Some
Patron Saints of Odd Things
There are patron saints of everything in Catholicism. Many saints are patrons of multiple things. Take St. George, for example. In addition to being the patron of England, he is also the patron of syphilis. St. Lawrence is the patron of both chefs and comedians. St. Eligius is the patron of computer programmers, gas station workers, basket weavers, coin collectors and invoked against boils! Here is a far-from-exhaustive list of some interesting things that have patron saints.
| Patron Of | Saint |
| Abdominal Pains | Erasmus (Elmo) |
| Advertisers, Advertising | Bernardine of Siena |
| AIDS Caregivers | Aloysius Gonzaga |
| Alcoholism | John of God, Martin of Tours, Monica, Urban of Langres |
| Ammunition Magazines | Barbara |
| Amputees | Anthony of Padua, Antony the Abbot |
| Anesthetists | Rene Goupil |
| Ants (protection against) | Saturninus of Toulouse |
| Apple Orchards | Charles Borromeo |
| Archaeologists | Damasus I, Helena, Jerome |
| Arms Dealers | Adrian of Nicomedia |
| Asses | Anthony of Padua |
| Astronauts | Joseph of Cupertino |
| Backward Children | Hilary of Poitiers |
| Banking | Michael the Archangel |
| Barbers | Cosmas and Damian, Louis, Martin de Porres |
| Bartenders, Bar Keepers, Bar Staff | Amand |
| Bee Keepers | Ambrose |
| Beggars | Alexius of Rome, Benedict Joseph Labre, Elizabeth of Hungary, Giles, Martin of Tours |
| Bird Dealers | John the Baptist |
| Bladder Disease | Blaise, Vitalis of Asissi |
| Blood Donors | Our Lady of the Thorns |
| Bodily Purity | Agnes of Rome |
| Boilermakers | Eligius (Eloi) |
| Bomb Technicians | Barbara |
| Bowel Disorders | Bonaventure |
| Box Makers | Fiacre |
| Brigands (Danger From) | Leonard of Noblac |
| Bullfighters | Saturninus of Toulouse |
| Bus Drivers | Christopher |
| Cab Drivers | Joseph, Fiacre |
| Cake Makers | Honoratus |
| Carnies | Julian the Hospitaller |
| Cats | Gertrude of Nivelles |
| Cattle Breeders | Mark |
| Cemetery Workers | Antony the Abbot, Callistus I |
| Champions; Invincible People; To Be Invincible | Drausinus |
| Cheese Makers/Sellers | Uguzo of Carvagna |
| Chemical Manufacturers | Cosimas & Damian |
| Chicken Farmers | Brigid of Ireland |
| Children who are late in learning to walk | Vaast of Arras |
| Chivalry | George |
| Circus Workers | Julian the Hospitaller |
| Clowns | Genesius, Justin Martyr |
| Coffee, Coffeehouses, Coffeehouse workers/owners | Drogo |
| Coffin Makers | Stephen the Martyr |
| Coin Collectors | Eligius (Eloi) |
| Comedians | Vitus |
| Computer Programmers | Eligius of Noyon |
| Computer Users | Isidore of Seville |
| Conscientious Objectors | Marcellus |
| Criminals | Dominic |
| Dancers | Genesius of Rome, Philemon of Antinoe, Vitus |
| Dandruff | Genesius of Arles |
| Death By Artillery, Protection Against | Barbara |
| Death, Happy | Joseph of Cupertino |
| Deformed People | Drogo |
| Dentists | Apollonia |
| Dietitians | Martha |
| Difficult Marriages | Catherine of Genoa, Elizabeth of Portugal, Fabiola, Godelieve, Gummarus, Hedwig, Helena, Louis IX, Margaret the Barefooted, Monica |
| Disappointing Children | Clotilde, Louise de Marillac, Matilda, Monica |
| Diseased Cattle, Protection Against | Beuno, Erhard of Regensburg, Roch, Sebastian |
| Divorced People | Fabiola, Gummarus, Helena |
| Dog Bites | Hubert of Liege, Vitus, Walburga, Ubald |
| Dogs; Dog Lovers; Dog Fanciers | Hubert of Liege, Roch, Vitus |
| Doubters | Joseph |
| Dysfunctional Families | Eugene de Mazenod |
| Editors | John Bosco, John the Apostle |
| Elderly People | Anthony of Padua |
| Enemies Of Religion | Sebastian |
| Entomophobia (fear of insects) | Gratus of Aosta |
| Escape From Devils | Margaret (or Marina) of Antioch |
| Evil Spirits, Protection Against | Agrippina, Quirinus |
| Excessive Rain | Genevieve (Genofeva) |
| Excluded People | Patrick |
| Fainting, Faintness | Urban of Langres, Ursus of Ravenna, Valentine |
| Falling | Venantius |
