Known saints

The feast day associated with a saint is often marked by those who have the saint as patron; this is especially the case with a national patron, whose feast day may be a public holiday. In some cases the celestial patronage is not assigned to a canonized person, but to a liturgical feast and/or (often associated) aspect of God or the Virgin Mary which is held in similar reverence (though unlike a saint it cannot actually intercede with God), such as:

• Transfiguration of Our Lord
• Sacred Heart of Jesus

Certain patron saints have only a nominal relationship with the trade or group that they represent, as is the case with Saint George of England. Saint Fiacre is the patron saint of taxi drivers, supposedly because the first hansom cabs in Paris were hired outside the Hotel Saint-Fiacre and, indeed, were known as fiacres.

Lists of patron saints

• Patron saints of occupations, activities and communication mediums
• Patron saints of ailments, illness and dangers
• Patron saints of places
• Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary

See also

• Slava
• List of saints
• Calendar of saints
• Saint symbology
• List of blesseds

External links

• Patron Saint Artwork by Sher Chappell
• Catholic Online: Patron Saints
• Catholic Forum: Patron Saints Index