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Sunday, March 6, 2011

A Catholic saint for every calling (Part 2 of 13)


Here are more Catholic saints with their specialties…

Quentin is the patron saint of surgeons, chaplains, tailors, porters and locksmiths.  Feastday:  October 31st.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Quentin

Cosmas is the patron saint of surgeons, physicians and dentists.  Feastday:  September 26th.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saints_Cosmas_and_Damian

Pantaleon is the patron saint of midwives and physicians,  Feastdays:  February 18th, July 27th and 28th.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Pantaleon

Rene Goupil is the patron saint of anesthesiologists and anesthetists.  Feastday:  October 19th.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Goupil


Bernadine of Siena, also known as Bernardino of Siena, is the patron saint of advertisers.  Feastday:  May 20th. http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-bernadine-of-siena/

Wolfgang of Regensburg is the patron saint of woodcarvers and carpenters.  Feastday:  October 31st.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_of_Regensburg

Gabriel is the patron saint of messengers, postal workers and people who work in radio and television. Feastday:  September 29th.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel

Brendan is the patron saint of mariners, divers, boatmen and sailors.  Feastday:  May 16th.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan

Martin de Porres is the patron saint of hairstylists and innkeepers.  Feastday:  November 3rd.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_de_Porres

Thomas Aquinas is the patron saint of teachers and academics.  Feastday:  January 28th.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Aquinas

Gregory the Great is the patron saint of teachers.  Feastday:  September 3rd.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Gregory_I

John Baptist de la Salle is the patron saint of school principals, educators and teachers.  Feastday: April 7th.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_de_La_Salle

John Cantius is the patron saint of teachers, students, priests and pilgrims.  Feastday: December 23rd.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cantius

Vincent de Paul is the patron saint of hospital workers.  Feastday:  September 27th.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_de_Paul

Therese of Lisieux, also known as Therese of the Child Jesus, the Little Flower of Jesus and Teresa of the Infant Jesus, is the patron saint of missionaries, parish missions, air crews and aircraft pilots, aviators, florists, gardeners and tuberculosis.  Feastday:  October 1st.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_of_Lisieux

Veronica is the patron saint of photographers and laundry workers.  Feastday:  July 12th.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Veronica

Fiacre is the patron saint of taxi cab drivers, gardeners, barrenness, venereal disease sufferers, pewterers, florists, box makers and tile makers.  Feastday:  August 18th.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiacre

Matthew the Apostle is the patron saint of accountants, tax collectors, stock brokers, bankers, money managers, customs and financial officers, guards and security forces.  Feastdays:  September 21st (Western Christianity) and November 16th (Eastern Christianity).  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Matthew

Dismas is the patron saint of condemned prisoners and repentant thieves.  Feastday:  March25th.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Dismas

Homobonus is the patron saint of business people, shoemakers, tailors and clothworkers.  Feastday:  November 13th.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Homobonus

To be continued...