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

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    Invoked against cattle diseases - Berlinda of Meerbeke [4] Chest problems, lung problems, gambling addictions- Bernardino of Siena; Invoked during childbirth and against diseases of the eye - Hemma of Gurk; Childbirth, sickness - Juliana of Nicomedia; Women in difficult labor - John of Bridlington

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

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    Saint Barbara, patron saint of artillerymen, with a cannon. Academics - Thomas Aquinas, Albert the Great; Actors - Genesius [1] Comic actors - Maturinus; Accountants - Matthew; Advertisers - Bernardino of Siena [2] Air travellers - Joseph of Cupertino; Altar servers - John Berchmans, [3] Tarcisius, Lorenzo Ruiz; Ambassadors - Gabriel the Archangel

  4. Odile of Alsace - Wikipedia

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    Odile of Alsace, also known as Odilia and Ottilia, born c. 662 - c. 720 at Mont Sainte-Odile), is a saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church. She is a patroness saint of good eyesight and of the region of Alsace. Saint Odile is commemorated with a feast day on 13 December [2] and on 14 December in Alsace ...

  5. Saint Lucy - Wikipedia

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    She is also the patron saint of ophthalmologists, authors, cutlers, glaziers, laborers, martyrs, peasants, saddlers, salesmen, stained glass workers, photogrammetry, and of Perugia, Italy. She is invoked against hemorrhages, dysentery, diseases of the eye, and throat infections. [18] St. Lucy is the patroness of Syracuse in Sicily, Italy. [18]

  6. Talk : List of patron saints by occupation and activity

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    Then, I have to check three or four different lists. Is Saint XXX the patron saint for any diseases? Check article 1 to find out. Is Saint XXX the patron saint for any occupations? Check article 2 to find out. Is Saint XXX the patron saint for any geographic locations? Check article 3 to find out. So, obviously, that is more cumbersome. So, it ...

  7. Martin Scorsese profiles St. Maximilian Kolbe, patron saint ...

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    As the war continued, "Kolbe and his brethren sheltered and cared for over 3,000 displaced people, including 1,500 Jews," Scorsese said. Kolbe and some others were arrested by the Gestapo in Feb ...

  8. Hemma of Gurk - Wikipedia

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    Saint Hemma is the patron saint of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gurk and her intercession is sought for childbirth and diseases of the eye. She is venerated not only in Carinthia (the Austrian state coterminous with the Diocese of Gurk), but also in neighboring Styria (another Austrian state) and Slovenia .

  9. ‘Shrinking’ Star Ted McGinley On Being Labeled the Patron ...

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    While most actors pray for a hit show, Ted McGinley has had the luxury of being on several. From his first TV job on “Happy Days,” to now enjoying a gig on Apple TV+’s “Shrinking ...