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  2. List of patron saints by occupation and activity - Wikipedia

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    Servers the sick - Saint Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur [26] Shepherds - Bernadette of Lourdes, [5] Cuthbert, Cuthman, Dominic of Silos, Drogo of Sebourg, George, Germaine Cousin, Julian the Hospitaller, Raphael the Archangel, Regina, Solange; Shoemakers - Crispin, Gangulphus, Peter the Apostle, Theobald of Provins; Shorthand writers ...

  3. Saint Eligius - Wikipedia

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    Eligius is the patron saint of horses and cattle and is also the patron saint of goldsmiths, blacksmiths, [c] metalworkers in general, [9] numismatists/coin collectors [10] and the British Army corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME).

  4. Patron saints of ailments, illness, and dangers - Wikipedia

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    Patron saint against pandemics - Edmund the Martyr of East Anglia [19] Invoked as protection against perjury, loss at sea and destructive rains - Maximin of Trier; Against pirate attack - Albinus of Angers; Plague, epilepsy - Adrian of Nicomedia; Against plague - Sebastian; Plague, epilepsy - Natalia of Nicomedia; Bubonic plague, misfortunes ...

  5. Bartholomew the Apostle - Wikipedia

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    Due to the nature of his martyrdom, Bartholomew is the patron saint of tanners, plasterers, tailors, leatherworkers, bookbinders, farmers, housepainters, butchers, and glove makers. [ 48 ] [ 43 ] In works of art the saint has been depicted being skinned by tanners, as in Guido da Siena 's reliquary shutters with the Martyrdoms of St. Francis ...

  6. Clotilde - Wikipedia

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    Clotilde is the patron saint of the lame in Normandy and the patron saint of Les Andelys and has been "invoked against sudden death and iniquitous husbands". [3] She married Clovis I , the first king of the Franks , in 492 or 493.

  7. Patricia of Naples - Wikipedia

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    Patricia of Naples (or Patricia of Constantinople) (Italian: Santa Patrizia) (died ca. 665 AD) is an Italian virgin and saint. Tradition states that she was noble; she may have been related to the Roman Emperor. [1] Some sources say that she was a descendant of Constantine the Great. [2]

  8. Saint Drogo - Wikipedia

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    Drogo of Sebourg (March 14, 1105– April 16, 1186), also known as Druon, Dreux, Dron, Droon, and Drogon, [1] [2] is a Flemish saint. He was born in Epinoy, County of Artois in the French part of the County of Flanders, [3] and died in Sebourg, France. He is known as the patron saint of shepherds and coffee, [4] and his feast day is on June 16. [5]

  9. Patron saints of places - Wikipedia

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    Patron saint Notes Asia: Francis Xavier [1] John the Evangelist is the patron saint of Asia Minor, but not the entire continent. [2] [3] Africa: Moses the Black Our Lady of Africa: Cyprian is patron saint of Africa, the Roman province (Tunisia), not the entire continent. [4] The Americas: The Virgin Mary (as Our Lady of Guadalupe) [5] [6]