Patron saints of occupations and activities

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• Adrian of Nicomedia
  Adrian of Nicomedia
  Saint Adrian or Hadrian of Nicomedia was a Herculian Guard of the Roman Emperor Galerius Maximian. After becoming a convert to Christianity with his wife Natalia, Adrian and was martyred at Nicomedia on March 4, 306.-Martyrdom:...
  
   - arms dealers, butcher
  Butcher
  A butcher is someone who prepares various cuts of meat and other related goods for sale. Many butchers sell their goods in specialized stores, although in the Western world today most meat is sold through supermarkets.-Duties:...
  
  s, guard
  Royal Guard
  A Royal Guard describes any group of military bodyguard, soldiers or retainers responsible for the protection of a royal person, such as a King or Queen...
  
  s, soldier
  Soldier
  A soldier is a member of the land component of national armed forces; whereas a soldier hired for service in a foreign army would be termed a mercenary...
  
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• Agatha
  Agatha of Sicily
  Saint Agatha of Sicily is a Christian saint. Her memorial is on 5 February. Agatha was born at Catania and she was martyred in approximately 251. She is one of seven women, excluding the Blessed Virgin Mary, commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass.-Early cult:Agatha is buried at the Badia di...
  
   - nurses
  Nursing
  Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from birth to the end of life....
  
  , bellmaking
  Bellmaking
  Bellfounding is the craft of creating bells in a foundry. A practitioner of the craft is called a bellmaker or bellfounder.-Bellfounding:Bellfounding is the casting of large bells for use in churches, clocks, and public buildings....
  
  
• Albertus Magnus
  Albertus Magnus
  Saint Albertus Magnus, O.P. , also known as Saint Albert the Great and Albert of Cologne, was a Dominican friar and bishop who achieved fame for his comprehensive knowledge of and advocacy for the peaceful coexistence of science and religion. He is considered to be the greatest German philosopher...
  
   - natural scientists
• Alexander of Comana
  Alexander of Comana
  Saint Alexander of Comana , known as "the charcoal burner", was Bishop of Comana in Pontus. Whether he was the first to occupy that see is open to discussion. The saint's curious name comes from the fact that he had, out of humility, taken up the work of burning charcoal, so as to escape worldly...
  
   - charcoal
  Charcoal
  Charcoal is the blackish residue consisting of impure carbon obtained by removing water and other volatile constituents from animal and vegetation substances. Charcoal is usually produced by slow pyrolysis, the heating of wood, sugar, bone char, or other substances in the absence of oxygen...
  
  -burners
• Alexius
  Saint Alexius
  Saint Alexius or Alexis of Rome was an Eastern saint whose veneration was later transplanted to Rome, a process facilitated by the fact that, according to the earlier Syriac legend that a "Man of God" of Edessa, Mesopotamia who during the episcopate of Bishop Rabula lived by begging and shared the...
  
   - nurses
  Nursing
  Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from birth to the end of life....
  
  
• Amand
  Saint Amand
  Saint Amand or Amandus , was a French Christian saint, one of the great Christian apostles of Flanders.-Biography:...
  
   - bartender
  Bartender
  A bartender serves beverages behind a bar in a bar, pub, tavern or similar establishment...
  
  s, boy scouts
  Scouting
  Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, so that they may play constructive roles in society....
  
  , brewers
  Brewing
  Brewing is the production of alcoholic beverages and alcohol fuel through fermentation. The term is used for the production of beer, although the word "brewing" is also used to describe the fermentation process used to create wine and mead. It can also refer to the process of producing sake and soy...
  
  , innkeepers, merchants, vine growers
  Viticulture
  Viticulture is the science, production and study of grapes which deals with the series of events that occur in the vineyard. When the grapes are used for winemaking, it is also known as viniculture...
  
  , vintners
• Ambrose
  Ambrose
  Saint Ambrose was a bishop of Milan who became one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures of the fourth century. He is counted as one of the four original doctors of the Church.-Political career:...
  
   of Milan - bee keepers
  Beekeeping
  Beekeeping is the maintenance of honey bee colonies, commonly in hives, by humans. A beekeeper keeps bees in order to collect honey and beeswax, to pollinate crops, or to produce bees for sale to other beekeepers. A location where bees are kept is called an apiary.-Origins:There are more than...
  
  , wax
  Wax
  Wax refers to beeswax or another substance with similar properties. The traditional meaning, beeswax, refers to a substance secreted by bees and used by them in constructing their honeycombs...
  
  -melters and refiners
• Anastasius the Fuller
  Anastasius the Fuller
  Saint Anastasius the Fuller is a Christian saint of the Catholic Church. Anastasius was a fuller at Aquileia who subsequently moved his business to Solin ....
  
   - fullers
  Fulling
  Fulling or tucking or walking is a step in woollen clothmaking which involves the cleansing of cloth to eliminate oils, dirt, and other impurities, and making it thicker. The worker who does the job is a fuller, tucker, or walker. The Welsh word for a fulling mill is pandy...
  
  , weavers
  Weaving
  Weaving is the textile art in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads, called the warp and the filling or weft , are interlaced with each other to form a fabric or cloth...
  
  
• Andrew the Apostle - fish
  Fish
  A fish is any aquatic vertebrate animal that is typically ectothermic , covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins...
  
   dealers, fishermen
  Fishing
  Fishing is the activity of catching fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
  
  
• Andrew Kim - clergy of Korea
  Christianity in Korea
  The practice of Christianity in Korea has a relatively short history but, after a slow start, it has seen significant growth and high numbers of believers...
  
  
• Anne
  Saint Anne
  Saint Anne of David's house and line, was the mother of the Virgin Mary and grandmother of Jesus Christ according to Christian and Islamic tradition. Her name Anne is the Greek rendering of the Hebrew name Hannah...
  
   - equestrians
  Equestrianism
  Equestrianism refers to the skill of riding or driving horses. This broad description includes both use of horses for practical, working purposes as well as recreational activities and competitive sports.-Overview of equestrian activities:...
  
  , stable
  Stable
  A stable is a building in which livestock, especially horses, are kept. It most commonly means a building that is divided into separate stalls for individual animals...
  
  men, French-Canadian voyageurs, Cabinet makers
  Cabinet making
  Cabinet making is the practice of using various woodworking skills to create cabinets, shelving and furniture.Cabinet making involves techniques such as creating appropriate joints, dados, bevels, chamfers and shelving systems, the use of finishing tools such as routers to create decorative...
  
  , homemaker
  Homemaker
  A homemaker handles household responsibilities as his or her main daily activity. While not an occupation in the traditional sense, as it is not usually undertaken for monetary remuneration, a homemaker may work full-time to maintain the home environment...
  
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• Ansovinus
  Ansovinus
  Saint Ansovinus was a bishop of Camerino. Born in Camerino, he may have been of Lombard origin, and was educated at the cathedral school of Pavia. He was a hermit at Castel Raimondo near Torcello....
  
