List of patron saints by occupation and activity

This is a list of patron saints of occupations and activities, it also encompasses groups of people with a common occupation or activity.

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Ice skaters - Lidwina
Immigrants - Frances Xavier Cabrini
Infantrymen - Maurice
Innkeepers - Amand^[9]

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^ Dart, John. "A stained-glass window depicting St. Genesius", Los Angeles Times, August 27, 1988
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Butler, Alban (1987). Walsh, Michael (ed.). Butler's Lives of Patron Saints. San Francisco: Harper and Row. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-06-069262-9. OCLC 16998215.
^ Manual of the St. John Berchman's Sanctuary Society. New York City: Apostleship of Prayer. 1892. p. 145.
^ ^a ^b Calverley, R. K. (1 May 2018). "St. René: The Patron Saint of Anaesthetists and a Patron Saint of Canada". Canadian Anaesthetists' Society Journal. 27 (1): 74–77. doi:10.1007/BF03006854. PMID 6986191.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y "Roman Catholic Patron Saints | Saint of the Day | AmericanCatholic.org". www.americancatholic.org. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c Zannoni, Valentina (7 November 2013). "The Culture of Fashion: Agatha of Sicily". Swide. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
^ Marabini, Liana. "Saint Honoratus, patron of bakers and pastry chefs", The Daily Compass, April 6, 2021
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v "Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic Church of Picayune, MS - Devotion - Patron Saints - by Patronage". www.scborromeo.org. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Butler, Alban (1987). Walsh, Michael (ed.). Butler's Lives of Patron Saints. San Francisco: Harper and Row. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-06-069262-9. OCLC 16998215.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Patron Saints". www.ourcatholicfaith.org. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
^ Mulder-Bakker, Anneke B. (2003). The Invention of Saintliness. Routledge. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-134-49865-9.
^ "Finding God Amid Disease: The Story of St. Aloysius Gonzaga", Gonzaga University
^ Löffler, Klemens. "St. Theobald." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "St. Crispin and St. Crispinian". Catholic News Agency.
^ "the laughter of lawrence". catholicinsight.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
^ Dictionary of Patron Saints' Names, Thomas W. Sheehan, p. 514, Our Sunday Visitor Publishing, 2001, ISBN 0-87973-539-2
^ "St. John Baptist de la Salle – la Salle Worldwide | lasalleorg | Rome".
^ ^a ^b Kemp, Jane. "St. Jerome: Patron saint of librarians". Luther College Library and Information Services (luther.edu). Decorah, IA: Luther College. Archived from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
^ "REME History: St Eligius, REME's Patron Saint". REME Museum. December 2020. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
^ "St. Eustace • V&A Blog".
^ Craughwell, Thomas (2005). "A Patron Saint for Funeral Directors". Catholicherald.com. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
^ "Saint Camillus de Lellis". Franciscan Media. 18 July 2016.
^ [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07507a.htm Brown, C.F. Wemyss. "St. Hubert." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 7. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Wallace, William A. (1970). "Albertus Magnus, Saint" (PDF). In Gillispie, Charles (ed.). Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Vol. 1. New York: Scribner & American Council of Learned Societies. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-684-10114-9.
^ "Interfax-Religion".
^ "Santo Hermano Pedro, patrono de los servidores de salud". CRN Noticias. 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Anthony of Padua, Saint" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
^ Macarius of Unzha (Introduction by Metropolitan Bishop Nicholas of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas) (in Russian)
^ "Dictionary of Patron Saints' Names", Thomas W. Sheehan, p514, Our Sunday Visitor Publishing, 2001, ISBN 0-87973-539-2

[1] Dart, John. "A stained-glass window depicting St. Genesius", Los Angeles Times, August 27, 1988

[butler-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Butler, Alban (1987). Walsh, Michael (ed.). Butler's Lives of Patron Saints. San Francisco: Harper and Row. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-06-069262-9. OCLC 16998215.

[3] Manual of the St. John Berchman's Sanctuary Society. New York City: Apostleship of Prayer. 1892. p. 145.

[:15-4] Calverley, R. K. (1 May 2018). "St. René: The Patron Saint of Anaesthetists and a Patron Saint of Canada". Canadian Anaesthetists' Society Journal. 27 (1): 74–77. doi:10.1007/BF03006854. PMID 6986191.

[:0-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y "Roman Catholic Patron Saints | Saint of the Day | AmericanCatholic.org". www.americancatholic.org. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

[:10-6] Zannoni, Valentina (7 November 2013). "The Culture of Fashion: Agatha of Sicily". Swide. Retrieved 27 July 2015.

[7] Marabini, Liana. "Saint Honoratus, patron of bakers and pastry chefs", The Daily Compass, April 6, 2021

[:2-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v "Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic Church of Picayune, MS - Devotion - Patron Saints - by Patronage". www.scborromeo.org. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

[:11-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Butler, Alban (1987). Walsh, Michael (ed.). Butler's Lives of Patron Saints. San Francisco: Harper and Row. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-06-069262-9. OCLC 16998215.

[:1-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Patron Saints". www.ourcatholicfaith.org. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

[11] Mulder-Bakker, Anneke B. (2003). The Invention of Saintliness. Routledge. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-134-49865-9.

[12] "Finding God Amid Disease: The Story of St. Aloysius Gonzaga", Gonzaga University

[13] Löffler, Klemens. "St. Theobald." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[14] "St. Crispin and St. Crispinian". Catholic News Agency.

[15] "the laughter of lawrence". catholicinsight.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.

[16] Dictionary of Patron Saints' Names, Thomas W. Sheehan, p. 514, Our Sunday Visitor Publishing, 2001, ISBN 0-87973-539-2

[17] "St. John Baptist de la Salle – la Salle Worldwide | lasalleorg | Rome".

[jerome-18] Kemp, Jane. "St. Jerome: Patron saint of librarians". Luther College Library and Information Services (luther.edu). Decorah, IA: Luther College. Archived from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2014.

[19] "REME History: St Eligius, REME's Patron Saint". REME Museum. December 2020. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.

[20] "St. Eustace • V&A Blog".

[Craughwell-21] Craughwell, Thomas (2005). "A Patron Saint for Funeral Directors". Catholicherald.com. Retrieved 14 September 2011.

[22] "Saint Camillus de Lellis". Franciscan Media. 18 July 2016.

[23] [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07507a.htm Brown, C.F. Wemyss. "St. Hubert." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 7. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[:14-24] Wallace, William A. (1970). "Albertus Magnus, Saint" (PDF). In Gillispie, Charles (ed.). Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Vol. 1. New York: Scribner & American Council of Learned Societies. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-684-10114-9.

[25] "Interfax-Religion".

[26] "Santo Hermano Pedro, patrono de los servidores de salud". CRN Noticias. 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2021.

[27] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Anthony of Padua, Saint" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

[28] Macarius of Unzha (Introduction by Metropolitan Bishop Nicholas of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas) (in Russian)

[29] "Dictionary of Patron Saints' Names", Thomas W. Sheehan, p514, Our Sunday Visitor Publishing, 2001, ISBN 0-87973-539-2

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