Albert the Great
Students
Students and researchers of the natural sciences.
- The Pre- and Post-Vatican II Collects of the Dominican Doctors of the Church (2005) — PDF p. 11, opening paragraph: patronage in 1941
Patron saints: Learning
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Patronage A–Z
Bede the Venerable
Scholars
Traditional patronage includes scholars.
- Saint Bede the Venerable — Patron Saint of section
Catherine of Alexandria
Students
Traditional patronage includes lawyers, librarians, philosophers, students, and teachers.
- Saint Catherine of Alexandria — Patron Saint of section
Ezra
Scholars
Scribes and scholars (traditional)
- Prophet Ezra — Received devotional association
Gregory the Great
Students
Musicians, students and teachers (Gregory the Great Academy tradition)
- Our Heavenly Patrons, The Minstrel October 2022 — Our Heavenly Patrons; limited institutional attestation, not a universal decree
Jerome
Scholars
Traditional patronage includes librarians, scholars, and translators.
- Saint Jerome — Patron Saint of section
Thomas Aquinas
Students
Traditional patronage includes Catholic colleges and universities, educators, teachers, philosophers, theologians, and students.
- Saint Thomas Aquinas — Patron Saint of section
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