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[c] Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, toymakers, unmarried people, and students in various cities and countries around Europe.
St. Dismas is known for being the patron saint of Prisoners, Condemned Prisoners, Undertakers, and Repentant Thieves. His feast day is Mar 25. He serves as a powerful example of redemption and forgiveness. While the other thief reviled Jesus, Dismas asked for forgiveness.
All four Gospels tell us that Christ was crucified between two thieves. In St. Luke’s Gospel, we get a more complete story. As the three hung dying on their crosses “the bad thief” mocks Jesus saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!” At which point “the “good thief” speaks up.
Not surprisingly, Dismas is regarded as a patron saint of prisoners, and many prison chapels or halfway houses for ex-convicts have been named for him.
All that is known of Dismas is that he is the Good Thief crucified with Christ on Calvary. The other thief is known as Gestas. A completely unsubstantiated myth from the Arabic Gospel of the Infancy that enjoyed great popularity in the West during the Middle Ages had two thieves who held up the ...
St. Christopher is the patron saint of travelers and of children. His feast day is July 25. Because he is not officially recognized by the Church, he has no date of beatification or canonization.
St. Dismas is the patron saint of condemned prisoners, death row prisoners, dying people, funeral directors, penitent criminals, prison chaplains, prisoners, prisoners on death row, prisons, and reformed thieves. St. Dismas is also referred to as “The Good Thief” or “The Repentant Thief”.
Either way, St. Nicholas is the patron of sailors, dockworkers, and others involved with the sea for this reason. Patron of Thieves. Legend has it that St. Nicholas convinced a group of thieves to return their substantial loot. He therefore became the patron of thieves, not because he was one. Patron of Barrel Makers
Saint Dismas, crucified with Jesus, is revered as the Good Thief and patron saint of the condemned.
Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, and students in various cities and countries around Europe.