Patron Saints
General Information
The Roman Catholic Churches in many regions recognize Patron
Saints. These are Saints who are believed will intercede
for an entire country or city regarding adversity or for answering
some community Prayer.
- North America - St. Isaac Jogues, et al.
- Canada - St. Anne and St. Joseph
- United States - Immaculate Conception
- Mexico - Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Central America - Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Rose of Lima
- Guatemala - St. James the Greater
- El Salvador - Our Lady of Peace
- Nicaragua - St. James the Greater
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- Cuba - Our Lady of Charity
- Dominican Republic - Our Lady of High Grace and St. Dominic
- West Indies - St. Gertrude the Great
- South America - Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Rose of Lima
- Brazil - Immaculate Conception and St. Anthony of Padua and St. Peter of Alcantara
- Argentina - Our Lady of Lujan
- Colombia - St. Louis Bertrand and St. Peter Claver
- Peru - St. Joseph
- Bolivia - Our Lady of Copacabana
- Chile - Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. James the Greater
- Uruguay - Blessed Virgin Mary
- Paraguay - Our Lady of the Assumption
- Venezuela - Our Lady of Coromoto
- Ecuador - Sacred Heart of Mary
- Europe - St. Benedict II and St. Cyril and St. Methodius
- England St. Augustine and St. George and St. Gregory I (the Great)
- France Our Lady of the Assumption and St. Denis and St. Joan of
Arc and St. Martin of Tours and St. Therese of Lisieux
- Paris - St. Genevieve
- Alsace - St. Odilia
- Avignon - St. Agricola of Avignon
- Brittany - St. Ivo
- Germany St. Boniface and St. Michael and St. Peter Canisius
- Spain St. James the Greater and St. John of Avila and
St. Teresa of Avila
- Catalonia - St. Andrew
- Madrid - St. Isidore the Farmer
- Seville - St. Ferdinand III of Castille and St. Justa and St. Rufina
- Italy St. Bernardino of Siena and St. Catherine of Siena and
St. Francis of Assisi
- Genoa - St. Andrew
- Naples - St. Januarius
- Rome - St. Frances of Rome and St. Philip Neri
- Sicily - St. Lucy
- Siena - St. Catherine
- Venice - St. Andrew
- Switzerland St. Gall
- Portugal Immaculate Conception and St. Anthony of Padua and St. Francis Borgia
and St. Vincent of Saragossa
- Austria St. Kilian
- Czech Republic St John Nepomucene and St. Wenceslas (or Vaclav)
- Slovakia Our Lady of Sorrows
- Albania Our Lady of Good Counsel
- Armenia St. Bartholomew and St. Gregory the Illuminator
- Bavaria St. Kilian
- Belgium St. Joseph
- Bohemia St. Ludmilla and St. Wenceslas (or Vaclav)
- Denmark St Ansgar and St. Canute
- Finland St. Henyr of Uppsala and St. Ansgar
- Greece St. Andrew and St. Nicholas
- Hungary Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Stephen
- Iceland St. Thorlac
- Ireland St. Brigid
- Lithuania St. Casimir and St. Cunegund and St. John Cantius
- Luxemborg St. Willibrord
- Malta Our Lady of the Assumption
- Monaco St. Devota
- Moravia St. Cyril and St. Methodius
- Netherlands St. Plechelm and St. Willibrord
- Norway St. Olaf and St. Ansgar
- Poland Our Lady of Czestochowa and St. Casimir and St. Florian
and St. Hyacinth and St. John Cantius and St. Stanislaus of Cracow and
St. Stanislaus Kostka
- Romania St. Nicetas
- Russia St. Andrew and St. Nicholas of Myra and St. Vladimir of Kiev
- Sweden St. Ansgar and St. Brigit (St. Birgitta) and St. Eric
- Scotland St. Andrew and St. Columba and St. Margaret of Scotland
- Wales St. David
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- Cyprus St. Barnabas
- Crete St. Titus
- Corsica Immaculate Conception and St. Julia of Corsica
- Africa Moses the Ethiopian and Our Lady Queen of Africa
- Angola Immaculate Heart of Mary
- Egypt St. Mark
- Ethiopia St. Frumentius
- Lesotho Immaculate Heart of Mary
- Madagascar St. Vincente de Paul
- Tanzania Immaculate Conception
- Asia
- Asia Minor (Near East) St. John the Evangelist
- Borneo St. Francis Xavier
- China St. Joseph
- East Indies St. Francis Xavier
- India Our Lady of the Assumption
- Iran St. Addai and St. Mari
- Japan St. Francis Xavier and St. Peter Baptist
- Korea St. Joseph and St. Mary
- Papua New Guinea St. Michael the Archangel
- Philippines Sacred Heart of Mary
- Solomon Islands Most Holy Name of Mary
- Sri Lanka St. Lawrence
- Australia Our Lady Help of Christians
- New Zealand Our Lady Help of Christians
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