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Medical social workers - John Regis; Medical technicians - Albertus Magnus [24] Mental health professionals - Dymphna; Merchants - Amand, [9] Francis of Assisi, [10] Macarius of Unzha, Nicholas of Myra; Messengers - Gabriel the Archangel; Metal workers - Eligius; Meteorologists - Medard; Midwives - Pantaleon, Raymond Nonnatus
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). [11]
St. Hubert of Liège is a patron saint of archers; dogs; forest workers; trappers; hunting and huntsmen; [6] opticians; mathematicians; [19] metal workers; smelters and the city of Liège. St. Hubert has been described as the patron saint of hunters and is honored by sportsmen as the originator of ethical hunting behavior.
Saint Clement's Day was [when?] traditionally, and in some places [where?] still [when?] is, celebrated on 23 November, a festival between Halloween and Christmas. Pope Clement I is the patron saint of metalworkers and blacksmiths , and so these workers traditionally enjoyed a holiday on his feast day .
Joe Magarac / ˈ m æ ɡ ə ˌ r æ k / (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [mǎɡarat͡s]) is a pseudo-legendary American folk hero.He is presented to readers (see "Origin", below) as having been the protagonist of tales of oral folklore told by steelworkers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which later spread throughout the industrial areas of the Midwestern United States, sometimes referred to as the ...
A product of Saint Conleth's metalwork for which he is noted is the crozier that he fashioned for Saint Finbarr of Termonbarry. [ 2 ] The Diocese of Kildare appears to have been founded around 490, by Conleth who, with the assistance of St. Bridget, then presiding over the monastery, erected the cathedral and became first bishop. [ 3 ]
Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln was never actually canonised, making the moniker "Little Saint Hugh" a misnomer. He was for a short while acclaimed by local people as a saint but never officially recognised as one. [49] Over time, the issue of the rush to sainthood was raised, and Hugh was never canonised, [50] nor included in Catholic martyrology.
Additionally, Gabriel is the patron saint of messengers, those who work for broadcasting and telecommunications such as radio and television, postal workers, clerics, diplomats, and stamp collectors. [3]