Patron saints: Work & vocations

Explore patronage by work, family, and everyday concerns.

Patronage A–Z

Catherine of Alexandria

Lawyers

Traditional patronage includes lawyers, librarians, philosophers, students, and teachers.

Catherine of Alexandria

Librarians

Traditional patronage includes lawyers, librarians, philosophers, students, and teachers.

James (son of Zebedee)

Laborers

Traditional patronage includes Chile, laborers, Nicaragua, people with rheumatism, and Spain.

Jerome

Librarians

Traditional patronage includes librarians, scholars, and translators.

Raymond of Peñafort

Lawyers

Catalan lawyers

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