List of patron saints by occupation and activity

A list of Patron saints of occupations and activities:

A

• Agatha - nurses, bellmaking
• Albertus Magnus - natural scientists
• Alexander of Comana - charcoal-burners
• Alexius - nurses
• Amand - bartenders, boy scouts, brewers, innkeepers, merchants, vine growers, vintners
• Ambrose of Milan - bee keepers, wax-melters and refiners
• Anastasius the Fuller - fullers, weavers
• Andrew the Apostle - fish dealers, fishermen
• Andrew Kim - clergy of Korea
• Anne - equestrians, stablemen, French-Canadian voyageurs, Cabinet makers, homemakers
• Ansovinus - gardeners
• Anthony the Abbot - basket-makers, gravediggers
• Anthony the Great - swineherds, motorists
• Anthony of Padua - travelers, brush makers
• Antipas - dentists
• Apollonia - dentists
• Arnold of Soissons - brewers
• Arnulph - millers
• Augustine of Hippo - brewers, printers, and theologians

B

• Barbara - architects, builders and miners, artillerymen, prisoners, foundry workers, firework makers, stonemasons
• Bartholomew the Apostle - tanners, leatherworkers, curriers, plasterers
• Basil the Great - hospital administrators
• Benedict of Nursia - farmers, farmhands, husbandry
• Bénézet - bridge-builders
• Benno - fishermen
• Bernadette of Lourdes - shepherds, shepherdesses
• Bernardine of Siena - Advertisers
• Bernard of Clairvaux - bee keepers, wax melters and refiners
• Bernard of Menthon - mountaineers, skiers
• Bernard of Vienne - farmers, farmhands, husbandry
• Blaise - veterinarians, wool combers, town criers and weavers
• Bona of Pisa- travellers, specifically couriers, guides, pilgrims, flight attendants
• Botulph - farmers, farmhands, husbandry
• Brendan the Navigator - mariners, seafarers, sailors, those traveling by sea
• Brigid of Ireland - dairy workers, healers

C

• Camillus of Lellis - hospital workers, nurses
• Cassian - schoolteachers, shorthand-writers, parish clerks
• Catherine - philosophers, preachers
• Catherine of Alexandria - tanners, nurses
• Catherine of Siena - nurses
• Cecilia - musicians
• Charles Borromeo and Robert Bellarmine - Catechists
• Claude - sculptors
• Clement - stonecutters
• Saint Columbanus - motorcyclists
• Cosmas - doctors, pharmacists, surgeons, barbers
• Germaine Cousin - shepherdesses
• Christopher - travelers, surfers, athletes, drivers
• Crispin - tanners, shoemakers, cobblers, leatherworkers, curriers, saddle-makers
• Cuthbert - shepherds
• Cuthman - shepherds (and Steyning)

D

• Damian - doctors, pharmacists, surgeons
• Dominic - astronomers, astronomy, scientists
• Dominic of Silos - shepherds
• Dorothea - horticulture
• Drogo - shepherds, coffee house keepers, coffee house owners
• Dunstan - blacksmiths, goldsmiths
• Dunstan and Venerius the Hermit - lighthouse keepers
• Dymphna - mental health professionals, the mentally ill, neuroses, therapists

E

• Edward the Confessor -kings
• Eligius - veterinarians, farriers, farmers, farmhands, husbandry, harness makers, goldsmiths, jewelers, (Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers, REME Soldiers)
• Elisabeth of Hungary - nursing services, bakers
• Erasmus of Formiae or Elmo - pyrotechnicians, steeplejacks, chimney sweeps, sailors and anyone who works at great heights
• Ephrem the Syrian — spiritual directors and spiritual leaders
• Eustachius - hunters, firefighters, trappers

F

• Ferdinand III - engineers
• Fiacre - taxi-drivers, horticulturists, gardeners
• Florian - firefighters, chimney sweeps
• Foillan - dentists, surgeons, truss-makers, children's nurses
• Frances of Rome - automobile drivers
• Francis de Sales - writers/authors
• Francis of Assisi - animal welfare and rights organizations and workers

G

• Gabriel - broadcasters, messengers, paratroopers, radio workers
• Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows - students, seminarians, clerics
• Gangulphus - tanners, shoemakers
• Gemma Galgani - students, pharmacists
• Genesius - actors, comedians, clowns, dancers, theatrical performers of all kinds, also attorneys, barristers, lawyers
• George - agricultural workers; archers; armourers; boy scouts; butchers; cavalry; Crusaders; equestrians; farmhands; farmers; field hands; field workers; horsemen; husbandry; husbandmen; knights; riders; saddle makers; saddlers; scouts, shepherds; soldiers; Teutonic Knights
• Giles - beggars
• Gregory the Great - teachers
• Gummarus - lumberjacks
• Rene Goupil - anesthesiologists

