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![]() (also known as Gobnait) February 11 Bees l Beekeepers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . Brigid the Goddess (Imbolc) February 1 Poetess/Muse Physician/Healer Smith/Warrior (FolkloricArts Collection) . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . Columba (or Colmcille, Columcille, Colm or Colum) June 9 Poet I Publisher I Prince I Priest I Warrior I Diplomat I Scholar I Sailor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 1 ![]() 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . Eligius (or Eloi or Loy) December 1 Hors ![]() 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fiacre August 30 Gardeners I Herbalists I Florists I Potters I Needlemakers I Cab Drivers Invoked against illness and disease . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . Francis October 4 Animals I Birds I Environmentalists I Italy Promoter of Peace I Simplicity I Harmony . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . Genesius August 25 Actors I Comedians I Clowns I Dancers I Theatrical Performers I Musicians I Attorneys I Barristers I Lawyers I Printers I Stenographers Invoked against epilepsy _____________________ |
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . ![]() Hildegard Von Bingen September 17 “Sybil of the Rhine” . . . . . . . . . . Ita (or Deirdre, Dorothy) January 15 “Foster Mother to the Saints of Ireland” I Patron of Killeedy I Brigid of Munster . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 Invoked against doubt or hesitation. . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin June 3 Dublin I Glendalough I Ireland I CrowsI Naturalists . . . . . . . . . . . . Martha July 29 Cooks I Dietitians I Homemakers I Waiters ___________________ |
Melangell (or Monacella) January 31/May 27 Rabbits I Hares I Small Animals I The Natural Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . Uriel July 28 Archangel Ecology I The Earth I The Arts I Wisdom I Knowledge I Confirmation (Anglican) I Month of September . . . . . . . . . . . . Valentine February 14 Lovers and Friends l Engaged Couples l Terni, Italy l Happy Marriages l Bee Keepers l Travelers l Young People . . . . . . . . . . . . Vincent of Saragossa January 22 Vintners IOenophiles I Grape Growers I Vine Dressers I Vinegar MakersI Ravens I Portugal ____________________ |