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

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    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; Difficult pregnancy and safe child birth - Peter and Fevronia of Murom

  3. Saint Gorgonia - Wikipedia

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    Saint Gorgonia (Greek: Αγία Γοργονία; died c. 375 [1] [2]) was the daughter of Saint Gregory the Elder and Saint Nonna. She is remembered in both Eastern and Western Churches for her piety as a married woman. Her husband's name was Alypius accordding to epigram 10.103 by gregory of nazianzus in grerk anthology.

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

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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 ...

  5. Patricia of Naples - Wikipedia

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    Her blood, like that of Januarius, the other, more famous patron saint of Naples, is also said to liquefy periodically. [2] The associated legend states that after Patricia died, a zealous man pulled out one of her teeth, causing the body to hemorrhage. Patricia's followers collected the blood and exposed it. It then liquefied.

  6. List of venerated couples - Wikipedia

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    Saint-Marc, Artibonite, France 30 June 1853 New York City, New York, United States Servant of God Juliette Noel Toussaint: c. 1786 Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) 14 May 1851 New York City, New York, United States Archdiocese of New York: Bl. Antoine-Frédéric Ozanam: 23 April 1813 Milan, Italy 8 September 1853 Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

  7. Vitalis of Gaza - Wikipedia

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    A monk of the monastery of Seridus close to Gaza, Vitalis travelled to the city of Alexandria at the age of sixty. His legend states that after obtaining the name and address of every prostitute in the city, he hired himself out as a day laborer, and took his wage to one of these women at the end of the day.

  8. Ivo of Kermartin - Wikipedia

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    Ivo of Kermartin, TOSF (17 October 1253 – 19 May 1303), also known as Yvo, Yves, or Ives (and in Breton as Erwan, Iwan, Youenn or Eozenn, depending on the region, and known as Yves Hélory (also Helori or Heloury) in French), was a parish priest among the poor of Louannec, the only one of his station to be canonized in the Middle Ages.

  9. John Francis Regis - Wikipedia

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    Jean-François Régis, SJ, commonly known as Saint John Francis Regis and Saint Regis (31 January 1597 – 31 December 1640), was a French priest of the Society of Jesus, recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church in 1737. A tireless preacher, Regis is best known for his work with at-risk women and orphans.