   - gardeners
• Anthony the Abbot - basket-makers, gravedigger
  Gravedigger
  A gravedigger is a cemetery worker responsible for digging graves used in the process of burial.-Fossors:Fossor or Fossarius , from the Latin verb fodere 'to dig', referred to grave diggers in the Roman catacombs in the first three or four centuries of the Christian Era...
  
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• Anthony the Great
  Anthony the Great
  Anthony the Great , , also known as Saint Anthony, Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of Egypt, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, Abba Antonius , and Father of All Monks, was a Christian saint from Egypt, a prominent leader among the Desert Fathers...
  
   - swineherd
  Swineherd
  A swineherd is a person who looks after pigs. The term has fallen out of popular use in favour of pig farmer.Pig farming today is still carried out in a manner that can be compared to that practiced in Roman times...
  
  s, motorists
• Anthony of Padua
  Anthony of Padua
  Fernando Martins de Bulhões, venerated as Anthony of Padua or Anthony of Lisbon, c. 1195 – 13 June 1231) is a Catholic saint who was born in Lisbon, Portugal to a wealthy family and who died in Padua, Italy.-Early life:...
  
   - travelers, brush makers
• Antipas
  Saint Antipas
  Saint Antipas is referred to in the Book of Revelation as the "faithful martyr" of Pergamon. According to Christian tradition, John the Apostle ordained Antipas as bishop of the Pergamon during the reign of the Roman emperor Domitian. The traditional account goes on to say Antipas was martyred...
  
   - dentists
  Dentistry
  Dentistry is the known evaluation, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the soft and hard tissues of the jaw , the oral cavity, maxillofacial area and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body. Dentistry is a part of stomatology...
  
  
• Apollonia
  Saint Apollonia
  Saint Apollonia was one of a group of virgin martyrs who suffered in Alexandria during a local uprising against the Christians prior to the persecution of Decius. According to legend, her torture included having all of her teeth violently pulled out or shattered...
  
   - dentists
  Dentistry
  Dentistry is the known evaluation, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the soft and hard tissues of the jaw , the oral cavity, maxillofacial area and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body. Dentistry is a part of stomatology...
  
  
• Arnold of Soissons
  Arnold of Soissons
  Arnold of Soissons or Arnold or Arnulf of Oudenburg is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church, the patron saint of hop-pickers and Belgian brewers....
  
   - brewers
  Brewery
  A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made in the home, and has been for much of beer's history. A company which makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company....
  
  
• Arnulph - miller
  Miller
  A miller usually refers to a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a cereal crop to make flour.Milling is among the oldest of human occupations...
  
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• Augustine of Hippo
  Augustine of Hippo
  Augustine of Hippo , Bishop of Hippo Regius, also known as St. Augustine or St. Austin, was an Algerian Berber philosopher and theologian....
  
   - brewers
  Brewing
  Brewing is the production of alcoholic beverages and alcohol fuel through fermentation. The term is used for the production of beer, although the word "brewing" is also used to describe the fermentation process used to create wine and mead. It can also refer to the process of producing sake and soy...
  
  , printers
  Printer (publisher)
  A printer is a company that provides commercial printing services, often also offering typesetting and book-binding services. The term can also refer to people who operate printing presses, or who run printing companies....
  
  , and theologians
  Theology
  The term "theology" literally means the study of God, deriving from the Greek word theos, meaning 'God', and the suffix -ology from the Greek word logos meaning "discourse", "theory", or "reasoning"...
  
  

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• Barbara
  Saint Barbara
  Saint Barbara, known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Barbara , was a Christian saint and martyr. Although there is no reference to her in the authentic early Christian writings, nor in the original recension of Saint Jerome's martyrology, veneration of her was common from the...
  
   - architect
  Architect
  An architect is trained and licensed in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e. chief builder...
  
  s, builder
  Builder
  Builder can mean any of the following:*General contractor or Subcontractor that specializes in building work*Construction worker who specializes in building work*Builders Energy, an oil and gas services company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada...
  
  s and miner
  Miner
  A miner is a person whose work or business it is to extract ore or minerals from the earth. It is considered one of the most dangerous trades in the world. In some countries miners often do not have social guarantees and in case of destruction or mutilations they are left to the mercy of...
  
  s, artillery
  Artillery
  Artillery is a military combat Arm that employs weapons capable of discharging large projectiles in combat. They are generally capable of adding considerable fire power to the military capability of an armed force...
  
  men, foundry
  Foundry
  A foundry is a factory that produces metal castings from either ferrous or non-ferrous alloys. Metals are turned into parts by melting them into a liquid, pouring the metal in a mold, and removing the mold material or casting after the metal has solidified as it cools. The most common metal...
  
   workers, firework makers, geoscientist, stonemasons, servicemen of the Russian Strategic Rocket Forces
  Strategic Rocket Forces
  The Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation or RVSN RF , transliteration: Raketnye voyska strategicheskogo naznacheniya Rossiyskoy Federatsii) are an arm of service of the Russian armed forces that controls Russia's land-based ICBMs...
  
  
• Bartholomew the Apostle - tanners
  Tanning
  Tanning is the process of making leather, which does not easily decompose, from the skins of animals, which do. Often this uses tannin, an acidic chemical compound. Coloring may occur during tanning....
  
  , leather
  Leather
  Leather is a material created through the tanning of hides and skins of animals, primarily cattlehide. The tanning process converts the putrescible skin into a durable and versatile material....
  
  workers, currier
  Currier
  A currier is a specialist in the leather processing industry. After the tanning process, the currier applies techniques of dressing, finishing and colouring to the tanned hide to make it strong, flexible and waterproof...
  
  s, plasterer
  Plasterer
  A Plasterer is a tradesman who works with plaster, such as forming a layer of plaster on an interior wall or plaster decorative moldings on ceilings or walls...
  
  s
• Basil the Great - hospital
  Hospital
  A hospital is an institution for health care providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment, and often but not always providing for longer-term patient stays....
  
   administrators
• Benedict of Nursia
  Benedict of Nursia
  Benedict of Nursia was a saint from Italy, the founder of Western Christian monasticism, and a rule-giver for cenobitic monks. His purpose may be gleaned from his Rule, namely that "Christ .....
  
   - farmer
  Farmer
  A farmer is a person who raises living organisms for food or raw materials.- Definition :The term farmer usually applies to a person who grows field crops, and/or manages orchards or vineyards, or raises livestock or poultry such as chicken and cows...
  
  s, farmhands, husbandry
  Animal husbandry
  Animal husbandry, also called animal science, stockbreeding or simple husbandry, is the agricultural practice of breeding and raising livestock. It has been practiced for thousands of years, since the first domestication of animals....
  
  
• Bénézet
  Bénézet
  Saint Bénézet the Bridge-Builder is a saint of the Catholic Church, considered the founder of the Bridge-Building Brotherhood. Christian tradition states that he was a shepherd boy who saw a vision during an eclipse in 1177...
  
