |
Water, danger from Florian |
| Waterford, Ireland |
Waterford, Ireland Odrian |
| Weavers |
Weavers Parasceva, Antony Claret, Maurice, Onuphrius |
| West Indies |
West Indies Gertrude |
| West Virginia, USA |
West Virginia, USA Our Lady of Victory |
| Wheelwrights |
Wheelwrights Catherine of Alexandria |
| Whooping Cough, protection against |
Whooping Cough, protection against Blaise, Winoc |
| Widows |
Widows Frances of Rome, Paula |
| Winchester, England |
Winchester, England Swithun |
| Wine merchants, and wine trade |
Wine merchants, and wine trade Amand |
| Winegrowers |
Winegrowers Vincent of Saragossa, Martin of Tours |
| Wisconsin, USA |
Wisconsin, USA Our Lady of the Americas |
| Witchcraft, protection against |
Witchcraft, protection against Benedict |
| Women Appointed for Voluntary Emergency Services (WAVES) |
Women Appointed for Voluntary Emergency Services (WAVES) Joan of Arc |
| Women giving birth |
Women giving birth Margaret (or Marina) of Antioch |
| Women in labor |
Women in labor Anne (Mother of Mary), Erasmus (Elmo) |
| Women, Italian |
Women, Italian Paschal Baylon |
| Women, childless |
Women, childless Anne (Mother of Mary) |
| Women, young and students |
Women, young and students Catherine of Alexandria |
| Workers |
Workers Joseph |
| Workers, young |
Workers, young John Bosco |
| World Youth Day |
World Youth Day Kateri Tekakwitha |
| Writers |
Writers Francis de Sales |
| Writers, Spanish Catholic |
Writers, Spanish Catholic Teresa of Avila |
| Wyoming, USA |
Wyoming, USA Our Lady of the Valley |
| wandering musicians, minstrels |
wandering musicians, minstrels Julian the Hospitaller |
| warehouses |
warehouses Barbara |
| watchmen |
watchmen Peter of Alcantara |
| wax melters, wax refiners |
wax melters, wax refiners Ambrose of Milan, Bernard of Clairvaux |
| wet-nurses |
wet-nurses Agatha |
| whales |
whales Brendan the Navigator |
| whiteners |
whiteners Bartholomew the Apostle |
| whitewashers |
whitewashers Coloman, Killian, Totnan |
| widowers |
widowers Thomas More |
| wisdom |
wisdom Holy Spirit |
| wolves |
wolves Edmund of East Anglia |
| women |
women Margaret (or Marina) of Antioch |
| women who wish to become mothers |
women who wish to become mothers Andrew, Apostle |
| women whose husbands are at war |
women whose husbands are at war Daniel of Padua |
| women's army corps, WACs |
women's army corps, WACs Genevieve (Genofeva), Joan of Arc |
| woods, forests, woodlands |
woods, forests, woodlands Giles |
| wool combers |
wool combers Blaise |
| wool manufacturers |
wool manufacturers Severus of Avranches |
| wool weavers |
wool weavers Blaise, Severus of Avranches |
| work horses; working horses |
work horses; working horses Guy of Anderlecht |
| wounds |
wounds Aldegundis, Rita of Cascia |
| writers of catechisms |
writers of catechisms Peter Claver |
More on Patron Saints
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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