List of patron saints by occupation and activity
This is a list of patron saints of occupations and activities, it also encompasses groups of people with a common occupation or activity.
A
    
- Academics - Thomas Aquinas, Alfred the Great
 - Actors - Genesius
- Comic actors - Maturinus
 
 - Accountants - Matthew
 - Advertisers - Bernard of Clairvaux,[1] Bernardine of Siena[2]
 - Air travellers - Joseph of Cupertino
 - Altar servers - John Berchmans, Stephen, Tarcisius, Lorenzo Ruiz
 - Ambassadors - Gabriel the Archangel
 - Anesthesiologists - René Goupil[3]
 - Animal rights activists - Francis of Assisi
 - Apprentices - John Bosco
 - Archeologists - Helen of Constantinople
 - Archers - George, Nicholas of Myra, Ursula
 - Archivists - Lawrence
 - Architects - Barbara, Benedict of Nursia, Bernward of Hildesheim, Thomas the Apostle
 - Armourers - George
 - Arms dealers - Adrian of Nicomedia
 - Art dealers - John the Evangelist
 - Artillerymen - Barbara
 - Artists - Luke the Evangelist, Philip Neri, Eligius
 - Animals - Saint Francis of Assisi
 - Astronauts - Joseph of Cupertino
 - Astronomers - Dominic
 - Athletes - Sebastian, Christopher, St Hyacinth
 - Attorneys - Genesius
 - Authors - Francis de Sales,[4] John the Evangelist, Lucy
 - Aviators - Joseph of Cupertino, Our Lady of Loreto, Thérèse of Lisieux (The Little Flower)
 
B
    
- Bakers - Agatha of Sicily,[5] Elizabeth of Hungary,[4] Honorius of Amiens, Peter the Apostle
- Bakers of altar bread - Honorius of Amiens
 
 - Bankers - Bernardine of Feltre,[2] Matthew, Michael the Archangel
 - Barbers - Cosmas,[4] Damian[6]
 - Barristers - Genesius
 - Bartenders - Amand[7]
 - Basket makers - Anthony the Abbot,[2] Anne – miners,[1]
 - Beekeepers - Ambrose of Milan, Bernard of Clairvaux, Valentine
 - Beggars - Ambrose of Milan,[4] Elisabeth of Hungary,[1] Giles
 - Bell makers - Agatha of Sicily[5]
 - Belt makers - Alexius of Rome, Theobald of Provins
 - Bird dealers - John the Baptist
 - Blacksmiths - Dunstan,[4] Peter the Apostle
 - Boatmen - Julian the Hospitaller
 - Bookbinders - Christopher, Pope Celestine V
 - Bookkeepers - Matthew
 - Booksellers - John of God
 - Bombardiers - Quentin
 - Box makers - Fiacre
 - Boy Scouts - George[6]
 - Brewers - Amand,[7] Arnold of Soissons, Augustine of Hippo, Dorothea of Caesarea, Nicholas of Myra
 - Bridge builders - Bénézet,[6] Peter the Apostle
 - Bricklayers - Stephen
 - Broadcasters - Gabriel the Archangel
 - Brush makers - Anthony of Padua
 - Builders - Barbara,[6] Vincent Ferrer
 - Businessmen - Homobonus
 - Butchers - Adrian of Nicomedia, Andrew the Apostle, Anthony the Abbot,[4] George, Peter the Apostle
 
C
    
- Cabinet makers - Andrew the Apostle[1], Joseph
 - Candle makers - Ambrose of Milan
 - Canon lawyers - Raymond of Penyafort
 - Carpenters - Joseph, Matthias, Peter the Apostle
 - Casket makers - Stephen
 - Cattlemen - Andrew the Apostle
 - Catechists - Charles Borromeo, Robert Bellarmine[4]
 - Catholic students - Aloysius Gonzaga
 - Cavalry - George[1]
 - Chandlers - Ambrose of Milan,[1] Bernard of Clairvaux
 - Chaplains - Quentin
 - Charcoal burners - Alexander of Comana,[2] Theobald of Provins
 - Chefs - Francis Caracciolo, Lawrence
- Pastry chefs - Honorius of Amiens, Philip
 
