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Farm workers - Andrew the Apostle, Benedict of Nursia, Bernard of Vienne, Eligius, George, [10] Isidore the Farmer, Notburga, Phocas the Gardener, Walstan. Farriers - Eligius, John the Baptist. Field workers - Medard. Firefighters - Eustace, [20] Florian [5] Brazilian firefighters - George.
A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Catholicism, Lutheranism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy or Oriental Orthodoxy is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person. [1][2] The term may be applied to individuals to whom similar roles are ...
Canonized Roman Catholic saints have been through a formal institutional process resulting in their canonization. There have been thousands of canonizations. Pope John Paul II alone canonized 110 individuals, as well as many group canonizations such as 110 martyr saints of China, 103 Korean martyrs, 117 Vietnamese martyrs, the Mexican Martyrs, Spanish martyrs and French revolutionary martyrs.
Marianna Fontanella (rel. name: Maria of the Angels) (1661–1717), Professed Religious of the Discalced Carmelite Nuns (Italy) Beatified: 14 May 1865 by Pope Pius IX. Jean Soreth (1394–1471), Professed Priest of the Carmelites of the Ancient Observance (France) Beatified: 3 May 1866 by Pope Pius IX.
On Oct. 10, 2020, Carlo Acutis, a computer enthusiast, was beatified and given the title of “Blessed,” in the town of Assisi in Italy. Already, Catholics are calling this 15-year-old video ...
The vast majority of the 16,500 [ 1 ] churches in the Church of England are dedicated to one or more people. Most are dedicated to a single 'patron saint', such as Saint Peter or The Virgin Mary, or one of the persons of God, such as Holy Trinity, Christ Church, or The Good Shepherd. Others commemorate Christian events such as the Assumption of ...
Saint George is one of Christianity's most popular saints, and is highly honored by both the Western and Eastern Churches. [ 1 ] A wide range of devotions, traditions, and prayers to honor the saint have emerged throughout the centuries. He has for long been distinguished by the title of "The Great Martyr" and is one of the most popular saints ...
Gohard of Nantes, 843 by Normans. Roderick, Eulogius, Perfectus, Laura, Flora and Maria, Aurelius and Natalia, Nunilo and Alodia, and other Martyrs of Cordoba, 850-59. Bertharius of Monte Cassino, 883 by Saracens. Edmund of East Anglia, 869. [ 69 ] Ludmila of Bohemia, 921. Wiborada of St. Gall, 921 by Magyars.