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

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    Stomach cancer, youth, people who suffer from shyness - Alfie Lambe; Invoked against cattle diseases - Berlinda of Meerbeke [4] 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

  3. Saint Lucy - Wikipedia

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    She is also the patron saint of ophthalmologists, authors, cutlers, glaziers, laborers, martyrs, peasants, saddlers, salesmen, stained glass workers, photogrammetry, and of Perugia, Italy. She is invoked against hemorrhages, dysentery, diseases of the eye, and throat infections. [18] St. Lucy is the patroness of Syracuse in Sicily, Italy. [18]

  4. Odile of Alsace - Wikipedia

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    Odile of Alsace, also known as Odilia and Ottilia, born c. 662 - c. 720 at Mont Sainte-Odile), is a saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church. She is a patroness saint of good eyesight and of the region of Alsace. Saint Odile is commemorated with a feast day on 13 December [2] and on 14 December in Alsace ...

  5. Saint Nohra - Wikipedia

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    Saint Nohra (also Nuhra), St. Lucius or Mar Nohra was a Maronite saint and mar. The saint's name derives from Aramaic , meaning "light". [ 1 ] He was born in Persia (modern day Iran ) in the third century, and is not to be confused with Pope Lucius I .

  6. Vitalis of Assisi - Wikipedia

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    patron against disorders of the bladder and genitals Vitalis of Assisi ( Italian : San Vitale d'Assisi ) (1295 – 31 May 1370) was an Italian hermit and monk . Origin

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

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    Saint Barbara, patron saint of artillerymen, with a cannon. Academics - Thomas Aquinas, Albert the Great; Actors - Genesius [1] Comic actors - Maturinus; Accountants - Matthew; Advertisers - Bernardino of Siena [2] Air travellers - Joseph of Cupertino; Altar servers - John Berchmans, [3] Tarcisius, Lorenzo Ruiz; Ambassadors - Gabriel the Archangel

  8. Nectarios of Aegina - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] The funeral of Nectarios was attended by multitudes of people from all parts of Greece and Egypt. [citation needed] Saint Nektarios is considered a patron saint for people who are suffering from diseases; such as cancer, heart trouble, joint pain, epilepsy, arthritis, etc. [7] [8]

  9. Patron saint - Wikipedia

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    Honoratus of Amiens is the patron saint of bakers and confectioners. 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]