   - bridge
  Bridge
  A bridge is a structure built to span a valley, road, body of water, or other physical obstacle, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle. Designs of bridges vary depending on the function of the bridge and the nature of the terrain where the bridge is constructed.-History:The first...
  
  -builders
• Benno
  Benno
  Saint Benno of Meissen was a Bishop of Meissen in Germany. Little is known of Benno's early life. It is unlikely that he was the scion of a Saxon noble family, the Woldenburgs.It is also unlikely that in his youth he entered and was educated at the monastery of St...
  
   - fishermen
  Fishing
  Fishing is the activity of catching fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
  
  
• Bernadette of Lourdes - shepherd
  Shepherd
  A shepherd is a person who tends to, feeds or guards sheep, especially in flocks. The word may also refer to one who provides religious guidance, as a pastor.- Origins :...
  
  s, shepherdesses
  Shepherd
  A shepherd is a person who tends to, feeds or guards sheep, especially in flocks. The word may also refer to one who provides religious guidance, as a pastor.- Origins :...
  
  
• Bernardine of Siena - Advertisers
• Bernard of Clairvaux
  Bernard of Clairvaux
  Bernard of Clairvaux, O.Cist was a French abbot and the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian monastic order. After the death of his mother, Bernard sought admission into the Cistercian order...
  
   - bee keepers
  Beekeeping
  Beekeeping is the maintenance of honey bee colonies, commonly in hives, by humans. A beekeeper keeps bees in order to collect honey and beeswax, to pollinate crops, or to produce bees for sale to other beekeepers. A location where bees are kept is called an apiary.-Origins:There are more than...
  
  , wax
  Wax
  Wax refers to beeswax or another substance with similar properties. The traditional meaning, beeswax, refers to a substance secreted by bees and used by them in constructing their honeycombs...
  
   melters and refiners
• Bernard of Menthon
  Bernard of Menthon
  Saint Bernard of Menthon , Born in 923, probably in the Château de Menthon near Annecy, in Savoy; died at Novara, 1008. He was descended from a rich, noble family and received a thorough education. He refused an honorable marriage proposed by his father and decided to devote himself to the service...
  
   - mountaineer
  Mountaineer
  -Sports:*Mountaineering, the sport, hobby or profession of walking, hiking, trekking and climbing up mountains, also known as alpinism-University athletic teams and mascots:*Eastern Oregon University, the mountaineer is the official athletic mascot...
  
  s, skiers
• Bernard of Vienne
  Bernard of Vienne
  Saint Bernard was bishop of Vienne from 810 until his death.Before his monastic career, Bernard was a soldier under Charlemagne. Death of his mother and father after 7 years of his military service had deep impact on Bernard and caused him to spent all his wealth on charity purposes, dividing it...
  
   - farmer
  Farmer
  A farmer is a person who raises living organisms for food or raw materials.- Definition :The term farmer usually applies to a person who grows field crops, and/or manages orchards or vineyards, or raises livestock or poultry such as chicken and cows...
  
  s, farmhands, husbandry
  Animal husbandry
  Animal husbandry, also called animal science, stockbreeding or simple husbandry, is the agricultural practice of breeding and raising livestock. It has been practiced for thousands of years, since the first domestication of animals....
  
  
• Bernward of Hildesheim
  Bernward of Hildesheim
  Saint Bernward was the Bishop of Hildesheim from 993, until his death in 1022.Bernward came from a Saxon noble family and studied at the cathedral school of Hildesheim...
  
   - architect
  Architect
  An architect is trained and licensed in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e. chief builder...
  
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• Blaise
  Saint Blaise
  Saint Blaise was a physician, and bishop of Sebastea, Armenia . According to his Acta Sanctorum, he was martyred by being beaten, attacked with iron carding combs, and beheaded...
  
   - veterinarian
  Veterinarian
  A veterinarian or a veterinary surgeon , often shortened to vet, is a physician for animals and a practitioner of veterinary medicine. The word comes from the Latin veterinae meaning "working animals"...
  
  s, wool
  Wool
  Wool is a fibrous protein derived from the specialized skin cells called follicles. The wool is taken from animals in the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of other mammals including: goats, llamas, and rabbits may also be called wool...
  
   combers
  Combing
  Combing is a method for preparing fiber for spinning by use of combs. The combs used have long metal teeth, and only barely resemble the comb used on hair...
  
  , town crier
  Town crier
  A town crier is an officer of the court who makes public pronouncements as required by the court Black's Law Dictionary. The crier can also be used to make public announcements in the streets...
  
  s and weaver
  Weaving
  Weaving is the textile art in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads, called the warp and the filling or weft , are interlaced with each other to form a fabric or cloth...
  
  s
• Bona of Pisa
  Bona of Pisa
  Bona of Pisa was a nun who helped lead travellers on pilgrimages. She was later canonized a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.-Biography:...
  
  - travellers, specifically courier
  Courier
  A courier is a person or company employed to deliver messages, packages and mail. Couriers are distinguished from ordinary mail services by features such as speed, security, tracking, signature, specialization and individualization of services, and committed delivery times, which are optional for...
  
  s, guide
  Guide
  A guide is a person who leads anyone through unknown or unmapped country. This includes a guide of the real world , as well as a person who leads someone to more abstract places .-Etymology:The word "guide" was incorporated into English via Old French...
  
  s, pilgrim
  Pilgrim
  A pilgrim is one who undertakes a pilgrimage, literally 'far afield'. This is traditionally a visit to a place of some religious or historic significance; often a considerable distance is traveled...
  
  s, flight attendant
  Flight attendant
  Flight attendants or cabin crew are members of an aircrew employed by airlines primarily to ensure the safety but also the comfort of passengers aboard commercial flights as well as on select business jet aircraft.-History:The role of a flight attendant ultimately derives from that of similar...
  
  s
• Botulph - farmer
  Farmer
  A farmer is a person who raises living organisms for food or raw materials.- Definition :The term farmer usually applies to a person who grows field crops, and/or manages orchards or vineyards, or raises livestock or poultry such as chicken and cows...
  
  s, farmhands, husbandry
  Animal husbandry
  Animal husbandry, also called animal science, stockbreeding or simple husbandry, is the agricultural practice of breeding and raising livestock. It has been practiced for thousands of years, since the first domestication of animals....
  
  
• Brendan the Navigator - mariners
  Sailor
  A sailor or mariner is a person who navigates water-borne vessels or assists in their operation, maintenance, or service. The term can apply to professional mariners, military personnel, and recreational sailors as well as a plethora of other uses...
  
  , seafarers
  Seafarers
  Seafarers can refer to ethnic groups living by the sea in Southeast Asia, and also other sea-living ethnic groups in the world. The ethnic group name refers to a large distribution area, reaching from the islands of Indonesia to Burma...
  
