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Daily Saints
The communion of saints became a part of the Christian creed near the end of the
fifth century. It is a theological concept associated with the Holy Spirit; "I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic church, the communion of saints, the resurrection of the body". It is a theological concept that has been given various interpretations and emphases over the centuries. Contemporary theologians relate it to the church as a basic sacrament and to Jesus as the primordial sacrament. Pope Pius XII related it to the Mystical Body teaching on the church. Fellowship with Jesus and with his Holy Spirit is the basis for fellowship in the church and in the kingdom.
You'll find on this page:
The Communion of Saints Calendars
Click on the date to see a biography of the day's Saint.
A ferial day is one to which no feast or saint has been assigned.
November 2007
A ferial day is one to which no feast or saint has been assigned.
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December 2007
A ferial day is one to which no feast or saint has been assigned.
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PATRON SAINTS:
Not all of these saints are included in the Revised Roman Missal. The dates in parentheses indicate the saint is no longer in the calendar.
| Altar servers |
St. John Berchmans (August 13)
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| Animals |
St. Francis, October 4
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| Animals, domestic |
St. Ambrose, November 30; St. Cornelius, September 16
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| Archers |
St. Sebastian, January 20
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| Architects, builders |
St. Barbara (December 4); St. Thomas the Apostle, July 3
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| Armories |
St. Lawrence, August 10
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| Art |
St. Catherine Bologna (March 9)
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| Artists |
St. Luke, October 18; St. Michael, archangels, September 29
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| Astronomers |
St. Dominic, August 8
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| Athletes |
St. Sebastian, January 20
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| Authors |
St. Francis de Sales, January 29; St. Lucy, December 13
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| Aviators |
St. Joseph of Cupertino (September 18); St. Thérèse of Lisieux, October 1; Our Lady of Loreto (December 10)
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| Bakers |
St. Elizabeth of Hungary, November 17; St. Nicholas of Myra, December 6; St. Peter, June 29
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| Bankers |
St. Matthew, September 21
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| Barbers |
Sts. Cosmas and Damian, September 26; St. Louis of France, August 25
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| Beekeepers |
St. Ambrose, December 7; St. Bernard of Clairvaux, August 20
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| Beggars |
St. Elizabeth of Hungary, November 17; St. Giles (September 1); St. Alexis (July 17); St. Martin of Tours, November 11
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| The Blind |
St. Dunstan (May 19); St. Odilia (December 13); St. Raphael, September 29
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| Bodily ills |
Our Lady of Lourdes, February 11
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| Booksellers |
St. John the Evangelist, December 27
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| Boyscouts |
St. George, April 23
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| Brewers |
St. Boniface, June 5; St. Augustine, August 28; St. Luke, October 18; St. Nicholas of Myra, December 6
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| Bricklayers |
St. Stephen, December 26
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| Brides |
St. Dorothy (February 6); St. Nicholas of Myra, December 6
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| Builders |
St. Vincent Ferrer, April 5
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| Butchers |
St. Anthony, abbott, January 17; St. Adrian (September 8); St. Luke, October 18; St. Peter, June 29
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| Cab drivers |
St. Fiacre (August 30)
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| Cabinet makers |
St. Anne, July 26
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| Cancer patients |
St. Peregrine (May 2)
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| Carpenters |
St. Joseph, March 19; St. Thomas, July 3
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| Catholic Action |
St. Francis of Assisi, October 4
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| Catholic writers/press |
St. Francis de Sales, January 24
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| Charitable societies |
St. Vincent de Paul
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| Children |
St. Nicholas of Myra, December 6; St. Pancras, May 12
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| Church universal |
St. Joseph, March 19
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| Clerics |
St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother (February 27)
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| Comedians |
St. Vitus (June 15)
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| Communication workers |
St. Gabriel, archangel, September 29
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| Confessors |
St. Alphonsus Liguori, August 1; St. John Nepomucene (May 16)
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| Cooks |
St. Lawrence, August 10; St. Martha, July 29
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| Crops protection |
St. Ansovinus (March 13)
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| Dairy workers |
St. Brigid, July 23
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| Deaf |
St. Francis de Sales, January 24