 - Chess players - Teresa of Ávila
 - Children - Nicholas
 - Chimney sweeps - Erasmus of Formiae, Florian
 - Cinema - Genesius
 - Civil engineers - Dominic de la Calzada
 - Civil servants - Thomas More
 - Clergy of Korea - Andrew Kim
 - Clerics - Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
 - Clock makers - Peter the Apostle
 - Clothworkers - Homobonus, Peter the Apostle
 - Clowns - Genesius, Maturinus
 - Cobblers - Crispin
 - Coffee house owners - Drogo of Sebourg
 - Comedians - Genesius, Lawrence,[8] Philip Neri, Vitus
 - Communications workers - Gabriel the Archangel
 - Computer programmers - Isidore of Seville
 - Computer scientists - Isidore of Seville
 - Computer technicians - Isidore of Seville
 - Computer users - Isidore of Seville
 - Confectioners - Honorius of Amiens
 - Cooks - Lawrence, Martha
 - Coopers - Urban of Langres
 - Couriers - Bona of Pisa
 - Court clerks - Thomas More
 - Craftsmen - Joseph, Macarius of Unzha, Eligius
 - Cream clotters - Piran
 - Crusaders - George
 - Curriers - Bartholomew the Apostle, Crispin
 - Customs agents - Matthew
 - Cutlers - Lucy
 - Cyclists - Sebastian
 
D
    
- Dairy workers - Brigid of Ireland
 - Dancers - Vitus
 - Deacons - Stephen, Marinus
 - Dentists - Antipas, Apollonia[2], Foillan
 - Dietitians - Martha
 - Diplomats - Gabriel the Archangel
 - Doctors - Cosmas, Damian, Luke the Evangelist, Pantaleon, Raphael the Archangel, Gianna Beretta Molla
 - Domestic servants - Zita
 - Drapers - Severus of Avranches
 - Drivers - Christopher, Fiacre, Frances of Rome[4]
 - Dyers - Maurice and Lydia
 
E
    
- Ecologists - Francis of Assisi,[6] Kateri
 - Editors - John Bosco, John the Evangelist
 - Educators - Ignatius of Loyola, John Baptist de la Salle,[9] Marcellin Champagnat, Scholastica
 - Electricians – Virgin of Candelaria
 - Embroiderers - Clare of Assisi,[6] Rose of Lima
 - Emergency dispatchers - Gabriel the Archangel
 - Engineers - Benedict of Nursia, Ferdinand III, Patrick
- Military engineers - Barbara
 
 - English writers - Bede
 - Environmentalists - Kateri
 - Equestrians - Andrew the Apostle, George, James (son of Zebedee)
 - Exorcists - Anastasia of Sirmium[6]
 
F
    
- Farmers - Benedict of Nursia, Bernard of Vienne, Botolph, Eligius, Isidore the Farmer, Notburga, Phocas the Gardener, Theobald of Provins, Walstan
 - Farm workers - Andrew the Apostle, Benedict of Nursia, Bernard of Vienne, Eligius, George,[1] Isidore the Farmer, Notburga, Phocas the Gardener, Walstan
 - Farriers - Eligius, John the Baptist
 - Field workers - Medard
 - Firefighters - Eustace, Florian[4]
 - Fireworks makers - Barbara
 - Fishermen - Andrew the Apostle,[2] Benno, Our Lady of Salambao, Peter the Apostle, Zeno of Verona
 - Fishmongers - Andrew the Apostle, Magnus of Avignon, Peter the Apostle
 - Flight attendants - Bona of Pisa[2]
 - Florists - Dorothea of Caesarea,[4] Fiacre, Honorius of Amiens, Thérèse of Lisieux (The Little Flower)
 - Flour merchants - Honorius of Amiens
 - Foresters - John Gualbert
 - Foundry workers - Barbara
 - Fullers - Anastasius the Fuller
 - Funeral directors - Joseph of Arimathea[10]
 - Furriers - Hubertus, James (son of Zebedee)
 