  , sailors, those traveling by sea
• Brigid of Ireland - dairy
  Dairy
  A dairy is a facility for the extraction and processing of animal milk—mostly from cows or goats, but also from buffalo, sheep, horses or camels —for human consumption. Typically it is a farm or section of a farm that is concerned with the production of milk, butter and...
  
   workers, healers
  Medicine
  Medicine is the art and science of healing. It encompasses a range of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
  
  

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• Cajetan
  Saint Cajetan
  For the cardinal, see Thomas Cajetan.For Saint Cajetan Catanoso, see Gaetano Catanoso.Saint Cajetan, born Gaetano dei Conti di Tiene, also Thiene is a Roman Catholic Church saint and founder of the order of the Clerics Regular, better known as the Theatines...
  
   - unemployed
  Unemployment
  Unemployment occurs when a person is available to work and seeking work but currently without work. The prevalence of unemployment is usually measured using the unemployment rate, which is defined as the percentage of those in the labor force who are unemployed...
  
  , gamblers
  Gambling
  Gambling is the wagering of money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods. Typically, the outcome of the wager is evident within a short period....
  
  , odd lot dealers, and of job seekers
  Job hunting
  Job hunting or job seeking is the act of looking for employment, due to unemployment or discontent with a current position. The immediate goal of job seeking is usually to obtain a job interview with an employer which may lead to getting hired. The job hunter or seeker typically first looks for job...
  
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• Camillus of Lellis - hospital
  Hospital
  A hospital is an institution for health care providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment, and often but not always providing for longer-term patient stays....
  
   workers, nurses
  Nursing
  Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from birth to the end of life....
  
  
• Cassian of Imola - schoolteachers, shorthand
  Shorthand
  Shorthand is an abbreviated symbolic writing method that increases speed or brevity of writing as compared to a normal method of writing a language. The process of writing in shorthand is called stenography, from the Greek stenos and graphē or graphie...
  
  -writers, parish clerks
• Catherine - philosophers, preacher
  Preacher
  Preacher is a term for someone who preaches sermons or gives homilies.Some believe a preacher is distinct from a theologian by focusing on the communication rather than the development of doctrine. Others see preaching and theology as being intertwined. Preaching is not limited to religious views,...
  
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• Catherine of Alexandria
  Catherine of Alexandria
  Saint Catherine of Alexandria, also known as Saint Catherine of the Wheel and The Great Martyr Saint Catherine is a Christian saint and martyr who is claimed to have been a noted scholar in the early 4th century. In the beginning of the fifteenth century, it was rumored that she had spoken to...
  
   - tanners
  Tanning
  Tanning is the process of making leather, which does not easily decompose, from the skins of animals, which do. Often this uses tannin, an acidic chemical compound. Coloring may occur during tanning....
  
  , librarians
  Librarian
  A librarian is an information professional trained in library and information science, which is the organization and management of information services or materials for those with information needs. Typically, librarians work in a public or college library, an elementary or secondary school media...
  
  , nurses
  Nursing
  Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from birth to the end of life....
  
  
• Catherine of Siena
  Catherine of Siena
  Saint Catherine of Siena, O.P. was a tertiary of the Dominican Order, and a Scholastic philosopher and theologian. She also worked to bring the Papacy back to Rome from its displacement in France, and to establish peace among the Italian city-states. She was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church in 1970...
  
   - nurses
  Nursing
  Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from birth to the end of life....
  
  
• Cecilia
  Saint Cecilia
  Saint Cecilia is the patron saint of musicians and Church music because as she was dying she sang to God.St. Cecilia was an only child. Her feast day is celebrated in the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches on November 22. She is one of seven women, excluding the...
  
   - musicians
• Charles Borromeo
  Charles Borromeo
  Saint Charles Borromeo is an Italian saint and was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church...
  
   and Robert Bellarmine
  Robert Bellarmine
  Robert Bellarmine was an Italian Jesuit and a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was one of the most important cardinals of the Catholic Reformation...
  
   - Catechists
• Christopher
  Saint Christopher
  Saint Christopher is a saint venerated by Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians, listed as a martyr killed in the reign of the 3rd century Roman emperor Decius ....
  
   - travelers, surfers
  Surfing
  Surfing is most commonly known, the term is used for a surface water sport in which the person surfing moves along the face of a breaking ocean wave . However, surfing is not restricted to saltwater, but can sometimes take place on rivers, using a standing wave...
  
  , athletes, drivers
• Clare of Assisi
  Clare of Assisi
  Saint Clare of Assisi, born Chiara Offreduccio is an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi. She founded the Order of Poor Ladies, a monastic religious order for women in the Franciscan tradition...
  
   - goldsmith
  Goldsmith
  A goldsmith is a metalworker who specializes in working with gold and other precious metals. Since ancient times the techniques of a Goldsmith have evolved very little in order to produce items of jewelry of quality standards. In modern times actual Goldsmiths are rare...
  
  s, gilders
  Gilding
  Gilding is the technique of applying a thin layer of gold to a surface. Gilding is performed through mechanical processes, such as leafing, or using one of many chemical processes.-Ancient techniques:...
  
  , laundry
  Laundry
  Laundry is a noun that refers to the act of washing clothing and linens, the place where that washing is done, and/or that which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered.-Laundry:...
  
   workers, needlework
  Needlework
  Needlework is a broad term for the handicrafts of decorative sewing and textile arts. Anything that uses a needle for construction can be called needlework...
  
  ers
• Claude
  Claude de la Colombière
  Saint Claude de la Colombière was the confessor of Saint Margaret-Marie Alacoque. His feast day is the day of his death, 15 February. He was a missionary and ascetical writer, born of noble parentage at Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon , between Lyon and Vienne, in 1641.He entered the Society of Jesus in...
  
   - sculptors
• Clement
  Pope Clement I
  Pope Saint Clement I, , also known as Saint Clement of Rome , is listed from an early date as a Bishop of Rome. He was the first Apostolic Father of the early Christian church....
  
   - stonecutter
  Stonecutter
  A Stonecutter is a person who carries on the trade of stonecutting or stonemasonry.Stonecutter or Stonecutters may also refer to:* Stonecutter, one of twelve magical Swords in the Books of the Swords series...
  
  s
• Columbanus
  Columbanus
  Saint Columbanus was an Irish missionary notable for founding a number of monasteries on the European continent from around 590 in the Frankish and Italian kingdoms, most notably Luxeuil and Bobbio , and stands as an exemplar of Irish missionary activity in early medieval Europe...
  
   - motorcyclists
• Cosmas - doctors
  Medicine
  Medicine is the art and science of healing. It encompasses a range of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
  
  , pharmacist
  Pharmacist
  Pharmacists are health professionals who practice the science of pharmacy. In their traditional role, pharmacists typically take a request for medicines from a prescribing health care provider in the form of a medical prescription, evaluate the appropriateness of the prescription, dispense the...
  
  s, surgeons
  Surgery
  Surgery is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance, or sometimes for some other reason...
  
