When I started compiling this list, I didn’t realize that the task would become an ongoing exercise. It has actually become an interesting learning experience because many of these saints I never met in Catholic school!
Pelagia the Penitent is the patron saint of actresses. Feastday: October 8th. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Pelagia
Blessed Bernard of Vienne is the patron saint of agricultural and farm workers, farmers, and field hands. Feastday: January 23rd. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_of_Vienne
Barbara is the patron saint of mathematicians, masons, artillerymen, architects, armourers, boatmen, bomb technicians, brass workers, brewers, builders and carpenters, firefighters, geologists, foundry workers, gunners, gravediggers, hatmakers, miners, mariners, stone masons, military engineers, milliners, miners, stonecutters, prisoners, sailors, smelters, tillers and watermen. Feastday: December 4th. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Barbara
Eligius is the patron saint of veterinarians, agricultural workers, blacksmiths, cab drivers, carriage makers, gilders, gold workers, goldsmiths, clock and watch makers, coin and precious metal collectors, craftsmen, garage workers, gas station workers, horseshoe makers, jewelers, knife makers, jockeys, saddle makers, miners, numismatists, tool makers and wheelwrights.
Feastday: December 1st. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Eligius
John Bosco is the patron saint of editors, publishers, Christian apprentices, young people, school children and magicians. Feastday: January 31st.
Catherine of Alexandria is the patron saint of archivists, librarians, lawyers, secretaries, stenographers, theologians, scribes, apologists and spinsters. Feastday: November 25th.
Anne, the Mother of the Blessed Virgin and Grandmother of Jesus, is the patron saint of broommakers, cabinet makers, carpenters, childless people, expectant mothers, equestrians, stablemen, grandparents, homemakers/housewives, seamstresses, lace makers, old clothes dealers and poor people, Feastday: July 26th. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Anne
Honoratus of Amiens, also known as Honore of Amiens and Honorius of Amiens, is the patron saint of confectioners, bakers, flour merchants, oil refiners, pastry chefs, florists and corn chandlers. Feastday: May 16th. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honoratus_of_Amiens
Peter the Apostle is the patron saint of popes, bridge builders, bakers, butchers, fishermen, clock and watch makers, cobblers and shoemakers, locksmiths, masons, harvesters, ship builders, shipwrights, net makers and stone masons. Feastdays: June 29th (feast of Peter and Paul); February 22nd (feast of the Chair of Peter, emblematic of the world unity of the Church); August 1st (St. Peter in Chains); November 18th (feast of the dedication of the Basilicas of Peter and Paul). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Peter
Paul the Apostle is the patron saint of authors, journalists, evangelists, hospital public relations, musicians, lay people, missionary bishops, newspaper editorial staff, public relations personnel, publishers, reporters, rope braiders/makers, saddle makers and tent makers. Feastdays: January 25th (celebration of his conversion); February 10th (St. Paul Shipwrecked); June 29th (celebration of Saints Peter and Paul as co-founders of the Church); November 18th (feast of the dedication of the basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_the_Apostle
John the Apostle is the patron saint of authors, theologians, art dealers, bookbinders, booksellers, publishers, editors, typesetters, printers, engravers, lithographers, papermakers, painters and burn victims. Feastday: December 27th. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Apostle
Michael the Archangel is the patron saint of police officers, paratroopers, security guards, barrel makers, bankers, sick people, ambulance drivers, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, radiologists, radiotherapists, artists, bakers, boatmen, coopers, grocers, haberdashers, hatmakers, sailors, soldiers, swordsmiths and watermen. Feastdays: September 29th and May 8th (apparition of St. Michael and Protection of Cornwall).
Peter Canisius, also known as Petrus Canisius, is the patron saint of the Catholic press and writers of catechisms. Feastday: December 21st. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrus_Canisius
Julian the Hospitaller is the patron saint of carnival and circus workers, ferrymen, clowns, fiddle players, boatmen, hotel-keepers, innkeepers, hunters, jugglers, pilgrims, murderers, knights, shepherds, travelers, childless people and wandering musicians. Feastday: February 12th. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_the_Hospitaller
Brigid of Ireland, also known as Bridget of Ireland and Brigid of Kildare, is the patron saint of newborn babies and infants, midwives, dairy workers, milk maids, blacksmiths, chicken farmers, poultry raisers, nuns, travelers, sailors, fugitives, mariners, watermen, scholars and poets. Feastday: February 1st. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigit_of_Kildare
Sebastian is the patron saint of athletes, soldiers, gunsmiths, archers, fletchers, gardeners, lace makers, ironmongers, masons, stonecutters, plaque victims and police officers. Feastday: January 20th. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Sebastian
Damian is the patron saint of doctors, physicians, surgeons, dentists, hernia patients, midwives, druggists, pharmacists, barbers and hairdressers, veterinarians, confectioners and blind people.
Feastday: September 26th. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saints_Cosmas_and_Damian
Stephen of Hungary, also known as Stephen the Great, is the patron saint of bricklayers, kings, masons, stone masons and stonecutters. Feastday: August 16th. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_I_of_Hungary
Vincent Ferrer is the patron saint of builders, brick makers, tile makers, plumbers and construction workers. Feastday: April 5th. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Ferrer
Christopher is the patron saint of drivers and motorists, transportation workers, market carriers, porters, sailors, travellers, truckers, archers, bookbinders, boatmen, bachelors, epileptics, fruit dealers and gardeners. Feastdays: March 9th (Greek calendar) and July 25th (Roman calendar). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Christopher
More to come…