| Family Happiness Or Harmony | Dymphna, Ksenya Blazhennaya |
| Fear Of Night | Giles the Abbot |
| Fencing | Michael the Archangel |
| Fiddlers, Fiddle Players | Julian the Hospitaller |
| File Makers | Theodosius the Cenobriarch |
| Fire Prevention | Catherine of Siena, Agatha |
| Flight Attendants | Bona of Pisa |
| Forgotten People | Jeanne de Chantal |
| Freedom | Infant Jesus of Prague |
| French Air Crews | Our Lady of the Assumption |
| French Monarchs | Louis IX |
| Frenzy, Protection Against | Denis, Peter the Apostle, Ulric |
| Friendships | John the Apostle |
| Frost, Protection Against | Urban of Langres |
| Fruit Dealers | Christopher |
| Fugitives | Bridgid of Ireland |
| Funeral Directors | Joseph of Arimathea |
| Gas Station Workers | Eligius (Eloi) |
| Geese; Goose | Gall, Martin of Tours |
| Geologists | Barbara |
| Gravediggers | Antony the Abbot, Joseph of Arimathea |
| Greeting Card Manufacturers | Valentine |
| Greetings | Valentine |
| Guardian Angels | Raphael the Archangel |
| Gunsmiths | Eligius of Noyon, Sebastian |
| Hail | Magnus of Fussen |
| Hairdressers | Cosmas, Damian, Louis IX, Martin de Porres, Mary Magdalen, Patrick |
| Hardware Stores | Sebastian |
| Hernias | Alban of Mainz, Catald of Taranto, Conrad of Piacenza, Cosmas, Damian, Drogo, Gummarus |
| Herpes | George |
| Hoarseness | Bernardine of Siena, Maurus |
| Hops Pickers | Arnulf of Soissons |
| House Hunting | Joseph |
| Illegitimate Children | John Francis Regis |
| Incest (protection against) | Dymphna, Laura Vicuna, Winifred of Wales |
| Information Workers | Archangel Gabriel |
| In-Law Problems | Adelaide, Elizabeth of Hungary, Elizabeth Ann Seton, Godelieve, Jeanne de Chantal, Jeanne Marie de Maille, Ludmila, Pulcheria |
| Insects, Protection Against | Dominic of Silos |
| Interior Souls | Joseph |
| Internet, the | Isidore of Seville |
| Ions, Chinese | Joseph |
| Italian Prison Guards | Basilides of Alexandria |
| Jailers, Corrections Officers | Adrian of Nicomedia, Hippolytus of Rome, Martinian of Rome, Processus |
| Jaundice | Odilo |
| Jealousy, Protection Against | Elizabeth of Portugal |
| Job-Related Stress | Walter of Pontoise |
| Jugglers | Julian the Hospitaller |
| Jumping | Venantius |
| Juvenile Delinquents | Dominic Savio |
| Kidnap Victims | Arthelais, Dagobert II |
| Kidney Stones; Gravel | Alban of Mainz |
| Lacemakers | Luke |
| Lame, The | Giles |
| Lawsuits | Agia |
| Lawsuits Lost Unjustly | Nicholas of Myra |
| Leg Trouble | Servatus |
| Lepers | Giles |
| Liberal Arts | Catherine of Bologna |
| Librarians | Catherine of Alexandria, Jerome, Lawrence of Rome |
| Lighthouse Keepers | Venerius |
| Linguists | Gotteschalk |
| Lions | Mark the Apostle |
| Loss Of Milk By Nursing Mothers | Margaret (or Marina) of Antioch |
| Lost Items | Anthony of Padua |
| Magicians | John Bosco |
| Anthony of Padua | |
| Marriages (Unhappy) | Gengulf |
| Medal Collectors | Eligius (Eloi) |
| Medical Record Librarians | Raymond of Penyafort |
| Mental Health Workers | Christina the Astonishing, Dymphna |
| Mentally Ill | Dymphna |
| Mice, Protection Against | Gertrude of Nivelles, Servatus, Ulric |
| Mixed Race, People Of | Martin de Porres |
| Moles (burrowing animals) | Ulric of Augsburg |
| Morticians | Dismas, Joseph of Arimathea, Sebastian |
| Motorcyclists | Mary, The Madonna of Castaliazzo or Our Lady of Grace and of Crete |
| Murderers | Caedwalla, Julian the Hospitaller, Nicholas of Myra, Vladimir |
| Nearsightedness, Short-Sightedness | Clarus, Abbot |
| Needle Makers | Helena |
| Nettle Rash, Protection Against | Benedict |
| Obsession | Raphael the Archangel, Quirinus of Sescia, Ubaldus Baldassini |
| Oil Refiners, Oil Refinery Workers | Honorius of Amiens |
| Old-Clothes Dealers | Anne |
| Open Sores | Peregrine Laziosi |
| Opposition Of Church Authorities | Elizabeth Ann Seton, Joan of Arc, Teresa of Avila |
| Paratroopers | Michael the Archangel |