  , barber
  Barber
  A barber is someone whose occupation is to cut any type of hair, give shaves, and trim beards. In previous times, barbers also performed surgery and dentistry. In more recent times, with the development of safety razors and the decreasing prevalence of beards, most barbers primarily cut hair...
  
  s
• Germaine Cousin
  Germaine Cousin
  Saint Germaine Cousin is a French saint. She was born in 1579 of humble parents at Pibrac, a village about ten miles from Toulouse.Of her, the Catholic Encyclopedia writes:...
  
   - shepherd
  Shepherd
  A shepherd is a person who tends to, feeds or guards sheep, especially in flocks. The word may also refer to one who provides religious guidance, as a pastor.- Origins :...
  
  esses
• Crispin
  Crispin
  Saints Crispin and Crispinian are the Christian patron saints of cobblers, tanners, leather workers and, recently, of leather community...
  
   - tanners
  Tanning
  Tanning is the process of making leather, which does not easily decompose, from the skins of animals, which do. Often this uses tannin, an acidic chemical compound. Coloring may occur during tanning....
  
  , shoemakers, cobbler
  Cobbler
  Cobbler may refer to:* A shoemaker who repairs shoes, rather than manufacturing them .** Cobbler apron, a type of apron that covers both the front and back of the body...
  
  s, leather
  Leather
  Leather is a material created through the tanning of hides and skins of animals, primarily cattlehide. The tanning process converts the putrescible skin into a durable and versatile material....
  
  workers, currier
  Currier
  A currier is a specialist in the leather processing industry. After the tanning process, the currier applies techniques of dressing, finishing and colouring to the tanned hide to make it strong, flexible and waterproof...
  
  s, saddle
  Saddle
  A saddle is a supportive structure for a rider or other load, fastened to an animal's back by a girth. The most common type is the equestrian saddle designed for a horse, but specialized saddles have been created for camels and other creatures...
  
  -makers
• Cuthbert
  Cuthbert of Lindisfarne
  St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne was an Anglo-Saxon monk and bishop in the Kingdom of Northumbria which at that time included, in modern terms, north east England and south east Scotland as far as the Firth of Forth. Afterwards he became one of the most important medieval saints of England, with...
  
   - shepherd
  Shepherd
  A shepherd is a person who tends to, feeds or guards sheep, especially in flocks. The word may also refer to one who provides religious guidance, as a pastor.- Origins :...
  
  s
• Cuthman
  Cuthman of Steyning
  Saint Cuthman of Steyning was an Anglo-Saxon hermit, church-builder and saint.-Birth:In the biographies of the saints called the Acta Sanctorum which were preserved at the Abbey of Fécamp in Normandy it is said that he was born about 681 A.D., either in Devon or Cornwall, or more probably at...
  
   - shepherd
  Shepherd
  A shepherd is a person who tends to, feeds or guards sheep, especially in flocks. The word may also refer to one who provides religious guidance, as a pastor.- Origins :...
  
  s

D

• Damian - doctors
  Medicine
  Medicine is the art and science of healing. It encompasses a range of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
  
  , pharmacist
  Pharmacist
  Pharmacists are health professionals who practice the science of pharmacy. In their traditional role, pharmacists typically take a request for medicines from a prescribing health care provider in the form of a medical prescription, evaluate the appropriateness of the prescription, dispense the...
  
  s, surgeons
  Surgery
  Surgery is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance, or sometimes for some other reason...
  
  
• Dismas
  Saint Dismas
  In Christian tradition, Saint Dismas , also known as the Good Thief or the Penitent Thief, is the "good thief" described in the Gospel of Luke. This unnamed thief, crucified alongside Jesus, repents of his sins, and asks Jesus to remember him in his kingdom...
  
   - undertakers
  Funeral director
  A Funeral Director: FD, LFD, CFSP, FD&E, Mortuary College graduate is a professional involved in the business of funeral rites. These tasks often entail the embalming and burial or cremation of the dead, as well as the planning and arrangement of the actual funeral ceremony...
  
  , thieves
  Theft
  In criminal law, theft is the illegal taking of another person's property without that person's freely-given consent. The word is also used as an informal shorthand term for some crimes against property, such as burglary, embezzlement, larceny, looting, robbery, shoplifting, fraud and sometimes...
  
  
• Dominic
  Saint Dominic
  Saint Dominic , also known as Dominic of Osma, often called Dominic de Guzmán and Domingo de Guzmán Garcés was the founder of the Friars Preachers, popularly called the Dominicans or Order of Preachers , a Catholic religious order...
  
   - astronomer
  Astronomer
  An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars, and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
  
  s, astronomy
  Astronomy
  Astronomy is the scientific study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the Earth's atmosphere...
  
  , scientist
  Scientist
  A scientist, in the broadest sense, is any person who engages in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge or an individual that engages in such practices and traditions that are linked to schools of thought or philosophy. In a more restricted sense, a scientist is an individual who uses the...
  
  s
• Dominic de la Calzada
  Dominic de la Calzada
  Saint Dominic de la Calzada was a saint from a cottage in Burgos very close to La Rioja. Born Domingo García in Viloria de Rioja, he was the son of a peasant named Ximeno García. His mother was named Orodulce.He repeatedly tried to join the Benedictine order at Valvanera and San Millán de la...
  
   - civil engineers
• Dominic of Silos
  Dominic of Silos
  Saint Dominic of Silos is a Spanish saint, to whom the Monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos is dedicated....
  
   - shepherd
  Shepherd
  A shepherd is a person who tends to, feeds or guards sheep, especially in flocks. The word may also refer to one who provides religious guidance, as a pastor.- Origins :...
  
  s
• Dorothea of Caesarea
  Dorothea of Caesarea
  Saint Dorothea is venerated as a 4th century virgin martyr who was executed at Caesarea Mazaca. Very sparse documentary evidence for her acta exists. She is called a martyr of the Roman emperor Diocletian's persecutions, although her death occurred after his reign...
  
   - horticulture
  Horticulture
  Horticulture is the industry and science of plant cultivation. Some would say that horticulture is the process of preparing soil for the planting of seeds, tubers, or cuttings. Horticulturists work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation, crop production, plant...
  
  , florists, brewers
• Drogo
  Saint Drogo
  Saint Drogo or Drogo of Sebourg is a French saint, also known as Dreux, Drugo, and Druron. He was born in Epinoy, Flanders, and died in Sebourg, France. His feast day is on April 16.-Life:...
  
   - shepherd
  Shepherd
  A shepherd is a person who tends to, feeds or guards sheep, especially in flocks. The word may also refer to one who provides religious guidance, as a pastor.- Origins :...
  
  s, coffee house keepers, coffee house owners
• Dunstan
  Dunstan
  Dunstan was an Abbot of Glastonbury, a Bishop of Worcester, a Bishop of London, and an Archbishop of Canterbury, later canonised as a saint. His work restored monastic life in England and reformed the English Church...
  
