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Those Saints, who are specially designated by the Church as intercessors for illnesses,occupations, countries and places are called "Patron Saints".  These are very numerous, since custom has elevated some to singular honor, while others have been more or lass adopted by a popular response of the People,  The Church officially designated very few Patron Saints but encourages the paraliturgical devotion to such Saints as a means of bringing a greater special depth to the association of veneration and occupation.  The number (in parenthesis behind the Saint's name) indicates the year the Church officially recognition the Saint as a Patron for this intercession.  If one Saint is more often recognized than the others listed, then an asterisk (*) has been added behind the Saints name.

The calendar date is the Feast Day of the Saint, Blessed or Venerated individual. The dates in black are for those individuals who are included in the Universal Calendar of the 1962 Roman Rite and their Feast Day could be celebrated in the Mass.  (The dates in blue are for those individuals who are not included in the Universal Calendar of the 1962 Roman Rite and their Feast Days would normally not be celebrated during the Mass.)

For ease in finding Saint(s) for a specific Patronage, the data is sub-divided into the following groups and you can single click on any of the underlined group names in the following table (and then view those in the group).  An alternate method would be utilizing the path "Edit" - "Find in this Page" in your browsers  and then enter the subject in the Pop-Up window.

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Behavior
  Patron of Saint Status Feast Day    
  Abandoned people "Flora of Cordoba" Virgin, Martyr 24-Nov    
    "Germaine Cousin" Lay Person 15-Jun    
    "Ivo of Kermartin" Priest, Tertiary, Franciscans 19-May    
    "Jerome Emiliani" Confessor, Prior 20-Jul    
    "Pelagius" Martyr 27-Jun    
  Against Depression "Job" Lay Person 10-May    
  Against Doubt "Joseph (Spouse Of The BVM)"   19-Mar    
    "Thomas the Apostle" Martyr, Apostle 21-Dec    
  Against Frenzy "Denis" Martyr, Bishop, Missionary 9-Oct    
    "Peter the Apostle" Pope, Apostle 29-Jun    
    "Ulric" Bishop 4-Jul    
  Against Hesitation "Joseph (Spouse Of The BVM)"   19-Mar    
  Against Hydrophobia "Dominic of Silos" Abbott, Benedictines 20-Dec    
    "Guy of Anderlecht" Lay Person 12-Sep    
  Against Indiscretions "John Nepomuceni" Martyr, Priest 16-May    
  Against jealousy "Elizabeth Of Portugal" Queen, Widow , Poor Clares 8-Jul    
  Against lies "Felix of Nola" Martyr, Priest 14-Jan    
  Against Nightmares "Raphael the Archangel"   24-Oct    
  Against noctiphobia "Giles (also known as Aegidus, Egidio)" Abbott, Hermit 1-Sep    
  Against Ophidiophobia in Australia "Patrick of Ireland" Confessor, Bishop 17-Mar    
  Against oversleeping "Vitus" Martyr 15-Jun    
  Against perjury "Felix of Nola" Martyr, Priest 14-Jan    
    "Pancras" Martyr 12-May    
  Against Procrastination "Expeditus" Lay Person 19-Apr    
  Against slander "John Nepomuceni" Martyr, Priest 16-May    
Go to Top of Page Against Sleepwalking "Dymphna" Virgin 15-May    
  Against Strife "Denis" Martyr, Bishop, Missionary 9-Oct    
  Against suriphobia "Gertrude of Nivelles" Abbess, Religious Order Unknown 17-Mar    
  Against Temptation "Columba of Rieti", Bl. Virgin, Dominican 20-May    
    "Cyriacus" Martyr 8-Aug    
    "Eustochium of Padua" Benedictines 13-Feb    
    "Gabriel the Archangel"   24-Mar    
    "Margarite of Cortona" Tertiary, Franciscans 21-Feb    
    "Maria Fortunata Viti", Bl. Benedictines 20-Nov    
    "Michael the Archangel"   29-Sep    
    "Syncletica" Lay Person 5-Jan    
  Against vanity "Rose Of Lima" Virgin, Tertiary, Dominican 30-Aug    
  Alcoholics/Alcoholism "John of God" Confessor, Lay Person 8-Mar    