G
    
- Gamblers - Cajetan
 - Gardeners - Ansovinus, Christopher, Fiacre,[4] Phocas the Gardener, Rose of Lima, Urban of Langres
 - Geoscientists - Barbara
 - Glass makers - Peter the Apostle
 - Glaziers - Lucy
 - Gilders - Clare of Assisi
 - Goldsmiths - Clare of Assisi, Dunstan, Eligius
 - Grave diggers - Anthony the Abbot, Roch
 - Grocers - Michael the Archangel
 - Guards - Adrian of Nicomedia, Peter of Alcantara
 - Guides - Bona of Pisa
 
H
    
- Hairdressers - Mary Magdalene
 - Harness makers - Eligius
 - Harvesters - Peter the Apostle
 - Hat makers - Severus of Avranches
 - Healers - Anastasia of Sirmium,[6] Brigid of Ireland
 - Heralds - Benedict of Nursia
 - Herbalists - Fiacre
 - Historians - Bede, Isidore of Seville
 - The homeless - Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur, Thérèse of Lisieux
 - Homemakers - Andrew the Apostle[6]
 - Horsemen - George
 - Horticulture - Dorothea of Caesarea, Fiacre
 - Hosiers - Fiacre
 - Hospital administrators - Basil the Great, Frances Xavier Cabrini
 - Hospital public relations - Paul the Apostle
 - Hospital workers - Camillus of Lellis, John of God, Jude
 - Husbandry - Benedict of Nursia, Bernard of Vienne, Eligius, George, Isidore the Farmer, Phocas the Gardener, Walstan
 - Hunters - Eustace,[4] Hubertus
 
I
    
- Ice skaters - Lidwina
 - Immigrants - Frances Xavier Cabrini
 - Infantrymen - Maurice
 - Innkeepers - Amand[7]
 
J
    
- Janitors - Zita
 - Jesters - Maturinus
 - Jesuit scholastics - Aloysius Gonzaga
 - Jewelers - Eligius[6]
 - Job seekers - Cajetan
 - Joiners - Matthew
 - Journalists - Francis de Sales[6]
 - Jurors - Catherine of Siena
 - Jurists - John of Capistrano
 
K
    
- Kings - Edward the Confessor
 - Knights - George
 - Knights Hospitaller - John the Almoner, John the Baptist
 
L
    
- Laborers - Joseph, Lucy
 - Lace workers - Teresa of Ávila
 - Land surveyors - Thomas the Apostle
 - Laundry workers - Clare of Assisi, Hunna, Veronica
 - Lawyers - Genesius, Thomas More, Yves
 - Leatherworkers - Bartholomew the Apostle, Crispin
 - Librarians - Catherine of Alexandria, Jerome, Lawrence
 - Lighthouse keepers - Verena
 - Linguists - Gottschalk
 - Locksmiths - Dunstan, Quentin
 - Lumberjacks - Gummarus
 
M
    
- Marble workers - Clement[6]
 - Marines
 - Manual laborers - Isidore the Farmer
 - Makers of images of the crucifix - John of Damascus
 - Mariners - Brendan the Navigator, Christopher,[6] Clement, Nicholas of Tolentine
 - Martyrs - Anastasia of Sirmium,[6] Lucy
 - Matchmakers - Raphael the Archangel
 - Mathematicians - Barbara
 - Mechanics - Catherine of Alexandria, Eligius
 - Medical record librarians - Raymond of Penyafort
 - Medical social workers - John Regis
 - Medical technicians - Albertus Magnus[11]
 - Mental health professionals - Dymphna
 - Merchants - Amand,[7] Francis of Assisi,[1] Macarius of Unzha, Nicholas of Myra
 - Messengers - Gabriel the Archangel
 - Metal workers - Eligius
 - Meteorologists - Medard
 - Midwives - Pantaleon, Raymond Nonnatus
 - Millers - Arnulph, Christina the Astonishing, Leodegar, Winnoc
 - Miners - Barbara
 - Missionaries - Francis Xavier, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Thérèse of Lisieux ( The Little Flower )
 - Motorcyclists - Columbanus
 - Motorists - Anthony the Abbot
 - Mountaineers - Bernard of Menthon
 - Musicians - Cecilia,[4] Dunstan
 
N
    
- Natural scientists - Albertus Magnus[11]
 - Navigators - Brendan the Navigator
 - Nomadic travelers - Anthony of Padua
 - Numismatists - Eligius
 - Notaries - Luke the Evangelist
 - Nuns - Brigid of Ireland[4]
- Benedictine nuns - Scholastica
 