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| Dentists |
St. Apollonia (February 9)
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| Desperate Situations |
St. Jude Thaddeus, October 28; St. Gregory of Neocaesarea (November 17)
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| Druggists |
Sts. Cosmas and Damian, September 26; St. James the Less, apostle, May 3
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| Dying |
St. Joseph, March 19; St. Barbara (December 4)
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| Elderly |
St. Anthony of Padua, June 13
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| Emigrants |
St. Francis Xavier Cabrini, November 13
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| Engaged couples |
St. Agnes, January 21
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| Engineers |
St. Joseph, March 19
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| Expectant mothers |
St. Margaret (July 20); St. Raymond Nonnatus (August 31); St. Gerard Majella (October 16)
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| Eye trouble |
St. Lucy, December 13
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| Family |
St. Joseph, March 19
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| Farmers |
St. George, April 23; St. Isidore, May 15
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| Firemen |
St. Florian (May 4)
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| Fire prevention |
St. Catherine of Siena, April 29; St. Barbara(December 4)
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| First communicants |
Blessed Imelda (May 12); St. Tarcisius (August 15)
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| Fishermen |
St. Andrew, November 30
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| Florists |
St. Dorothy (February 6); St. Thérèse of Lisieux, October 1
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| Forest workers |
St. John Gualbert (July 12)
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| Funeral directors |
St. Joseph of Arimathea (March 17); St. Dismas (March 25)
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| Gardeners |
St. Agnes, January 21; St. Adalard (January 2); St. Dorothy (February 6); St. Fiacre (August 30)
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| Glass workers |
St. Luke, October 18
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Grave diggers and
graveyards |
St. Anthony, abbott, January 17
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| Greetings |
St. Valentine (February 14)
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| Grocers |
St. Michael, archangel, September 29
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| Guardian Angels |
St. Raphael, archangel, September 29
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| Hairdressers |
St. Martin de Porres, November 3
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| Handicapped |
St. Giles (September 1)
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| Happy death |
St. Joseph, March 17
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| Headaches |
St. Teresa of Avila, October 15
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| Heart ailments |
St. John of God, March 8
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| Hospitality |
St. Julian (February 12)
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| Hospitals |
St. Camillus de Lellis, July 14; St. John of God, March 8; St. Jude Thadddeus, apostle, October 28
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| Housewives |
St. Anne, July 26; St. Martha, July 29
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| Hunters |
St. Hubert (November 3)
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| Innkeepers |
St. Martin of Tours, November 11; St. Amanda (February 6)
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| Invalids |
St. Roch (August 16)
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| Jewelers |
St. Eligius (December 1)
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| Journalists |
St. Francis de Sales, January 24
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| Jurists |
St. Catherine of Alexandria (November 25); St. John Capistran, October 23
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| Laborers |
St. Isidore, May 15; St. James, July 25
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| Lawyers |
St. Ivo (June 17); St. Genesius (August 25)
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| Learning |
St. Ambrose, December 7; St. Acca (November 27)
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| Librarians |
St. Jerome, September 30
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| Locksmiths |
St. Dunstan (May 17)
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| Lost things |
St. Anthony, abbott, January 17
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| Lovers |
St. Raphael, archangel, September 29
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| Mail carriers |
St. Gabriel, archangel, September 29
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| Mariners |
St. Michael, archangel, September 29; St. Nicholas of Tolentino (September 10)
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| Mentally ill |
St. Dymphna (May 15)
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| Merchants |
St. Francis of Assisi, October 14; St. Nicholas of Myra, December 6
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| Metalworkers |
St. Eligius (December 1)
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| Miners |
St. Barbara (December 4)
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| Missions |
St. Francis Xavier, December 3; St. Thérèseof Lisieux, October 1; (Home) St. Leonard of Port Maurice (November 26); (Negro) St. Peter Claver, September 9; St. Benedict the Moor (April 4)
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| Moral theologians |
St. Alphonsus Liguori, August 1
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| Mothers |
St. Monica, August 27; St. Ann, July 25
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| Motorcyclists |
Our Lady of Grace (May 31)