    "Martin of Tours" Confessor, Bishop, Benedictines 11-Nov    
    "Matthias the Apostle" Martyr, Apostle 24-Feb    
    "Monica" Widow 4-May    
  Bodily purity "Agnes of Rome" Virgin, Martyr 21-Jan    
  Breast feeding "Giles (also known as Aegidus, Egidio)" Abbott, Hermit 1-Sep    
  Chastity "Agnes of Rome" Virgin, Martyr 21-Jan    
    "Thomas Aquinas" Confessor, Doctor of the Church 7-Mar    
  Chivalry "George" Martyr 23-Apr    
  Difficult marriages "Castora Gabrielli" Tertiary, Lay Person 14-Jun    
    "Catherine of Genoa" Lay Person 22-Mar    
    "Dorothy of Montau" Benedictines 30-Oct    
    "Edward the Confessor" Confessor, King 13-Oct    
Go to Top of Page   "Elizabeth Of Portugal" Queen, Widow , Poor Clares 8-Jul    
    "Gengulphus" Missionary, Hermit 11-May    
    "Godelieve" Lay Person 6-Jul    
    "Gummarus" Hermit 11-Oct    
    "Hedwig" Widow , Religious Order Unknown 16-Oct    
    "Helena of the Cross" Lay Person 18-Aug    
    "Louis IX" Confessor, King 25-Aug    
    "Margaret the Barefooted" Widow 27-Aug    
    "Marguerite d'Youville" Sisters of Charity 11-Apr    
    "Monica" Widow 4-May    
    "Nicholas of Flue" Hermit 21-Mar    
    "Pharaildis" Virgin, Lay Person 4-Jan    
    "Philip Howard" Martyr 19-Oct    
    "Radegunde" Queen 13-Aug    
    "Rita De Casia" Religious Order Unknown 22-May    
    "Theodore of Sykeon" Bishop, Religious Order Unknown 22-Apr    
    "Thomas More" Martyr, Archbishop 22-Jun    
    "Wilgefortis" Martyr 20-Jul    
    "Zedislava Berka", Bl. Tertiary, Lay Person 1-Jan    
  Difficult miariages "Olaf II of Norway" King 29-Jul    
  Doubt "Thomas the Apostle" Martyr, Apostle 21-Dec    
  Drug addicts "Maximilian Mary Colby" Martyr, Priest 14-Aug    
  Enlightenment "Our Lady of Good Counsel"   26-Apr    
  Family life "Infant Jesus of Prague"   moving    
  Fear of mice "Gertrude of Nivelles" Abbess, Religious Order Unknown 17-Mar    
Go to Top of Page Fear of night "Giles (also known as Aegidus, Egidio)" Abbott, Hermit 1-Sep    
  Fear of rats "Gertrude of Nivelles" Abbess, Religious Order Unknown 17-Mar    
  Fear of snakes "Patrick of Ireland" Confessor, Bishop 17-Mar    
  Friendships "John the Evangelist (also known as John the Apostle)" Martyr, Apostle, Evangelist 27-Dec    
  Gambling addicts "Bernardine of Siena" Confessor, Franciscans 20-May    
  Gambling Uncontrolled "Bernardine of Siena" Confessor, Franciscans 20-May    
  Gambling, compulsive "Bernardine of Siena" Confessor, Franciscans 20-May    
  Greetings "Valentine of Rome" Martyr, Priest 14-Feb    
  Happiness, family "Dymphna" Virgin 15-May    
  Hospitality "Julian the Hospitaler" Lay Person 12-Feb    
    "Meinrad" Martyr, Hermit, Benedictines 21-Jan    
  Hydrophobia "Denis" Martyr, Bishop, Missionary 9-Oct    
    "Guy of Anderlecht" Lay Person 12-Sep    
    "Hubert of Liege" Priest 3-Nov    
    "Otto of Bamberg" Bishop 2-Jul    
    "Sithney" Lay Person 4-Aug    
    "Walburga" Abbess, Religious Order Unknown 25-Feb    
  In-law problems "Adelaide" Tertiary 16-Dec    
    "Elizabeth Ann Seton" Widow , Sisters of Charity 4-Jan    
    "Elizabeth of Hungary" Widow 19-Nov    
    "Godelieve" Lay Person 6-Jul    
    "Helen of Skofde" Widow 31-Jul    
    "Jeanne Frances De Chantal" Widow , Order of the Visitation 21-Aug    
    "Jeanne Marie de Maille", Bl. Widow , Tertiary 29-Mar    
    "Ludmila" Widow 16-Sep    
Go to Top of Page   "Marguerite d'Youville" Sisters of Charity 11-Apr    
    "Michelina of Pesaro" Widow , Tertiary 20-Jun    
    "Pulcheria" Virgin, Queen 10-Sep    
  Innocence "Hallvard" Martyr 14-May    
  Insect, fear "Gratus of Aosta" Bishop 7-Sep    
  Insectophobia "Gratus of Aosta" Bishop 7-Sep    
  Jealousy "Elizabeth Of Portugal" Queen, Widow , Poor Clares 8-Jul    
  Juvenile delinquents "Dominic Savio" Lay Person 9-Mar    
  Lawsuits, lost unjustly "Nicholas of Myra" Confessor, Archbishop, Abbott 6-Dec    
