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

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    Test takers - Joseph of Cupertino; Teutonic Knights - George; Tin miners - Piran; Tinsmiths - Joseph of Arimathea, Piran. Tinsmiths in Paris - Maturinus; Theater performers - Clare of Assisi, [5] Genesius; Thieves who repent - Nicholas of Myra; Theologians - Augustine of Hippo, [8] John the Evangelist; Therapists - Dymphna; Thomasites - Kateri

  3. Joseph of Cupertino - Wikipedia

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    After sampling his own loaves he evidently believed he was taking off–as did those who partook of his high-octane bake-offs." [ 7 ] Contradicting this theory, Joseph was known for his ascetic lifestyle, abstaining from bread, wine, and meat, and subsisting primarily on fruits and herbs, making it unlikely that he would have consumed rye bread.

  4. Portal:Catholic Church/Patron Archive/September - Wikipedia

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    Pope Gregory I (Latin: Gregorius I; c. 540 – 12 March 604), commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great, was the 64th Bishop of Rome from 3 September 590 to his death. He is known for instituting the first recorded large-scale mission from Rome, the Gregorian mission, to convert the then largely pagan Anglo-Saxons to Christianity.

  5. 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]

  6. List of Catholic saints - Wikipedia

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    This is an incomplete list of humans and angels whom the Catholic Church has canonized as saints.According to Catholic theology, all saints enjoy the beatific vision.Many of the saints listed here are to be found in the General Roman Calendar, while others may also be found in the Roman Martyrology; [1] still others are particular to local places and their recognition does not extend to the ...

  7. Benedict Joseph Labre - Wikipedia

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    He was a familiar figure in the city and known as the "saint of the Forty Hours" (or Quarant' Ore) for his dedication to Eucharistic adoration. The day before he died, Labre collapsed on the steps of the church of Santa Maria ai Monti , blocks from the Colosseum , and despite his protestations was charitably taken to a house behind the church ...

  8. Bernard of Menthon - Wikipedia

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    He is also the patron saint of skiing, snowboarding, hiking, backpacking, and mountaineering. [9] Saint Bernard's Catholic Church in Saranac Lake, New York and St. Bernard's Catholic Church and school in New Washington, Ohio are named for him. [12] Conflicting dates are given to when Saint Bernard lived and died.

  9. List of knowledge deities - Wikipedia

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    He is the patron saint of the interworld — both Light and Darkness are subject to him, he is also called Prophetic, Wise, because in the three worlds he manifests his power, he is the one who knows light and darkness, sets the energy of the world in motion, rotates the Universe, he is a permanent guardian on the border of the worlds, a ...