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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 ...
Those who serve the sick - Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur [25] Skin disease, Saint Anthony's fire - Anthony; Skin diseases, victims of child abuse - Germaine Cousin; Sleepwalking, epilepsy, insanity, mental illness - Dymphna; Smallpox - Matthias; Invoked against stomach pains, especially in children - Rasso
He also built the basilica of St. Paul and restored the basilica at Paris that was devoted to Martial, the patron bishop-saint of Limoges. Eligius also erected several fine tombs in honour of the relics of Martin of Tours, the national saint of the Franks, and Denis, who was chosen patron saint by the king. [5]
Justa and Rufina are the patron saints of the cities Seville [9] and Orihuela, where there is a parish Church of Saints Justa and Rufina built on the site of a Visigoth church that was later used as a mosque. [10] They are also the patrons of potters. [5]
The victory occurred on the anniversary of Saint Theodore the Martyr, and the army thought that the knight on the white horse was the saint. [9] The emperor repaired the church of Theodore in Euchaneia, and changed the name of that city to Theodoropolis. [9] [a] Saint Theodore was the patron saint of the Capuchins. [12]
He is considered to be a patron saint of boatmen, mariners, and naval officers. His liturgical feast day is celebrated by the Roman Catholic Church on April 2, the day on which he died. In 1963, Pope John XXIII designated him as the patron saint of Calabria. Though his miracles were numerous, he was canonized for his humility and discernment in ...
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 April 16 ...
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.