   - blacksmith
  Blacksmith
  A blacksmith is a person who creates objects from iron or steel by forging the metal; i.e., by using tools to hammer, bend, and cut. Blacksmiths produce things like wrought iron gates, grills, railings, light fixtures, furniture, sculpture, tools, agricultural implements, decorative and religious...
  
  s, goldsmith
  Goldsmith
  A goldsmith is a metalworker who specializes in working with gold and other precious metals. Since ancient times the techniques of a Goldsmith have evolved very little in order to produce items of jewelry of quality standards. In modern times actual Goldsmiths are rare...
  
  s
• Dunstan
  Dunstan
  Dunstan was an Abbot of Glastonbury, a Bishop of Worcester, a Bishop of London, and an Archbishop of Canterbury, later canonised as a saint. His work restored monastic life in England and reformed the English Church...
  
   and Venerius the Hermit
  Venerius the Hermit
  Saint Venerius was a monk and hermit. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and is the patron saint of the Gulf of La Spezia and, as of 1961, the patron saint of lighthouse keepers....
  
   - lighthouse
  Lighthouse
  A lighthouse is a tower, building, or framework designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire and used as an aid to navigation and to pilots at sea....
  
   keepers
• Dymphna - mental health
  Mental illness
  A mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern that occurs in an individual and is thought to cause distress or disability that is not expected as part of normal development or culture. The recognition and understanding of mental disorders has changed over time and...
  
   professionals, therapists
  Psychotherapy
  Psychotherapy or personal counseling with a psychotherapist, is an intentional interpersonal relationship used by trained psychotherapists to aid a client or patient in problems of living.It aims to increase the individual's sense of their own well-being...
  
  

E

• Edward the Confessor
  Edward the Confessor
  Edward the confessor , son of Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy, was one of the last English kings of England and is usually regarded as the last king of the House of Wessex, ruling from 1042 to 1066 Edward the confessor ...
  
   -king
  King
  King may be a title for a head of state.King may also refer to:-Places:* King, Ontario, Canada* King, Indiana, United States* King, North Carolina, United States* King, Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States...
  
  s
• Eligius
  Saint Eligius
  Saint Eligius or Loye is the patron saint of goldsmiths, other metalworkers, and coin collectors. He is also the patron saint of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers , a corps of the British Army, but he is best known for being the patron saint of horses and those who work with them...
  
   - veterinarian
  Veterinarian
  A veterinarian or a veterinary surgeon , often shortened to vet, is a physician for animals and a practitioner of veterinary medicine. The word comes from the Latin veterinae meaning "working animals"...
  
  s, coin collectors, farrier
  Farrier
  A farrier is a specialist in equine hoof care, including the trimming and balancing of a horse's hoof and the placing of shoes to the horse's foot...
  
  s, farmers, farmhands, husbandry, harness
  Harness
  A harness is a looped restraint or support.Harness may also refer to:*Harness , a character in the Marvel Comics universe*Child harness*Climbing harness*Dog harness*Horse harness*Parrot harness*Safety harness...
  
   makers, goldsmith
  Goldsmith
  A goldsmith is a metalworker who specializes in working with gold and other precious metals. Since ancient times the techniques of a Goldsmith have evolved very little in order to produce items of jewelry of quality standards. In modern times actual Goldsmiths are rare...
  
  s, jewelers, Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers Soldiers, numismatists
• Elisabeth of Hungary
  Elisabeth of Hungary
  Saint Elisabeth of Hungary is a Hungarian Catholic saint, princess of Hungary. According to tradition, she was born in the castle of Sárospatak, Hungary, on July 7, 1207...
  
   - nursing
  Nursing
  Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from birth to the end of life....
  
   services, baker
  Baker
  A baker bakes and sells bread. Cakes and similar and foods may also be produced, as the traditional boundaries between what is produced by a baker as opposed to a pastry chef have blurred in recent decades. The place where a baker works is called a bakehouse, bakeshop, or bakery...
  
  s
• Erasmus of Formiae
  Erasmus of Formiae
  Saint Erasmus of Formiae is a Christian saint and martyr who died ca. 303, also known as Saint Elmo. He is venerated as the patron saint of sailors...
  
   or Elmo
  Erasmus of Formiae
  Saint Erasmus of Formiae is a Christian saint and martyr who died ca. 303, also known as Saint Elmo. He is venerated as the patron saint of sailors...
  
   - pyrotechnicians, steeplejack
  Steeplejack
  A steeplejack is a craftsman who scales buildings, chimneys and church steeples to carry out repairs or maintenance.Britain's most famous steeplejack was Fred Dibnah, who became a television presenter and minor celebrity as a result of his craft....
  
  s, chimney sweeps, sailors
  Sailors
  Sailors is the plural form of Sailor, or mariner.Sailors may also refer to:*Sailors , a 1964 Swedish film*Ken Sailors , American basketball playerSports teams*Erie Sailors, baseball teams in Pennsylvania, USA...
  
   and anyone who works at great heights
• Ephrem the Syrian
  Ephrem the Syrian
  Ephrem the Syrian was a Syriac deacon and a prolific Syriac-language hymnographer and theologian of the 4th century...
  
   - spiritual directors and spiritual leaders
• Eustachius - hunters
  Hunting
  Hunting is the practice of pursuing living animals for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to applicable law...
  
  , firefighters, trappers

F

• Ferdinand III
  Ferdinand III of Castile
  Saint Ferdinand III , was the King of Castile from 1217 and King of Galicia and Leon from 1230. He was the son of Alfonso IX of León and Berenguela of Castile. Through his second marriage he was also Count of Aumale. He finished the work done by his maternal grandfather Alfonso VIII and...
  
   - engineer
  Engineer
  Engineers are concerned with developing economical and safe solutions to practical problems, by applying mathematics and scientific knowledge while considering technical constraints. The term is derived from the Latin root "ingenium," meaning "cleverness"...
  
  s
• Fiacre
  Fiacre
  Saint Fiacre was born in Ireland in the seventh century. is an ancient pre-Christian name from Ireland. The meaning is uncertain, but the name may mean "battle king", or it may be a derivative of the word "raven"...
  
   - taxi-drivers
  Taxicab
  A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of vehicle for hire, with a driver, for a single passenger, or small group of passengers, typically for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice...
  
  , horticulturists
  Horticulture
  Horticulture is the industry and science of plant cultivation. Some would say that horticulture is the process of preparing soil for the planting of seeds, tubers, or cuttings. Horticulturists work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation, crop production, plant...
  
  , gardeners
• Florian
  Saint Florian
  Saint Florian is a Christian saint, and the patron saint of Poland; Linz, Austria; chimney sweeps; and firefighters. His feast day is May 4. St...
  