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| Motorists |
St. Christopher (July 25)
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| Musicians |
St. Cecilia, November 22; St. Gregory the Great, September 3; St. Paul, June 29 Notaries St. Mark, April 25; St. Luke, October 18
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| Nurses |
St. Agatha, February 5; St. Alexis (July 17); St. Camillus de Lellis, July 14; St. Raphael, September 29; St. John of God, March 8; St. Margaret (July 20)
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| Orphans |
St. Jerome Aemilian (July 20)
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| Painters |
St. John the Evangelist, December 27; St. Luke, October 18
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| Penitents |
St. Mary Magdalen, July 22
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| Pharmacists |
Sts. Cosmas and Damian, September 26
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| Philosophers |
St. Catherine of Alexandria (Nov. 25); St. Justin, June 1
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| Physicians |
Sts. Cosmas and Damian, September 26; St. Luke, October 18; St. Pentaleone (July 27); St. Raphael, archangel, September 29
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| Pilgrims |
St. Alexius (July 17); St. James, July 25
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| Plasterers |
St. Bartholomew, August 24
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| Poets |
St. David (December 29); St. Cecilia, November 22
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| Poisoning |
St. Benedict, July 11
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| Policemen |
St. Michael, archangel, September 29
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| Poor |
St. Lawrence, August 10; St. Anthony of Padua, June 13
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| Porters |
St. Christopher (July 25)
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| Postal workers |
St. Gabriel, archangel, September 29
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| Preachers |
St. John Chrysostom, September 13
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| Priests |
St. Jean Vianney, August 4; St. Paul, June 29
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| Printers |
St. Augustine, August 28; St. John the Evangelist, December 27; St. John of God, March 8
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| Prisoners |
St. Dismas (March 25); St. Barbara (December 4)
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| Prisons |
St. Joseph Cafasso (June 23) Publishers St. John the Evangelist, December 27; St. Francis de Sales, January 29
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| Radiologists |
St. Michael, archangel, September 29
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| Retreats |
St. Ignatius Loyola, July 31
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| Rheumatism |
St. James the Great, July 25
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| Sailors |
St. Cuthbert (March 20); St. Erasmus (June 2); St. Nicholas of Tolentino (September 10); St. Brenda (May 16); St. Eulalia (February 12); St. Christopher (July 25); St. Peter Gonzales (April 15)
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| Schools |
St. Thomas Aquinas, January 28
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| Scientists |
St. Albert the Great, November 15
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| Sculptors |
St. Luke, October 18; St. Claude (November 8)
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| Secretaries |
St. Genesius (August 25)
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| Seminarians |
St. Charles Borromeo, November 4
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| Shoemakers |
St. Crispin and St. Crispinian (October 25)
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| Sick |
St. Michael, archangel, September 29; St. John of God, March 8; St. Camillus de Lelllis, July 14; St. Philomena (August 11)
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| Singers |
St. Gregory, September 3; St. Cecilia, November 22
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| Singles |
St. Andrew, November 30
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| Skaters |
St. Lidwina (April 14)
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| Skiers |
St. Bernard of Menthon (May 28)
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| Soldiers |
St. George, April 23; St. Michael, archangel, September 29; St. Ignatius Loyola, July 31; St. Sebastian, January 20; St. Martin of Tours, November 11; St. Joan of Arc (May 30)
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| Sore throats |
St. Blaise, February 3
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| Spinsters |
St. Catherine of Alexandria (November 25)
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| Stenographers |
St. Genesius (August 25); St. Cassian (December 3)
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| Stonecutters |
St. Clement, November 3
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| Stonemasons |
St. Stephen, December 26; St. Barbara (December 4)
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| Students |
St. Catherine of Alexandria (November 25); St. Jerome, September 30; St. Thomas Aquinas, January 28
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| Surgeons |
Sts. Cosmas and Damian, September 26
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| Tailors |
St. Boniface, June 5
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| Tax collectors |
St. Matthew, September 21
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| Teachers |
St. Catherine of Alexandria (November 25); St. Gregory the Great, September 3; St. Ursula (October 21); St. John the Baptist de La Salle, (April 7)
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Telegraph, Telephone,
Television workers |
St. Gabriel, archangel, September 29; St. Clare, August 11
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| Television |
St. Clare, August 11
