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  2. Patron saints of places - Wikipedia

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    Patron saint Notes Asia: Francis Xavier [1] John the Evangelist is the patron saint of Asia Minor, but not the entire continent. [2] [3] Africa: Moses the Black Our Lady of Africa: Cyprian is patron saint of Africa, the Roman province (Tunisia), not the entire continent. [4] The Americas: The Virgin Mary (as Our Lady of Guadalupe) [5] [6]

  3. Patron saints of ethnic groups - Wikipedia

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    Lebanese Christians: Saint George. [47] Lebanese people: St. Charbel Makhlouf, Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès, Nimatullah Kassab. [48] Palestinian Christians: Saint George. [49] Pangasinense: Our Lady of Manaoag. [50] Persian people: Addai of Edessa, Saint Mari. [36] Singaporean Christians: Francis Xavier. Syrian Christians: Saint George. [51]

  4. Patron saint - Wikipedia

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    Honoratus of Amiens is the patron saint of bakers and confectioners. A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Catholicism, Lutheranism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy or Oriental Orthodoxy is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person. [1] [2]

  5. Lists of saints - Wikipedia

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    The Martyrology of Tallaght is an Irish martyrology from the late eighth century. It lists of hundreds of saints from Ireland and beyond. [1]In various religions, a saint is a revered person who has achieved an eminent status of holiness, known as sainthood.

  6. Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Wikipedia

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    Virgin Mary, venerated as the patron saint of bicyclists, near Leintz-Gatzaga in the Basque Country. The Blessed Virgin is cited as the patroness of all humanity. However, certain occupations and activities are more closely associated with her protection.

  7. List of patron saints by occupation and activity - Wikipedia

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    Servers the sick - Saint Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur [26] Shepherds - Bernadette of Lourdes, [5] Cuthbert, Cuthman, Dominic of Silos, Drogo of Sebourg, George, Germaine Cousin, Julian the Hospitaller, Raphael the Archangel, Regina, Solange; Shoemakers - Crispin, Gangulphus, Peter the Apostle, Theobald of Provins; Shorthand writers ...

  8. List of Catholic saints from Asia - Wikipedia

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    The following is the list of saints, including the year in which they were canonized and the country or countries with which they are associated. The Four Martyrs of Thane (d. 1321) Francis Xavier, Jesuit priest (1622, China, India, and Japan) The 26 Sainted Martyrs of Japan (1862, Japan and India) John de Brito, Jesuit priest (1947, India)

  9. List of European saints - Wikipedia

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    Sophia Olelkovich Radziwill, Lithuanian Orthodox saint; Stephen Hungarian Catholic Saint; Tekle Haymanot, Greek priest; Theophylactos Papathanasopoulos, Greek bishop; Théophane Vénard, Vietnamese martyr; Titus Brandsma, Dutch friar; Vicenta María López i Vicuña, Spanish martyr; Xenia of Saint Petersburg, Patron saint; Yegor Chekryakovsky ...