Patron saint
A patron saint is a person or being who is considered in some Christian churches as a saint who pleads in heaven for the interests of a specific nation, place, craft, activity, class of people or person. Catholics were traditionally named after a patron saint in the belief that the patron saint would then help them throughout their life.
Here is a list of some patron saints and the items that they are the patron saint of:
Countries, regions and cities
- Saint Andrew (Scotland, Russia)
- Catherine of Siena Italy and Europe
- Saint David (Wales)
- Saint Denis (France)
- Saint Francis of Assisi Italy
- Saint George (Canada, Catalonia, England, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Montenegro, Ethiopia, Aragon, Catalonia, Moscow)
- Saint Michael (Vatican City, Rome, Lazio, Italy, France, Germany, Israel, Normandy, France and Kyiv)
- Saint Patrick (Ireland)
- Saint Piran (Cornwall)
- Saint James (Spain)
