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

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    The homeless - Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur, Thérèse of Lisieux; Homemakers - Andrew the Apostle [8] Horsemen - George; Horticulture - Dorothea of Caesarea, Fiacre; Hosiers - Fiacre; Hospital administrators - Basil the Great, Frances Xavier Cabrini; Hospital public relations - Paul the Apostle; Hospital workers - Camillus of Lellis, [22 ...

  3. Philothei of Athens - Wikipedia

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    The family wealth gave her the opportunity for charitable work, and while still a young woman she had gained the respect and love of the community. When her parents died in 1549, Philothei found herself the owner of extensive holdings. She took up the monastic life and around 1551, establishing a women's monastery under the patronage of Saint ...

  4. Louise de Marillac - Wikipedia

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    Louise de Marillac was born out of wedlock on August 12, 1592 [1] at Ferrières-en-Brie near Le Meux, [2] now in the department of Oise, in Picardy.She never knew her mother. Louis de Marillac, Lord of Ferrires (1556–1604), [3] claimed her as his natural daughter yet not his legal h

  5. Ivo of Kermartin - Wikipedia

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    Due to his charity he gained the title of advocate and patron of the poor. Having been ordained he was appointed to the parish of Tredrez in 1285. Eight years later he was sent to Louannec, where he and built a hospital and himself helped care for the sick. [6] Ivo died in 1303 of natural causes after a life of hard work and repeated fasting. [5]

  6. Vincent Ferrer - Wikipedia

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    Vincent Ferrer, OP (Valencian: Sant Vicent Ferrer [ˈsaɱ viˈsɛɱ feˈreɾ]; Spanish: San Vicente Ferrer; Italian: San Vincenzo Ferreri; German: Sankt Vinzenz Ferrer; Dutch: Sint-Vincent Ferrer; French: Saint Vincent Ferrier; 23 January 1350 – 5 April 1419) was a Valencian Dominican friar and preacher, who gained acclaim as a missionary and a logician.

  7. Saint Homobonus - Wikipedia

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    Saint Homobonus (Italian: Sant'Omobono, German: Sankt Gutmann, Lombard: San Mobon) is the patron saint of business people, tailors, shoemakers, and clothworkers, as well as of Cremona, Italy. He was canonized in 1199 at the urgent request of the citizens of Cremona. He died on November 13, 1197, and his feast day is celebrated on November 13.

  8. Pierre Toussaint - Wikipedia

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    Credited as the de facto founder of Catholic Charities New York, Toussaint is the first and only layman to be buried in the crypt below the main altar of the current St. Patrick's Cathedral on Fifth Avenue, generally reserved for bishops of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York.

  9. Catherine Labouré - Wikipedia

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    Catherine Labouré, DC (May 2, 1806 – December 31, 1876) was a French member of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul and a Marian visionary.She is believed to have relayed the request from the Blessed Virgin Mary to create the Miraculous Medal, now worn by millions of people around the world.