Saint Matthew the Apostle, depicted with an angel, is the patron saint of Salerno, Italy, bankers, and tax collectors.A branch of Saint Honore Cake Shop, a Hong Kong chain bakery. 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 and 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 ascribed in other religions.
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^"patron saint". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (4th ed.). Houghton Mifflin Company. 2006. p. 1290. ISBN 0-618-70172-9.
A patronsaint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Catholicism, Lutheranism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental...
This is a list of patronsaints of places by nation, region, and town or city. If a place is not listed here, it may be listed in "Patronage of the Blessed...
This is a list of patronsaints of occupations and activities, it also encompasses groups of people with a common occupation or activity. Contents 0–9...
presence of Jesus and Mary. Joseph has become patron of various dioceses and places. Being a patronsaint of virgins, he is venerated as "most chaste"...
group contained its patronsaint. Saint Patrick overlooked his Irish fl ock; Saint Joan of Arc watched over her fellow French; Saint Anthony of Padua looked...
George as their patronsaint, as have several other regions, cities, universities, professions, and organizations. The Church of Saint George in Lod (Lydda)...
The military saints, warrior saints and soldier saints are patronsaints, martyrs and other saints associated with the military. They were originally...
Motet de Saint Laurent, H.321, for one voice, two treble instruments and contino, 1677-78 Saint Lawrence, patronsaint archive Several other saints were also...
Church honors Thaddeus along with Saint Bartholomew as its patronsaints. In the Catholic Church, he is the patronsaint of desperate cases and lost causes...
advocate' or 'patron' of the location holding the festival, who is a saint or virgin. The day of this celebration is called patronal feast day, patronal day or...
Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patronsaint of Ireland, the other patronsaints being Brigid of Kildare and Columba. Patrick was never...
have a statue of Saint Barbara at the magazine to protect the ship or fortress from suddenly exploding. Saint Barbara is the patron of the Italian Navy...
holy man and the patronsaint of chimney sweeps; soapmakers, and firefighters. His feast day is 4 May. Florian is also the patronsaint of Poland, the city...
venerates five patronsaints of Poland. The primary patronsaints are the Blessed Virgin Mary the Queen of Poland, Saint Adalbert, and Saint Stanislaus of...
Sebastian is the patronsaint of archers, pin-makers, athletes (a modern association) and of a holy death. Sebastian is one of the patronsaints of the city...
the name "Saint Vitus Dance" was given to the neurological disorder Sydenham's chorea. It also led to Vitus being considered the patronsaint of dancers...
since imperial times. A similar concept in Christianity would be the patronsaint example of archangels "Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, etc." or to a lesser...
intercession, he is also known as Nicholas the Wonderworker. Saint Nicholas is the patronsaint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, children...
Eligius is best known for being the patronsaint of horses and those who work with them. He is also the patronsaint of goldsmiths, metalworkers, coin collectors...
as Kiev, and from there he travelled to Novgorod. Hence, he became a patronsaint of Ukraine, Romania and Russia. According to Hippolytus of Rome, Andrew...
ancient Latin Christianity. The Catholic Church recognizes him as the patronsaint of translators, librarians, and encyclopedists. Jerome translated many...
in 1506. He is a patronsaint of dogs, invalids, falsely accused people, bachelors, and several other things. He is the patronsaint of Dolo (near Venice)...
with a tradition of courtly love. He is also a patronsaint of Terni, epilepsy and beekeepers. Saint Valentine was a clergyman – either a priest or a...
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