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List of patron saints by occupation and activity

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This is a list of patron saints of occupations and activities, it also encompasses groups of people with a common occupation or activity.

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Saint Barbara, patron saint of artillerymen, with a cannon

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References

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  1. ^ Dart, John. "A stained-glass window depicting St. Genesius", Los Angeles Times, August 27, 1988
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Butler, Alban (1987). Walsh, Michael (ed.). Butler's Lives of Patron Saints. San Francisco: Harper and Row. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-06-069262-9. OCLC 16998215.
  3. ^ Manual of the St. John Berchman's Sanctuary Society. New York City: Apostleship of Prayer. 1892. p. 145.
  4. ^ a b Calverley, R. K. (1 May 2018). "St. René: The Patron Saint of Anaesthetists and a Patron Saint of Canada". Canadian Anaesthetists' Society Journal. 27 (1): 74–77. doi:10.1007/BF03006854. PMID 6986191.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Roman Catholic Patron Saints | Saint of the Day | AmericanCatholic.org". www.americancatholic.org. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  6. ^ a b c Zannoni, Valentina (7 November 2013). "The Culture of Fashion: Agatha of Sicily". Swide. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  7. ^ Marabini, Liana. "Saint Honoratus, patron of bakers and pastry chefs", The Daily Compass, April 6, 2021
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic Church of Picayune, MS - Devotion - Patron Saints - by Patronage". www.scborromeo.org. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  9. ^ a b c d e f Butler, Alban (1987). Walsh, Michael (ed.). Butler's Lives of Patron Saints. San Francisco: Harper and Row. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-06-069262-9. OCLC 16998215.
  10. ^ a b c d e f "Patron Saints". www.ourcatholicfaith.org. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  11. ^ Mulder-Bakker, Anneke B. (2003). The Invention of Saintliness. Routledge. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-134-49865-9.
  12. ^ "Finding God Amid Disease: The Story of St. Aloysius Gonzaga", Gonzaga University
  13. ^ Löffler, Klemens. "St. Theobald." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  14. ^ "St. Crispin and St. Crispinian". Catholic News Agency.
  15. ^ "the laughter of lawrence". catholicinsight.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  16. ^ Dictionary of Patron Saints' Names, Thomas W. Sheehan, p. 514, Our Sunday Visitor Publishing, 2001, ISBN 0-87973-539-2
  17. ^ "St. John Baptist de la Salle – la Salle Worldwide | lasalleorg | Rome".
  18. ^ a b Kemp, Jane. "St. Jerome: Patron saint of librarians". Luther College Library and Information Services (luther.edu). Decorah, IA: Luther College. Archived from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  19. ^ "REME History: St Eligius, REME's Patron Saint". REME Museum. December 2020. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  20. ^ "St. Eustace • V&A Blog".
  21. ^ Craughwell, Thomas (2005). "A Patron Saint for Funeral Directors". Catholicherald.com. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  22. ^ "Saint Camillus de Lellis". Franciscan Media. 18 July 2016.
  23. ^ Brown, C.F. Wemyss. "St. Hubert." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 7. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  24. ^ a b c d e Wallace, William A. (1970). "Albertus Magnus, Saint" (PDF). In Gillispie, Charles (ed.). Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Vol. 1. New York: Scribner & American Council of Learned Societies. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-684-10114-9.
  25. ^ "Interfax-Religion".
  26. ^ "Santo Hermano Pedro, patrono de los servidores de salud". CRN Noticias. 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  27. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Anthony of Padua, Saint" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  28. ^ Macarius of Unzha (Introduction by Metropolitan Bishop Nicholas of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas) (in Russian)
  29. ^ "Dictionary of Patron Saints' Names", Thomas W. Sheehan, p514, Our Sunday Visitor Publishing, 2001, ISBN 0-87973-539-2