| Pastry Chefs | Honorius of Amiens, Macarius the Younger |
| Pawnbrokers | Nicholas of Myra, Bernardino of Feltre (Bd) |
| Peasants | Lucy of Syracuse, Margaret (or Marina) of Antioch, Notburga |
| Pencil Makers | Thomas Aquinas |
| Photographers | Veronica |
| Pigeon Fanciers | Catherine Laboure |
| Pigs, Swine | Anthony the Abbott |
| Plasterers | Bartholomew |
| Playing Card Manufacturers | Balthasar, Melchior, Caspar |
| Poets | David, Columba |
| Poison Sufferers | Benedict, Abbot, John the Apostle, Pirminus |
| Pork Butchers | Transfiguration of Our Lord |
| Postal Workers | Gabriel the Archangel |
| Precision Instrument Makers | Hubert of Liege |
| Procrastination | Expeditus |
| Prostitution | Nicholas (aka Santa Claus) |
| Public Relations | Bernardine of Siena |
| Purse-Makers | Brieuc of Brittany |
| Quantity Surveyors | Thomas, Apostle |
| Rabies | Hubert, Ubald |
| Radiologists | Michael the Archangel |
| Rape Victims | Agatha, Agnes of Rome, Dymphna |
| Recluses | Anthony the Abbott, Giles |
| Reformed Alcoholics | Martin of Tours, Matthias |
| Reformed Prostitutes | Margaret of Cortona, Mary Magdalene |
| Reformed Thieves | Dismas |
| Running Water | John Nepomucene |
| Salesmen | Lucy of Syracuse |
| Salmon | Kentigern |
| Seasickness | Erasmus (Elmo) |
| Second Marriages | Adelaide of Burgundy, Matilda of Saxony |
| Secretaries | Catherine of Alexandria, Genesius of Arles |
| Servants | Martha, Notbunga |
| Servants (Women) | Zita |
| Sexual Temptation | Angela of Foligno, Catherine of Siena, Margaret of Cortona, Mary of Edessa, Mary of Egypt, Mary Magdalene, Mary Magdalen of Pazzi, Pelagia of Antioch |
| Shoe Shiners | Nicholas of Myra |
| Silence | John Nepomucene |
| Skaters | Lidwina |
| Skiers | Bernard of Montjoux, Andronicus (with Athanasia), Our Lady of Graces |
| Slavery | Peter Claver |
| Sleepwalkers | Dymphna |
| Snake Bite Victims | Hilary, Pirminus, Vitus |
| Spas | John the Baptist |
| Spelunkers | Benedict |
| Spousal Abuse (physical) | Rita of Cascia |
| Spousal Abuse (verbal) | Anne Marie Taigi, Godelieve, Monica |
| Stamp Collectors | Gabriel the Archangel |
| Starlings | Ambrose of Milan |
| Stenographers | Cassian of Imola |
| Stiff Neck, Protection Against | Ursicinus of Saint-Ursanne |
| Stinging Nettle Rashes | Benedict |
| Stock Brokers | Matthew the Apostle |
| Storks | Agricola of Avignon |
| Stutterers, Stammering Children | Notkar Balbulus |
| Success | Servatus |
| Swans | Hugh of Lincoln |
| Swineherds | Anthony of Padua, Antony the Abbot |
| Syphilis | Fiacre, George |
| Tax Collectors | Matthew |
| Teenagers (Esp. Girls) | Mark, Maria Goretti |
| Telecommunications | Gabriel the Archangel |
| Television | Clare, Gabriel the Archangel |
| Test takers | Joseph of Cupertino, Philomena |
| Toothache | Apollonia |
| Torture Victims | Agatha, Alban, Bibiana, Charles Lwanga, Eulalia |
| Toy Makers | Claude de la Columbiere |
| Twitching, Protection Against | Bartholomew the Apostle, Cornelius |
| Ugly People | Drogo, Germaine Cousin |
| Unemployed People | Cajetan |
| Unmarried Girls | Andrew the Apostle, Catherine of Alexandria, Nicholas of Myra |
| Vanity, Protection Against | Rose of Lima |
| Venereal Disease | Fiacre |
| Victims Of Adultery Or Unfaithfulness | Catherine of Genoa, Elizabeth of Portugal, Fabiola |
| Victims Of Jealousy | Elizabeth of Portugal, Hedwig |
| Vinegar Makers | Vincent of Saragossa |
| Virgins | Agnes of Rome, Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Volcanic Eruptions | Agatha |
| Wandering Musicians, Minstrels | Julian the Hospitaller |
| Warehouses | Barbara |
| Wasps (fear of) | Friard |
| Watchmen | Peter of Alcantara |
| Wet-Nurses | Concordia, Agatha |
| Witchcraft, Protection Against | Benedict |
| Wolves | Edmund of East Anglia |
| Women whose husbands are at war | Daniel of Padua |
| Yachtsmen | Adjutor, Our Lady, Star of the Sea |
| Young People, African | Charles Lwanga |
| Young People, Mexican | John Bosco |