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A list of Patron saints of occupations and activities:
A
- Agatha - nurses, bellmaking
- Albertus Magnus - natural scientists
- Alexander of Comana - charcoal-burners[1]
- 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 - animals, 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[2])
- 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
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, epilepsy
W
- Walston - farmers, farmhands, husbandry
- Winefride - payrolls and payroll clerks
- Winnoc - millers
- Wolbodo - students
- Wolfgang-woodworkers, woodcarvers
X
- Frances Xavier Cabrini - hospital administrators
Y
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
Footnotes
- ^ http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/sainta2c.htm
- ^ Macarius of Unzha (Introduction by Metropolitan Bishop Nicholas of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas) Template:Ru icon