Who To Pray To For Your Specific Needs
Patron Saints are chosen as special protectors or guardians over areas of life. These areas can include occupations, illnesses, churches, countries, causes -- anything that is important to us. The earliest records show that people and churches were named after apostles and martyrs as early as the fourth century. Recently, the Popes have named Patron Saints but patrons can be chosen by other individuals or groups as well. Patron Saints are often chosen today because an interest, talent, or event in their lives overlaps with the special area. For example, Francis of Assisi loved nature and so he is Patron of Ecologists. Francis de Sales was a writer and so he is Patron of Journalists and Writers. Clare of Assisi was named Patron of Television because one Christmas when she was too ill to leave her bed she saw and heard Christmas Mass -- even though it was taking place miles away. Angels can also be named as Patron Saints. A Patron Saint can help us when we follow the example of that Saint's life and when we ask for that Saint's intercessory prayers to God.
| AIDS care-givers | Aloysius Gonzaga |
| AIDS patients | Aloysius Gonzaga, Peregrine Laziosi, Therese of Lisieux |
| Abandoned children | Ivo of Kermartin, Jerome Emiliani |
| Abbeville, France | Wulfram of Sens |
| Abdominal pains | Erasmus (Elmo) |
| Abingdon, England | Edmund Rich of Abingdon |
| Abortion, protection against | Catherine of Sweden |
| Abruzzi region of Italy | Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows |
| Academies, Roman Catholic | Thomas Aquinas |
| Acadians, Cajuns | Our Lady of the Assumption |
| Accountants | Matthew |
| Accused (falsely) | Raymond Nonnatus |
| Achaia | Andrew, Apostle |
| Actors | Genesius, Vitus |
| Advertisers, advertising | Bernardine of Siena |
| Advocates | Ivo of Kermartin |
| Africa, Central | The Most Pure Heart of Mary |
| Africa, North | Cyprian of Carthage |
| Africa, Southern | Mary, on feast of her Assumption |
| African Catholic Youth Action | Charles Lwanga |
| Agirone, Sicily | Philip of Agirone |
| Air crew | Our Lady of Loreto |
| Air crew, Belgian | Our Lady of Loreto |
| Air crew, French | Mary, on feast of her Assumption |
| Air crew, Spanish | Our Lady of Loreto |
| Air Force, Argentinian | Our Lady of Loreto |
| Air travelers | Joseph of Cupertino |
| Airborne (Paratroopers) | Michael the Archangel |
| Alabama | Our Lady of the Gulf |
| Alaska | Our Lady of the Kodiak and the Islands |
| Albania | Mary, Mother of Good Counsel |
| Albi, France | Cecilia |
| Alcala, Spain | Justus and Pastor |
| Alcira, Valencia, Spain | Bernard, Gracia, Mary |
| Alessandro, Italy | Trifone |
| Alexandria, Egypt | Cyril of Alexandria |
| Alexians | Alexius |
| Alezio, Italy | Our Lady of the Assumption |
| Algeria | Cyprian of Carthage |
| Alpine troops | Maurice |
| Alpinists | Bernard of Montjoux (or Menthon) |
| Altar Servers | John Berchmans |
| Amalfi, Italy | Andrew, Apostle |
| Ambassadors, Argentinian | Gabriel the Archangel |
| American Indians, Native Americans | Anthony of Padua |
| Americas | Our Lady of Guadalupe, Rose of Lima |
| Ammunition/Ordnance/Explosive workers | Erasmus (Elmo) |
| Ancona, Italy | Judas Cyriacus |
| Andalusia | John of Avila |
| Anderlecht, Belgium | Guy of Anderlecht |
| Andorran security forces | Our Lady Help of Christians |
| Anesthetists | Rene Goupil |
| Angola | The Most Pure Heart of Mary |
| Animals | Francis of Assisi, Nicholas of Tolentino |
| Animals, danger from | Vitus |
| Animals, domestic | Antony the Abbot |
| Antioch | Barnabas |
| Antwerp, Belgium | Walburga |
| Aosta, Italy | Gratus of Aosta |
| Apologists | Catherine of Alexandria, Justin Martyr, Thomas Aquinas |
| Apoplexy (Strokes) | Andrew Avellino |
| Apostleship of Prayer | Francis Xavier |
| Apothecaries | Cosmas and Damian |
| Apprentices | John Bosco |
| Aquila, Italy | Maximus of Aquila |
| Arabia | Our Lady of Arabia |
| Aragon, Spain | Agathoclia, Braulio, George |
| Archaeologists | Damasus |
| Archdiocese of Saint Louis, Missouri | Louis IX |
| Archdiocese of San Francisco, California | Francis of Assisi |
| Archdiocese of Tuam, Ireland | Jarlath |
| Archers | Sebastian |
| Architects | Barbara, Thomas, Apostle |
| Architects, Italian | Benedict, Abbot |
| Architects, Spanish | Our Lady of Bethlehem |
| Argentina | Our Lady of Lujan |
| Argentinian Military Chaplains | Our Lady of Lujan |
| Arizona | Our Lady of the Highways |
| Arkansas | Our Lady of the Holy Souls |
| Armenia | Bartholomew, Gregory the Illuminator |
| Armies | Maurice |
| Arms dealers | Adrian of Nicomedia |
| Army of the Andes | Our Lady of Mt. Carmel |
| Army, Argentinian | Our Lady of Mercy |
| Army, Ecuadorian | Our Lady of Mercy |
| Art | Catherine of Bologna |
| Artillery | Barbara |
| Artists | Luke, Catherine of Bologna, Bl (Fra) Angelico |
| Artois region | Isberga |
| Ascoli Piceno, Italy | Emidius |
| Asia Minor | John the Apostle |
| Assisi, Italy | Francis of Assisi |
| Astronauts | Joseph of Cupertino |
| Astronomers | Dominic |
| Asylums (for the mentally ill) | Dymphna |
| Athletes | Sebastian |
| Augsburg | Afra, Ulric |
| Australia | Our Lady Help of Christians |
| Australian Military Chaplains | Our Lady Help of Christians |
| Austria | Joseph, Maurice, Coloman, Leopold, Florian |
| Authority, persons in | Ferdinand III of Castile |
| Authors | Francis de Sales |
| Avenay, Champagne, France | Tressan of Mareuil |
| Aviators, aviation | Our Lady of Loreto, Therese of Lisieux, Joseph of Cupertino |
| Avignon | Agricola of Avignon, Benezet |
| Aynac, France | Genistus |
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