   - firefighters, chimney sweep
  Chimney sweep
  A chimney sweep is a person who cleans chimneys for a living.-History:The occupation of chimney sweep is considered to be one of the oldest in the world, as chimneys have been around since ancient times, though it is only in the last two hundred years that the chimney has grown large enough to hold...
  
  s
• Foillan
  Foillan
  Saint Foillan is an Irish saint of the seventh century.- Family :Foillan was the brother of Saints Ultan and Fursey. He is described as the 'uterine brother' of Fursey, meaning that they had the same mother but not the same father...
  
   - dentists
  Dentistry
  Dentistry is the known evaluation, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the soft and hard tissues of the jaw , the oral cavity, maxillofacial area and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body. Dentistry is a part of stomatology...
  
  , surgeons
  Surgery
  Surgery is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance, or sometimes for some other reason...
  
  , truss
  Truss
  In architecture and structural engineering, a truss is a structure comprising one or more triangular units constructed with straight slender members whose ends are connected at joints referred to as nodes. External forces and reactions to those forces are considered to act only at the nodes and...
  
  -makers, children's nurses
• Frances of Rome
  Frances of Rome
  Saint Frances of Rome was an Italian saint.She was born in Rome to wealthy parents. When she was eleven years old, she decided to be a nun, but within two years her parents married her off to Lorenzo Ponziano , commander of the papal troops of Rome...
  
   - automobile drivers
• Francis de Sales
  Francis de Sales
  Saint Francis de Sales was Bishop of Geneva and is a Roman Catholic saint. He worked to convert Protestants back to Catholicism, and was an accomplished preacher...
  
   - writers/authors
• Francis of Assisi
  Francis of Assisi
  Saint Francis of Assisi was a Catholic deacon and the founder of the Order of Friars Minor, more commonly known as the Franciscans....
  
   - animal welfare
  Animal welfare
  Animal welfare, the health and well-being of animals, represents a systematic concern for people who believe that nonhuman animals are sentient beings that deserve consideration, respect, and care...
  
   and rights
  Animal rights
  Animal rights, also referred to as animal liberation, is the idea that the most basic interests of animals should be afforded the same consideration as the similar interests of humans...
  
   workers

G

• Gabriel - emergency dispatchers, Police Dispatchers, broadcasters
  Presenter
  A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
  
  , messenger
  Messenger
  Messenger is a person or thing that carries a message.Messenger may also refer to:-Biology and chemistry:* Chemical messenger or Hormone, a molecule used for cellular signalling...
  
  s, paratrooper
  Paratrooper
  Paratroopers are soldiers trained in parachuting and generally operate as part of an airborne force.Paratroopers are used for tactical advantage as they can be inserted into the battlefield from the air, thereby allowing them to be positioned in areas not accessible by land...
  
  s and radio
  Radio
  Radio is the transmission of signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
  
   workers
• Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
  Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
  Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, was a Passionist clerical student, born Francesco Possenti at Assisi, Papal States on March 1, 1838, and died at Gran Sasso, in the Kingdom of Italy on February 27 1862. Born to a professional family, he gave up hopes of a secular career to enter the Passionist...
  
   - students, seminarians, clerics
• Gang Bing
  Gang Bing
  Gang Bing was a Chinese general and eunuch who served under Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty.-Self-castration:General Gang Bing is most notable for his act of self-castration as a display of loyalty to his emperor. He served under Emperor Yongle, the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty who ruled...
  
   - eunuch
  Eunuch
  A eunuch is a political rank often found in ancient courts. Over the millennia since, they have performed a wide variety of functions in many different cultures such as: courtiers or equivalent domestics, treble singers, religious specialists, government officials, military commanders, and...
  
  s
• Gangulphus
  Gangulphus
  Saint Gangulphus of Burgundy is venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church. Gangulphus was a Burgundian courtier whose historical existence can only be attested by a single document: a deed from the court of Pepin the Short dated 762...
  
   - tanners, shoemakers
• Gemma Galgani
  Gemma Galgani
  Maria Gemma Umberta Pia Galgani was an Italian mystic, who is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.-Early life:...
  
   - students, pharmacist
  Pharmacist
  Pharmacists are health professionals who practice the science of pharmacy. In their traditional role, pharmacists typically take a request for medicines from a prescribing health care provider in the form of a medical prescription, evaluate the appropriateness of the prescription, dispense the...
  
  s
• Genesius - actor
  Actor
  An actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
  
  s, comedian
  Comedian
  A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain members of an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
  
  s, clowns, dancers, theatrical performers of all kinds, also attorneys
  Lawyer
  A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person licensed to practice law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain stability, and deliver...
  
  , barrister
  Barrister
  A barrister is a lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions that employ a split profession in relation to legal representation. In split professions, the other types of lawyers are mainly solicitors...
  
  s, lawyer
  Lawyer
  A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person licensed to practice law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain stability, and deliver...
  
  s
• George
  Saint George
  Saint George was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. In hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Church, and the...
  
   - agricultural workers, archers
  Archery
  Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...
  
  , armourers, boy scout
  Boy Scout
  A Boy Scout is a boy or a girl, usually 11 to 18 years of age, participating in the worldwide Scouting movement. Because of the large age and development span, many Scouting associations have split this age group in a junior and a senior section...
  
  s, butcher
  Butcher
  A butcher is someone who prepares various cuts of meat and other related goods for sale. Many butchers sell their goods in specialized stores, although in the Western world today most meat is sold through supermarkets.-Duties:...
  
  s, cavalry
  Cavalry
  Cavalry were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback in combat. Cavalry were historically the second oldest and most mobile of the combat arms...
  
  , Crusaders, equestrians
  Equestrianism
  Equestrianism refers to the skill of riding or driving horses. This broad description includes both use of horses for practical, working purposes as well as recreational activities and competitive sports.-Overview of equestrian activities:...
  
  , farmhands, farmer
  Farmer
  A farmer is a person who raises living organisms for food or raw materials.- Definition :The term farmer usually applies to a person who grows field crops, and/or manages orchards or vineyards, or raises livestock or poultry such as chicken and cows...
  
  s, field hands, field workers, horsemen
  Horsemen
  Horsemen may refer to:*Cavalry*Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse*Four Horsemen *Royal Canadian Mounted Police*Horsemen , starring Dennis Quaid*The Horsemen , starring Omar Sharif...
  
  , husbandry
  Animal husbandry
  Animal husbandry, also called animal science, stockbreeding or simple husbandry, is the agricultural practice of breeding and raising livestock. It has been practiced for thousands of years, since the first domestication of animals....
  
  , husbandmen, knight
  Knight
  A knight was a "gentleman soldier" or member of the warrior class of the Middle Ages in Europe. In other Indo-European languages, cognates of cavalier or rider are more prevalent suggesting a connection to the knight's mode of transport...
  
  s, riders, Rover Scouts, saddle
  Saddle
  A saddle is a supportive structure for a rider or other load, fastened to an animal's back by a girth. The most common type is the equestrian saddle designed for a horse, but specialized saddles have been created for camels and other creatures...
  
   makers, saddlers, scouts
  Scouting
  Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, so that they may play constructive roles in society....
  