 - Nurses - Agatha of Sicily,[5] Alexius of Rome, Camillus of Lellis,[2] Catherine of Alexandria, John of God, Margaret of Antioch, Raphael the Archangel
- Children's nurses - Foillan
 - Nursing services - Elisabeth of Hungary
 - Italian nurses - Catherine of Siena
 
 - Nurse anesthetists - René Goupil[3]
 - Nursing mothers - Basilissa[2]
 
O
    
- Obstetricians - Raymond Nonnatus
 - Odd lot dealers - Cajetan
 - Officers at arms - Benedict of Nursia
 - Oil refiners - Honorius of Amiens
 - Orphans - Gerolamo Emiliani , Thérèse of Lisieux, Ursula
 - Overseas workers - Lorenzo Ruiz
 
P
    
- Painters - Luke the Evangelist
 - Papal delegates - Pope John XXIII
 - Paramedics - Michael the Archangel
 - Paralegals - Patrick
 - Paratroopers - Michael the Archangel
 - Parish clerks - Cassian of Imola
 - Pasty crimpers - Piran
 - Pawnbrokers - Bernardine of Feltre, Nicholas of Myra
 - Peasants - Lucy
 - Perfumers - Matthew
 - Pewterers - Fiacre
 - Pharmacists - Cosmas, Damian, Gemma Galgani, James (son of Alphaeus), James (son of Zebedee), Mary Magdalene, Raphael the Archangel
 - Philosophers - Albertus Magnus,[11] Boethius, Catherine of Alexandria[4]
 - Photographers - Veronica
 - Physicists - Rebekah
 - Pig keepers - Anthony the Abbot, Malo
 - Pilgrims - Bona of Pisa, James (son of Zebedee)
 - Pilots - Christopher
 - Plasterers - Bartholomew the Apostle[6]
 - Plowboys - Fiacre
 - Plumbers - Maturinus
 - Poets - John Henry Newman
 - Police dispatchers - Gabriel the Archangel
 - Police officers - Jude, Michael the Archangel
- Brazilian police officers - George
 
 - Politicians - Thomas the Apostle, Thomas More, Marinus
 - Polytechnic engineering - Ferdinand III of Castile
 - Poor students - Joseph of Cupertino
 - Popes - Peter the Apostle
 - Porters - Quentin
 - Postal workers - Gabriel the Archangel
 - Potters - Justa and Rufina, Peter the Apostle
 - Preachers - Catherine of Alexandria[6]
 - Pregnant women - Gerard Majella
 - Priests - John Vianney
 - Princes - Gottschalk
 - Printers - Augustine of Hippo,[4] John Bosco
 - Prison officers
 - Psychiatrists - Christina the Astonishing, Dymphna
 - Publishers - John Bosco
 - Pyrotechnicians - Erasmus of Formiae[6]
 
Q
    
- Queens - Jadwiga of Poland
 
R
    
- Radio workers - Gabriel the Archangel
 - Radiologists - Gabriel the Archangel[4]
 - Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers soldiers - Eligius
 
S
    
- Saddle makers - Crispin, George
 - Saddlers - Lucy
 - Sailors - Botolph, Brendan the Navigator,[4] Elizabeth Seton, Erasmus of Formiae,[4] Nicholas of Myra, Peter the Apostle, Phocas the Gardener
- Sailors in Brittany - Maturinus
 - French Canadian voyagers and sailors - Andrew the Apostle
 
 - Salespeople - Lucy
 - Scholars - Brigid of Ireland
 - School children - Isidore of Seville, Madeleine Sophie Barat
 - School teachers - Cassian of Imola
 - Scientists - Albertus Magnus,[11] Dominic
 - Scribes - Catherine of Alexandria
 - Sculptors - Claude
 - Seafarers - Brendan the Navigator
 - Second hand dealers - Roch
 - Secretaries - Catherine of Alexandria, Claude[4]
 - Security guards - Matthew, Michael the Archangel
 - Seminarians - Charles Borromeo,[4] Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
 - Service men of the Russian Strategic Rocket Forces - Barbara[12]
 - Servers the sick - Saint Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur[13]
 - Shepherds - Bernadette of Lourdes,[4] 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 - Cassian of Imola
 - Skiers - Bernard of Menthon[2]
 - Silk makers - Severus of Avranches
 - Software engineers - Isidore of Seville
 - Soldiers - Adrian of Nicomedia, George,[6] Ignatius of Loyola, Joan of Arc, Martin of Tours, Michael the Archangel, Sebastian, Theodore, Heahmund
 - Special forces - Philip Neri
 - Spectacle makers - Jerome
 - Speleologists
- Italian speleologists - Benedict of Nursia[2]
 
