Resources
Everything else we keep here.
Calendars of the saints, a glossary of prayer words, and a way to find a saint by the place or the cause they are known for.
Feast Calendar
Every saint's feast day through the year, with a reading and a prayer for each one.
Saints Calendar
The saints lined up by the day the Church remembers them.
Glossary
Plain meanings for the words we use in prayer, from Blessed to Novena.
Find a saint by country, city, or cause
Type a place or a need — "Philippines", "Rome", "sick children" — and we will show the saints whose patronage names it.
29 saints to browse
Congregation of Holy Cross
St. André Bessette
Patronage · Caregivers; people seeking healing
Canadian Holy Cross brother known for humility, hospitality, devotion to Saint Joseph, and compassionate prayer with the sick and suffering.
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Order of Friars Minor
St. Anthony of Padua
Patronage · Lost items; poor people; travelers
Franciscan priest and Doctor of the Church renowned for preaching, knowledge of Scripture, service to the poor, and popular intercession for lost things.
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Bishop; Doctor of the Church
St. Augustine of Hippo
Patronage · Theologians; printers; brewers
Bishop of Hippo, theologian, and Doctor of the Church whose works on grace, conversion, and Christian life became foundational in Western Christianity.
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Mystic and foundress
Blessed Elena Aiello
Patronage · Abandoned children and orphans
A mystic of Calabria who shared in Christ's Passion, Elena Aiello founded the Sisters Minims of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ and called the world to prayer and penance for peace.
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Dominican Third Order
St. Catherine of Siena
Patronage · Europe; Italy; nurses
Mystic, peacemaker, and Doctor of the Church whose letters and spiritual writings called Christians and Church leaders to holiness and reform.
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Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
St. Damien of Molokai
Patronage · People affected by leprosy; Hawaii
Belgian missionary priest who voluntarily served the isolated community at Kalaupapa, sharing daily life with people affected by Hansen's disease until his death.
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Order of Preachers (Dominicans)
St. Dominic
Patronage · Astronomers; Dominican Order
Founder of the Dominican Order, dedicated to preaching the Gospel, study, prayer, evangelical poverty, and combating religious error through informed teaching.
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Sisters of Charity
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Patronage · Catholic schools; widows
First native-born citizen of the United States to be canonized; widow, mother, educator, and foundress who helped establish the American Catholic school tradition.
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Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy
St. Faustina Kowalska
Patronage · Divine Mercy devotion
Polish religious sister and mystic whose spiritual diary and mission helped spread devotion to the Divine Mercy of Jesus throughout the Church.
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Religious sister and missionary
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Patronage · Immigrants
Founder of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Mother Cabrini served immigrants through schools, hospitals, and orphanages. She became the first United States citizen to be canonized.
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Order of Friars Minor
St. Francis of Assisi
Patronage · Animals; ecology; merchants
Founder of the Franciscan movement, remembered for radical Gospel poverty, peace, care for creation, and devotion to Christ.
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Diocesan priest; Pope
St. John XXIII
Patronage · Papal diplomats; Christian unity
Pope who convoked the Second Vatican Council and became widely known for pastoral warmth, peace-making efforts, and emphasis on Christian unity.
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The Earthly Father of Jesus Christ
St. Joseph
Patronage · Universal Church; fathers; workers; carpenters
Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and foster father of Jesus, honored as a model of faithful service, family life, work, and trust in God.
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Canossian Daughters of Charity
St. Josephine Bakhita
Patronage · Survivors of human trafficking; Sudan
Sudanese-born woman who endured enslavement before gaining freedom, becoming Catholic and a Canossian sister known for forgiveness, hope, and gentle charity.
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Lay faithful
St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin
Patronage · Indigenous peoples of the Americas
Indigenous Mexican Catholic associated with the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe; remembered for humility, faith, and service at the shrine.
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Apostle
St. Jude Thaddeus
Patronage · Desperate situations and impossible causes
Jude Thaddeus was one of the Twelve Apostles, a kinsman of the Lord who preached the Gospel after Pentecost and gave his life for the faith around the year 65. His letter urges Christians to keep themselves in the love of God, and the faithful widely invoke him in desperate situations and seemingly impossible causes, trusting in God's mercy.
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Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament
St. Katharine Drexel
Patronage · Racial justice; philanthropists
American religious sister who used her inheritance and life of service to support education and evangelization among Native American and African American communities.
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Lay faithful; martyr
St. Lorenzo Ruiz
Patronage · Philippines; Filipino youth; altar servers
Filipino layman, husband, father, and martyr who died in Japan after refusing to renounce his Christian faith.
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Dominican Order
St. Martin de Porres
Patronage · Social justice; mixed-race people; public health workers
Peruvian Dominican brother known for humility, medical care, service to the poor, and a life that challenged racial and social divisions.
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Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart
St. Mary MacKillop
Patronage · Australia; education
Australia's first canonized saint, co-founder of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, dedicated especially to educating poor and rural children.
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Archangel
St. Michael the Archangel
Patronage · The Church, police officers, and soldiers
Saint Michael is honored as a defender of God's people and a leader of the angels in the struggle against evil. Catholics seek his intercession for protection, courage, and faithfulness to Christ.
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Lay faithful
St. Monica
Patronage · Mothers; married women
Mother of Saint Augustine, remembered for persistent prayer, patient Christian witness, and deep concern for the conversion and spiritual life of her family.
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Diocesan priest; Archbishop
St. Oscar Romero
Patronage · Christian communicators; El Salvador
Archbishop of San Salvador who preached the Gospel amid political violence, defended human dignity and the poor, and was killed while celebrating Mass.
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Lay catechist; martyr
St. Pedro Calungsod
Patronage · Filipino youth; catechists
Young Filipino catechist and missionary companion who served in Guam and was killed while assisting missionary work and remaining faithful to his Catholic mission.
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Servite friar
St. Peregrine Laziosi
Patronage · People with cancer and serious illnesses
Born in Forlì, Italy, about 1260, Peregrine once struck a Servite friar who offered him his cheek in return, then repented and joined the Servites himself. He founded a lay community for peace, cared for the sick through the plague years, and bore the loss of a leg without losing his trust in God. Canonized in 1934, he is widely invoked by people with cancer and serious illnesses.
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Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio)
Patronage · Civil-defense volunteers; adolescents
Capuchin priest known for prayer, spiritual direction, the sacrament of reconciliation, care for the sick, and founding the Home for the Relief of Suffering.
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Wife, mother and Augustinian nun
St. Rita of Cascia
Patronage · Impossible causes and difficult marriages
Born about 1381 at Roccaporena near Cascia, Rita was a wife and mother before entering the Augustinian convent in Cascia after the murder of her husband. For forty years she lived a life of prayer, penance and obedience, and is remembered for the wound of a thorn from Christ's Crown on her forehead. Canonized in 1900, she is widely invoked in causes that seem impossible.
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Missionaries of Charity
St. Teresa of Calcutta
Patronage · Missionaries of Charity; people in poverty
Founder of the Missionaries of Charity who devoted her life to serving people experiencing extreme poverty, sickness, abandonment, and social exclusion.
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Discalced Carmelites
St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Patronage · Missions; missionaries; florists
Carmelite nun and Doctor of the Church whose 'little way' teaches trust in God's mercy and holiness through ordinary acts performed with great love.
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