H

• Hervé - bards, musicians
• Homobonus - businessmen, tailors, and clothworkers
• Honorius of Amiens (Honoratus) - bakers, confectioners, bakers of holy wafers, candle-makers, florists, flour merchants, oil refiners, and pastry chefs
• Hubertus - hunters, furriers
• Hunna - laundresses, laundry workers, washerwomen

I

• Isidore the Farmer - farmers, farmhands, husbandry, manual laborers
• Isidore of Seville - computer scientists, computer programmers, computer technicians, computer users, schoolchildren, students

J

• Jadwiga of Poland - Queens
• James, son of Zebedee - veterinarians, equestrians, furriers, tanners, pharmacists
• James, son of Alphaeus - pharmacists
• Jerome - librarians, translators
• Joan of Arc - Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, Soldiers
• John the Almoner - Knights Hospitaller
• John the Apostle - tanners
• John the Baptist - farriers, bird dealers, Knights Hospitaller
• John of Damascus - makers of images of the Crucifix
• John of God - hospital workers, nurses, booksellers
• John Baptist de la Salle - teachers of youth
• John Bosco - apprentices, editors, printers/publishers
• John Gualbert - foresters
• John Vianney - priests
• Joseph of Arimathea - funeral directors, tinsmiths
• Joseph of Cupertino - air travelers and aviators
• John of Capistrano - Jurists
• Jude (also known as Jude Thaddeus) - police officers, hospital workers
• Julian the Hospitaller - shepherds, boatmen, murderers
• Justa and Rufina - potters

L

• Lawrence - librarians, tanners, cooks (having been martyred by roasting alive on a gridiron)
• Leodegar - millers
• Lidwina - skaters
• Luke the Apostle - doctors, surgeons, artists, painters, Notaries

M

• Margaret of Antioch - nurses
• Martha - dieticians, cooks
• Mary Magdalen - tanners
• Magnus of Avignon - fish dealers, fishmongers
• Albertus Magnus - chemists, medical technicians
• Macarius of Unzha, Venerable - craftsmen, merchants, travelers (in Russian Orthodox Church)
• Malo -pig-keepers
• Martin of Tours - soldiers
• Matthew - accountants, tax collectors
• Martin de Porres - Hairdressers
• Maurice and Lydia - dyers
• Maurice - infantrymen
• Michael the Archangel - radiologists, soldiers, paramedics, paratroopers, police officers, communications workers, postal workers, grocers, supermarket workers

N

• Nicholas of Myra - sailors, fishermen, pharmacists, prostitutes, pawnbrokers, thieves
• Nicholas of Tolentine - mariners
• Notburga - farmers, farmhands, husbandry

O

• Our Lady of Salambao - fishermen

P

• Pantaleon - doctors
• Paul the Apostle - hospital public relations
• Peter the Apostle - popes, fishermen, fishmongers, sailors, bakers, harvesters, butchers, glass makers, carpenters, shoemakers, clockmakers, blacksmiths, potters, masons, bridge builders, cloth makers
• Peter of Alcantara - guards
• Peter Celestine - bookbinders
• Phocas the Gardener - farmers, farmhands, husbandry

Q

• Quentin - bombardiers, chaplains, locksmiths, porters, tailors, and surgeons

R

• Raphael - shepherds
• Raphael the Archangel - doctors, pharmacists, nurses
• Raymond Nonnatus - midwives, obstetricians
• Raymond of Penyafort - medical record librarians, Canon lawyers
• Regina - shepherdesses
• John Regis - medical social workers
• Roch - surgeons

S

• Sebastian - athletes
• Severus of Avranches - silk workers, wool weavers and manufacturers
• Simon - tanners
• Solange - shepherdesses
• Stephen - bricklayers

T

• Tatiana - students
• Theobald of Provins - charcoal-burners
• Thérèse de Lisieux - florists
• Thomas Aquinas - students, academics
• Thomas Becket - secular clergy
• Thomas More - politicians, statesmen

U

• Urban of Langres - vine-growers, vine-dressers, gardeners, vintners, and coopers

V

• Valentine - beekeeping
• Veronica-photography
• Vincent de Paul - hospital workers
• Vincent Ferrer - builders
• Vitus - comedians, dancers

W

• Walston - farmers, farmhands, husbandry
• Winefride - payrolls and payroll clerks
• Winnoc - millers
• Wolbodo - students
• Wolfgang-woodworkers, woodcarvers

X

• Frances Xavier Cabrini - hospital administrators

Y

• Yves - lawyers

Z

• Zeno of Verona - fishermen
• Zita - domestic servants

See also

• Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• Patron saints of ailments, illness and dangers
• Patron saints of places