Patron saint

In several forms of Christianity, but especially in Roman Catholicism, a patron saint has special affinity for a trade or group. St. Florian is the patron saint of firefighters, and St. Christopher is the patron saint of travellers, for example. Eastern Orthodoxy generally doesn't associate saints with occupations and activities, or does so to a much lesser degree.

Occupations and activities under the patronage of Mary

The Blessed Virgin Mary may be taken as a patron of any good activity; indeed, she is cited as the patron of all humanity. However, certain occupations and activities are more closely associated with her protection.

Related Topics:
Blessed Virgin Mary - Human

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• airplane crews and pilots (esp. Belgian, Spanish and French)
• Andorran security forces
• Argentine Army, Navy and military chaplains
• bicyclists
• blood donors
• boatmen
• Bolivian Navy builders
• Chilean Army and Navy
• Cistercian Order
• clothworkers
• coffee house keepers and owners
• construction workers
• cooks
• coopers
• distillers
• drapers
• Ecuadorian Army
• enlightenment
• fishermen and sellers
• goldsmiths
• harness makers
• Jesuits
• lamp makers
• mothers
• motorcyclists
• navigators
• needle and pin makers
• news sellers
• nuns
• oblate vocations
• potters
• restauranteurs
• ribbon makers
• sailors
• silk workers
• silversmiths
• soldiers of the United States
• Spanish architects and police officers
• tapestry workers
• Teutonic Knights
• travellers
• tilemakers
• uphosterers
• Venezuelan National Guard
• virgins
• yachtsmen