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Abigail
(also known as Gobnait)

February 11
Bees
l Beekeepers
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Barbara
December 4
Architects I Builders I Carpenters I Firefighters I Construction & Electrical Workers I Masons I Tilers I Mathematicians I Artillerymen I Geologists I Miners I Military Engineers I Brassworkers I Brewers I Syria
. . . . . . . . . . . .

Brendan
(or Brandan or Brenainn)
May 16
Sailors I Mariners I Navigators I Whales I Travelers
I Older Adventurers
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Brigid of Ireland
(or Brigit, Brighid, Bride, or Bridget)
February 1 or 2
Crafts & Creativity I Scholars I Poets I Bards I Dairy, Cattle & Poultry Workers I Blacksmiths I Healers I Brewers I Fugitives I Midwives I Infants I Printers I Sailors & Mariners I Travelers I Ireland I Irish Nuns I New Zealand
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Brigid the Goddess
(Imbolc) February 1
Poetess/Muse Physician/Healer
Smith/Warrior

(FolkloricArts Collection)
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Catherine of Alexandria
November 25
Attorneys l barristers, educators l jurists l lawyers l librarians l mechanics l millers l philosophers l potters l preachers l scholars l secretaries, spinners l stenographers l students l teachers l theologians l unmarried women
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Cecilia
(or Cecelia or Cecily)
November. 22
Music I Composers I Singers I Musicians I Poets I Organ Builders I Organ Players
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Columba
(or Colmcille, Columcille, Colm or Colum)
June 9
Poet I Publisher I Prince I Priest I Warrior I Diplomat I Scholar I Sailor
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Cosmas & Damian
September. 26
Physicians I Apothecaries I Surgeons I Chemists I Pharmacists I Midwives
I Barbers I Hairdressers I Marital Harmony I The Blind I Gaeta, Italy
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Deborah
(also known as Gobnait)

February 11
Bees
l Beekeepers
. . . . . . . . . . . .

Dymphna
(or Dymna) of Gheel
May 15
I mental health caregivers
I psychiatrists I therapists
I mental institutions
I family happiness
I incest & rape victims
I mental & neurological disorders
I chemical dependency
I runaways I sleepwalkers
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Eligius
(or Eloi or Loy)
December 1
Horses I Veterinarians I Metal Smiths I Agricultural Workers I Mechanics I Coin Collectors Farmers
I
Farriers Jewelers Jockeys Miners Minters Saddlers I Taxi Drivers I Tool Makers I Watch Makers I Royal Mechanical & Electrical Engineers
. . . . . . . . . . . .

Expeditus

(or Expedite)
April 19
Emergencies
I
Prompt Solutions
I
Computer Programmers
I
E-Commerce
Invoked Against Procrastination
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Fiacre
August 30
Gardeners I Herbalists I Florists I Potters I Needlemakers I Cab Drivers
Invoked against illness and disease
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Florian
May 4
Firefighters I Poland I Austria I Good Harvests I Brewers I Chimney Sweeps I Coopers I Soap Makers I
Invoked against Battles, Fire, Floods
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Francis
October 4
Animals I Birds I Environmentalists I Italy
Promoter of Peace I Simplicity I Harmony
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Gabriel
September 29/March 24
Archangel
Broadcasting
l Communications l Messengers l Public Relations l Telecommunications l Postal Employees l Diplomats & Ambassadors l Philatelists l Secular Clergy
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Genesius
August 25
Actors I Comedians I Clowns, Dancers I Theatrical Performers I Musicians I Attorneys I Barristers I Lawyers I Printers I Stenographers
Invoked against epilepsy
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Gertrude
March 17
l Cats & Those who love them l Travelers in Search of Lodging l Gardeners l Herbalists
Invoked Against l Rodents l Fear of Rats & Mice l Fever
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Gobnait
(also known as Abigail or Deborah)

February 11
Bees
l Beekeepers
. . . . . . . . . . . .

Gregory

September 3
Educators/Teachers
l Students/Scholars l
Choirs/Singers/Musicians
l Masons/Stonecutters l
West Indies
Invoked Against l Gout l Plague l Fever
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Ita
(or Deirdre, Dorothy)
January 15
"Foster Mother to the Saints of Ireland"
I
Patron of Killeedy
I
Brigid of Munster
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Ivo
(or Ives: the Honest Lawyer)
May 19
Lawyers
I Advocates I Judges Canon Law I Notaries I Abandoned Children I Orphans I Brittany
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Joan
May 30
(or Jeanne d'Arc, Jehanne Darc, LaPucelle, Maid of Orleans)
France I The Military I Women's Army Corps I Courage in the Face of Ridicule
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Joseph
March 19 & May 1 (Joseph the Worker)
Foster father of Jesus and husband of Mary, Joseph is the patron saint of numerous professions, causes, countries, cities and organizations, including: Bursars I Cabinetmakers I Carpenters I Confectioners I Craftsmen I Dying People I Engineers I Families I Fathers I House Sellers I Immigrants I Joiners I Manual Laborers I North America I Pioneers I Pregnant Women I Realtors I Social Justice I Step Fathers I Travelers I Unborn Children I Universal Church I Wheelwrights I Workers
I
nvoked against doubt or hesitation.
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Kevin
June 3
Dublin I Glendlough I Ireland I Crows I Naturalists
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Martha
July 29
Cooks I Dietitians I Homemakers I Waiters
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Melangell
(or Monacella


January 31/May 27
Rabbits I Hares I Small Animals I The Natural Environment
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Michael
September 29
Archangel
Soldiers & Knights
l Police Officers l Mariners & Sailors l Security Forces l Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics l Paratroopers & Mountaineers l Radiology l Fencing & Swordsmiths l Bakers l Coopers l Grocers l Artists l Endangered Children l Hatmakers l The Sick & Dying l Cemeteries l The Basques l Brussels l Cornwall, England l Germany l Papua, New Guinea
Invoked against Temptation l Storms at Sea
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Nicholas
December 6
Children
l Sailors l Travelers
l Brides l Merchants l Pawnbrokers l Perfumers l Russia l Greece l Sicily l Lorraine
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Patrick
March 17
Ireland l Nigeria l Engineers
l Excluded People
Invoked against Fear of Snakes
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Raphael
September 29/
October 24

Healers I Druggists I Nurses I Health Inspectors I Counselors I Therapists I Health Technicians l Happy Meetings I Lovers I Travelers I Young People Leaving Home for the First Time
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Roch
August 16
Dogs and Those Who Love Them I Bachelors I Surgeons I Tile Makers I Falsely Accused People I Invalids I Diseased Cattle
Invoked against Epidemics I Knee & Skin Problems
I Plague & Pestilence
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Valentine
February 14
Lovers and Friends l Engaged Couples l
Terni, Italy
l Happy Marriages l Bee Keepers l Travelers l Young People

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Vincent of Saragossa
January 22
Vintners IOenophiles
I Grape Growers I Vine Dressers I Vinegar MakersI Ravens I Portugal

 


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