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Saint Barbara, patron saint of artillerymen, with a cannon. Academics - Thomas Aquinas, Albert the Great; Actors - Genesius [1] Comic actors - Maturinus; Accountants - Matthew; Advertisers - Bernardino of Siena [2] Air travellers - Joseph of Cupertino; Altar servers - John Berchmans, [3] Tarcisius, Lorenzo Ruiz; Ambassadors - Gabriel the Archangel
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. The word saint comes from the Latin word sanctus, meaning ' holy ', and although saint has been applied in other religious contexts, the word has its origins in ...
A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy, or particular branches of Islam, is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family or person.
Patron saints of ailments, illness, and dangers; Patron saints of ethnic groups; R. List of royal saints and martyrs; List of Russian saints (until 15th century)
Saints often become the patrons of places where they were born or had been active. However, there were cases in medieval Europe where a city which grew to prominence obtained for its cathedral the remains or some relics of a famous saint who had lived and was buried elsewhere, thus making them the city's patron saint – such a practice conferred considerable prestige on the city concerned.
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]
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]
Christian saints before 450 AD Saint Date of death Aaron the Illustrious: 4th century Abadios: 4th century Abai (martyr) 4th century Abāmūn of Tarnūt: 4th century Abanoub: 4th century Abassad: 4th century Abban the Hermit: 5th century Abda and Abdjesus: 4th century Abda of Kaskhar: 4th or 5th century Abdecalas: 345 Abdias of Babylon: 1st ...