A Catholic saint for every calling (Part 9 of 13)

The list of Catholic saints for every occupation continues…

Blessed Bernardine of Feltre is the patron saint of bankers and pawnbrokers.  Feastday:  September 28^th.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernardine_of_Feltre

Abdon is the patron saint of barrel makers and coopers.  Feastday: July 30^th.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdon_and_Sennen

Gemma Galgani is the patron saint of pharmacists, druggists, apothecaries, tuberculosis patients and students.  Feastday:  April 11^th.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemma_Galgani

Urban of Langres is the patron saint of vine growers, vine dressers, gardeners, vintners, barrel makers and coopers.  Feastdays:  April 2^nd and January 23^rd (in Langres, France).  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_of_Langres

Alexis, also known as Alexius of Rome, is the patron saint of beggars, belt makers, pilgrims, travellers and nurses .  Feastdays:  March 17^th (Eastern calendar) and July 17^th (Western calendar).  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexius_of_Rome

Agatha of Sicily is the patron saint of bell founders, jewelers, martyrs, nurses, rape victims, single laywomen, torture victims and wet nurses.  Feastday:  February 5^th.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_of_Sicily

Pope Celestine V is the patron saint of bookbinders.  Feastday:  May 19^th.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Celestine_V

Lydia of Purpuraria is the patron saint of dyers.  Feastday:  August 3^rd.  http://saints.sqpn.com/saintl86.htm

John of God is the patron saint of bookbinders, booksellers, publishers, printers, heart patients, nurses, hospital workers, sick and dying people, firefighters and alcoholics.  Feastday:  March 8^th.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_God

Augustine of Hippo is the patron saint of brewers, printers and theologians.  Feastday:  August 28^th.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustine_of_Hippo

Medard, also known as Medardus, is the patron saint of brewers, captives, imprisoned people, mentally ill people, peasants and prisoners.  Feastday:  June 8^th.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medardus

Columba is the patron saint of poets and bookbinders.  Feastday:  June 9^th.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columba
Wenceslaus I, also known as the Duke of Bohemia, is the patron saint of brewers.  Feastday:  September 28^th.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wenceslaus_I,_Duke_of_Bohemia

Bénézet is the patron saint of bridge builders and bachelors.  Feastday:  April 14^th.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9n%C3%A9zet

John Nepomucene, also known as John of Nepomuk, is the patron saint of confessors and bridge builders.  Feastdays:  May 16^th.   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_Nepomuk

Blessed Thomas Belacci is the patron saint of butchers.  Feastday:  October 29^th.  http://saints.sqpn.com/saintt17.htm

Victor of Marseilles is the patron saint of cabinet makers, millers, torture victims and sick children.  Feastday:  July 21^st.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_of_Marseilles

Eulogius of Córdoba is the patron saint of medical carpenters and coppersmiths.  Feastday:  March 11^th.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eulogius_of_C%C3%B3rdoba

Wolfgang of Ratisbon is the patron saint of carpenters, apoplexics, stroke victims and paralyzed people.  Feastday:  October 31^st.  http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-wolfgang-of-ratisbon/

Olaf II is the patron saint of kings and carvers.  Feastday:  July 29^th.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaf_II_of_Norway#Saint_Olaf

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