  Love "Raphael the Archangel"   24-Oct    
    "Valentine of Rome" Martyr, Priest 14-Feb    
  Lovers "Valentine of Rome" Martyr, Priest 14-Feb    
  Marriages, happy "Valentine of Rome" Martyr, Priest 14-Feb    
  Meetings, happy "Raphael the Archangel"   24-Oct    
  Native traditions "Alonso Rodriguez, Jesuit" Martyr, Pope, Jesuits 17-Nov    
    "Juan de Castillo" Martyr, Jesuits 17-Nov    
    "Rocco Gonzalez" Martyr, Jesuits 17-Nov    
  Noctiphobics "Giles (also known as Aegidus, Egidio)" Abbott, Hermit 1-Sep    
  Obsession "Quirinus" Martyr, Bishop 4-Jun    
  Ophidiophobics "Patrick of Ireland" Confessor, Bishop 17-Mar    
  Oversleeping "Vitus" Martyr 15-Jun    
  People in doubt "Joseph (Spouse Of The BVM)"   19-Mar    
    "Thomas the Apostle" Martyr, Apostle 21-Dec    
  Perjury "Pancras" Martyr 12-May    
  Reformed alcoholics "Martin of Tours" Confessor, Bishop, Benedictines 11-Nov    
Go to Top of Page   "Matthias the Apostle" Martyr, Apostle 24-Feb    
  Reformed prostitutes "Margarite of Cortona" Tertiary, Franciscans 21-Feb    
    "Mary Magdalen (the sinner)" Lay Person 22-Jul    
  Riots "Andrew Corsini" Later Apostles, Confessor, Bishop, Carmelites 4-Feb    
  Scrupulous "Alphosus Mary De Liquori" Confessor, Doctor of the Church, Bishop 2-Aug    
  Separate spouses "Gengulphus" Missionary, Hermit 11-May    
  Sexual temptation "Angela of Foligno", Bl. Tertiary 4-Jan    
    "Catherine of Siena" Virgin, Doctor of the Church, Tertiary, Daughters of Charity, Discalced Carmelites 30-Apr    
    "Margarite of Cortona" Tertiary, Franciscans 21-Feb    
    "Mary Magdalen (the sinner)" Lay Person 22-Jul    
    "Mary Magdalen of Pazzi" Virgin, Carmelites 29-May    
    "Mary of Edessa" Lay Person 29-Oct    
    "Mary of Egypt" Hermit 3-Apr    
    "Pelagia of Antioch" Virgin 9-Jun    
  Silence "John Nepomuceni" Martyr, Priest 16-May    
  Slander "John Nepomuceni" Martyr, Priest 16-May    
  Sleepwalkers "Dymphna" Virgin 15-May    
  Social justice "Joseph (Spouse Of The BVM)"   19-Mar    
  Suriphobia "Gertrude of Nivelles" Abbess, Religious Order Unknown 17-Mar    
  Temptations "Angela of Foligno", Bl. Tertiary 4-Jan    
    "Benedict" Abbott, Benedictines 21-Mar    
    "Catherine of Bologna" Tertiary, Poor Clares 9-Mar    
    "Catherine of Genoa" Lay Person 22-Mar    
    "Catherine of Siena" Virgin, Doctor of the Church, Tertiary, Daughters of Charity, Discalced Carmelites 30-Apr    
    "Cyriacus" Martyr 8-Aug    
Go to Top of Page   "Gabriel the Archangel"   24-Mar    
    "Gemma Galgani" Tertiary, Lay Person 11-Apr    
    "Helen del Cavalcanti", Bl. Widow , Tertiary 23-Apr    
    "Margarite of Cortona" Tertiary, Franciscans 21-Feb    
    "Michael the Archangel"   29-Sep    
    "Syncletica" Lay Person 5-Jan    
  Twitching "Bartholomew the Apostle" Martyr, Apostle 24-Aug    
    "Cornelius" Martyr, Pope 16-Sep    
  Vanity "Rose Of Lima" Virgin, Tertiary, Dominican 30-Aug    
  Virtue "Hallvard" Martyr 14-May    
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Causes
  Patron of Saint Status Feast Day    
  African Catholic Youth Action "Charles Lwanga and companions" Martyr 3-Jun    
  Desperate causes "Gregory Thaumaturgus, The Wonderworker" Confessor, Bishop 17-Nov    
    "Phanurius" Martyr 27-Aug    
    "Philomena" Martyr 11-Aug    
    "Rita De Casia" Religious Order Unknown 22-May    
  Desperate situations "Jude Thaddeus" Martyr, Apostle 28-Oct    
  Forgotten causes "Gregory Thaumaturgus, The Wonderworker" Confessor, Bishop 17-Nov    
    "Jude Thaddeus" Martyr, Apostle 28-Oct    
    "Phanurius" Martyr 27-Aug    
    "Philomena" Martyr 11-Aug    
    "Rita De Casia" Religious Order Unknown 22-May    
  Impossible causes "Gregory Thaumaturgus, The Wonderworker" Confessor, Bishop 17-Nov    
    "Jude Thaddeus" Martyr, Apostle 28-Oct    
    "Phanurius" Martyr 27-Aug    
    "Philomena" Martyr 11-Aug    
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