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| Tentmakers |
St. Paul, June 29
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| Tertiaries |
St. Louis of France, August 25; St. Elizabeth of Hungary, November 17
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| Theologians |
St. Augustine, August 28
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| Travelers |
St. Christopher (July 25); St. Julian (February 12); St. Gertrude, November 16; St. Raphael, September 29
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| Vocations |
St. Alphonsus, August 1
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| Watchmen |
St. Peter of Alcantara (October 19)
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| Wine growers |
St. Vincent, January 22
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| Wine merchants |
St. Amand (February 6)
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| Women in labor |
St. Anne, July 26
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| Workers |
St. Joseph, May 1
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| Yachtsmen |
St. Adjutor (September 1)
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| Young girls |
St. Agnes, January 21
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| Youth |
St. Aloysius Gonzaga, June 21; St. John Berchmans (August 13); St. Gabriel Possenti (February 27) |
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PATRON SAINTS OF COUNTRIES Not all of these saints are included in the Revised Roman Missal. The dates in parentheses indicate that the saint is no longer in the calendar.
| Argentina |
Our Lady of Lujan
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| Armenia |
St. Gregory Illuminator (October 1)
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| Australia |
St. Francis Xavier, November 13
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| Belgium |
St. Joseph, March 19
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| Bohemia |
St. Wenceslaus, September 28
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| Borneo |
St. Francis Xavier, November 13
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| Brazil |
Immaculate Conception, December 8
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| Canada |
St. Joseph, March 19; St. Anne, July 26
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| Chile |
St. James, May 3; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, July 16
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| China |
St. Joseph, March 19
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| Columbia |
St. Peter Claver, September 9; St. Louis Bertrand (October 9)
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| Czechoslovakia |
St. Wenceslaus, September 28; St. John Nepomucene (May 16); St. Procopius (July 8)
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| Denmark |
St. Ansgar, February 3; St. Camute (January 19)
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| Dominican Republic |
Our Lady of High Grace (April 4); St. Dominic, August 8
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| East Indies |
St. Thomas, apostle, July 3
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| Ecuador |
Sacred Heart
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| England |
St. George, April 23
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| Europe (co-patrons) |
St. Benedict (July 11); Sts. Cyril and Methodius (February 14)
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| Finland |
St. Henry, July 13
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| France |
St. Joan of Arc (May 30); St. Denys (October 9)
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| Germany |
St. Boniface, June 5
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| Greece |
St. Nicholas of Myra, December 6
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| Holland |
St. Willibrord (November 7)
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| Hungary |
St. Stephen, king, August 16
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| India |
Our Lady of the Assumption, August 15
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| Ireland |
St. Patrick, March 17; St. Brigid, February 1; St. Columba (June 9)
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| Italy |
St. Francis of Assisi, October 4; St. Catherine of Siena, April 29
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| Japan |
St. Peter Baptist (February 5)
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| Lithuania |
St. Casimir, March 4; St. Cunegunda (March 3)
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| Mexico |
Our Lady of Guadalupe, December 12
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| Norway |
St. Olaf (July 29)
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| Paraguay |
Our Lady of the Assumption, August 15
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| Philippines |
Sacred Heart of Mary (August 22)
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| Poland |
St. Casimir, March 4
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| Portugal |
Immaculate Conception, December 8; St. Francis Borgia (October 10); St. Anthony of Padua, June 13
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| Russia |
St. Andrew, November 30; St. Nicholas, December 6
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| Scotland |
St. Andrew, November 30
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| Slovakia |
Our Lady of Sorrows, September 15
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| Spain |
St. James, May 3; St. Teresa, October 15
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| Sweden |
St. Bridget, July 23; St. Eric (May 18)
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| Union of South Africa |
Our Lady of the Assumption, August 15
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| United States |
Immaculate Conception, December 8
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| Uruguay |
Our Lady of Lujan
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| Wales |
St. David (March 1) |
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