 - Spiritual directors - Ephrem the Syrian
 - Spur makers - Giles
 - Stablemen - Andrew the Apostle
 - Stained glass workers - Lucy
 - Statesmen - Thomas More
 - Steeplejacks - Erasmus of Formiae
 - Stenographers - Cassian of Imola,[2] Catherine of Alexandria
 - Stonecutters - Clement
 - Stonemasons - Barbara, Blaise, Reinold, Marinus
 - Students - Albertus Magnus,[11] Benedict of Nursia,[6] Catherine of Alexandria, Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, Gemma Galgani, Isidore of Seville, Lawrence, Tatiana of Rome, Thomas Aquinas, Ursula, Wolbodo, St Alfred the Great
- Students in various European cities - Nicholas of Myra
 
 - Surfers - Christopher
 - Surgeons - Cosmas, Damian, Foillan, Luke the Evangelist, Quentin, Roch
 
T
    
- Tailors - Homobonus, Matthias, Quentin
 - Tanners - Bartholomew the Apostle, Catherine of Alexandria, Clement, Crispin, Gangulphus, James (son of Zebedee), John the Apostle, John the Evangelist, Lawrence, Mary Magdalene, Simon
 - Tax collectors - Matthew
 - Teachers - Andrew the Apostle, Gregory the Great, Marcellin Champagnat, Thomas Aquinas
- Christian teachers - John Baptist de la Salle
 
 - Television workers - Gabriel the Archangel
 - Test takers - Joseph of Cupertino
 - Teutonic Knights - George
 - Tin miners - Piran
 - Tinsmiths - Joseph of Arimathea, Piran
- Tinsmiths in Paris - Maturinus
 
 - Theater performers - Clare of Assisi,[4] Genesius
 - Thieves who repent - Nicholas of Myra
 - Theologians - Augustine of Hippo,[6] John the Evangelist
 - Therapists - Dymphna
 - Thomasites - Kateri
 - Those seeking lost items or people - Anthony of Padua[2]
 - Those who work at great heights - Erasmus of Formiae
 - Tile makers - Fiacre, Roch
 - Town criers - Blaise
 - Translators - Gottschalk, Jerome
 - Trappers - Bartholomew the Apostle, Eustachius
 - Travellers - Bona of Pisa, Botolph, Christopher, James (son of Zebedee), Joseph, Macarius of Unzha,[14] Raphael the Archangel[15]
 - Truss makers - Foillan
 
U
    
    
V
    
- Veterinarians - Blaise,[6] Eligius, James (son of Zebedee)
 - Vinegar makers - Vincent of Saragossa
 - Vine dressers - Urban of Langres
 - Vine growers - Amand,[7] Urban of Langres
 - Vintners - Amand,[7] Urban of Langres
 - Volunteers - Vincent de Paul
 
W
    
- Waiters - Zita
 - Washer women - Hunna
 - Wax melters and refiners - Ambrose of Milan, Bernard of Clairvaux
 - Weavers - Anastasia of Sirmium,[6] Anthony Mary Claret[4]
 - Wheelwrights - Catherine of Alexandria
 - Wine growers - Theobald of Provins
 - Wine makers - Vincent of Saragossa
 - Working people - Joseph
 - Women seeking a husband - Anthony of Padua
 - Wood carvers - Wolfgang of Regensburg
 - Wood workers - Wolfgang of Regensburg
 - Wool combers and weavers - Blaise
 - Wool makers - Severus of Avranches
 - Writers - Francis de Sales,[4] Philip Neri, Teresa of Ávila
 
See also
    
    
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