  , shepherd
  Shepherd
  A shepherd is a person who tends to, feeds or guards sheep, especially in flocks. The word may also refer to one who provides religious guidance, as a pastor.- Origins :...
  
  s, soldier
  Soldier
  A soldier is a member of the land component of national armed forces; whereas a soldier hired for service in a foreign army would be termed a mercenary...
  
  s, Teutonic Knights
  Teutonic Knights
  The Order of the Teutonic Knights of St. Mary's Hospital in Jerusalem , or for short the Teutonic Order , is a German Roman Catholic religious order. It was formed to aid Catholics on their pilgrimages to the Holy Land and to establish hospitals to care for the sick and injured...
  
  , (Policemen and firefighters in Brazil).
• Giles
  Saint Giles
  Saint Giles was a Greek Christian hermit saint from Athens, whose legend is centered in Provence and Septimania. The tomb in the abbey Giles was said to have founded, in St-Gilles-du-Gard, became a place of pilgrimage and a stop on the road that led from Arles to Santiago de Compostela, the...
  
   - beggars
  Begging
  Begging is to request a donation in a supplicating manner. Beggars are commonly found in public places such as street corners or public transport, where they request money, most commonly in the form of spare change...
  
  
• Gregory the Great - teacher
  Teacher
  In education, a teacher is a person who educates others. A teacher who educates an individual student may also be described as a personal tutor....
  
  s
• Gottschalk – linguists, prince
  Prince
  Prince, from French "Prince" , is a general term for a monarch, for a member of a monarchs' or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in some members of Europe's highest nobility...
  
  s, translators
• Gummarus
  Gummarus
  Saint Gummarus was the son of the Lord of Emblem. He received no formal education, but served in the court of Pippin the Younger until he left to serve in Pepin's army, serving eight years in the field in Lombardy, Saxony, and the Aquitaine.He married a noblewoman named Guinmarie with whom he had...
  
   - lumberjack
  Lumberjack
  A lumberjack is a tradesman in the logging industry who performs the initial harvesting of trees for ultimate processing into forest products. The term usually refers to a bygone era when hand tools were used in harvesting trees principally from virgin forest...
  
  s
• Rene Goupil
  René Goupil
  René Goupil was a French missionary and one of the first North American martyrs of the Roman Catholic Church....
  
   - anesthesiologists

H

• Hervé
  Saint Hervé
  Saint Hervé of Brittany is a Breton saint of the sixth century. Along with Saint Ives, he is one of the most popular Breton saints. His birthplace is stated as being Guimiliau , and his legend states that he was the son of a renowned bard named Hyvarnion, a former member of the court of...
  
   - bard
  Bard
  In medieval Gaelic and British culture a bard was a professional poet, paid by a monarch to praise the sovereign's activities....
  
  s, musician
  Musician
  A musician is a person who performs or writes music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music:* An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument.* A singer uses his or her voice as an instrument....
  
  s
• Homobonus - businessmen, tailor
  Tailor
  A tailor is a person whose occupation is to sew and scissor menswear style jackets and the skirts or trousers that go with them.Although the term dates to the thirteenth century, tailor took on its modern sense in the late eighteenth century, and now refers to makers of men's and women's suits,...
  
  s, and clothworkers
• Honorius of Amiens (Honoratus) - bakers
  Bakers
  Baker's is a supermarket chain operating primarily in the metro area of Omaha, Nebraska. It is owned by Kroger.- History :Abe Baker started his first grocery store in Walnut, Iowa in 1927. His first Omaha-area store opened in Bellevue, Nebraska in 1947, and his first in Omaha itself started in 1957...
  
  , confectioners, bakers of holy wafers, candle
  Candle
  A candle is a source of light, and sometimes a source of heat, consisting of a solid block of fuel and an embedded wick.Today, most candles are made from paraffin. Candles can also be made from beeswax, soy and other plant waxes, and tallow...
  
  -makers, florists, flour merchants, oil refiners, and pastry chefs
• Hubertus
  Hubertus
  Saint Hubertus or Hubert , called the "Apostle of the Ardennes" was the first Bishop of Liège. Hubertus is a Christian saint, the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians and metalworkers, and used to be invoked to cure rabies...
  
   - hunters
  Hunting
  Hunting is the practice of pursuing living animals for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to applicable law...
  
  , furriers
• Hunna
  Hunna
  Saint Hunna is a French saint. She was the daughter of a duke, and later married Huno of Hunnawetyer. She devoted herself to serving the poor of Strasbourg, France. She provided them baths, earning her the name "the Holy Washerwoman"....
  
   - laundresses, laundry
  Laundry
  Laundry is a noun that refers to the act of washing clothing and linens, the place where that washing is done, and/or that which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered.-Laundry:...
  
   workers, washerwomen

I

• Isidore the Farmer - farmers, farmhands, husbandry
  Animal husbandry
  Animal husbandry, also called animal science, stockbreeding or simple husbandry, is the agricultural practice of breeding and raising livestock. It has been practiced for thousands of years, since the first domestication of animals....
  
  , manual laborers
• Isidore of Seville
  Isidore of Seville
  Saint Isidore of Seville was Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and is considered, as Montalembert put it in an oft-quoted phrase, "le dernier savant du monde ancien"...
  
   - computer scientist
  Computer scientist
  A computer scientist is a person who has acquired knowledge of computer science, the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their application in computer systems....
  
  s, computer programmer
  Programmer
  A programmer is someone who writes computer software. The term computer programmer can refer to a specialist in one area of computer programming or to a generalist who writes code for many kinds of software. One who practices or professes a formal approach to programming may also be known as a...
  
  s, computer technician
  Technician
  A technician is generally someone in a technological field who has a relatively practical understanding of the general theoretical principles of that field, e.g., as compared to an engineer in that field. They are generally much more versed in technique compared to the average layman, or even the...
  
  s, computer users, schoolchildren, student
  Student
  The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb studēre, meaning "to direct one's zeal at"; hence a student could be described as "one who directs zeal at a subject"...
  
  s

J

• Jadwiga of Poland
  Jadwiga of Poland
  Jadwiga was a monarch of Poland from 1384 to her death. Her official title was 'king' rather than 'queen', reflecting that she was a sovereign in her own right and not merely a royal consort. She was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou and the daughter of King Louis I of Hungary and Elisabeth...
  
   - queens
  Queen regnant
  A queen regnant is a qualifying reference to a female monarch possessing and exercising all of the monarchical powers of a ruler, in contrast to a "queen consort", who is the wife of a male reigning as monarch and who is without any official powers of state.In Ancient Egypt, Pacific cultures, and...
  
  
• James, son of Zebedee - veterinarian
  Veterinarian
  A veterinarian or a veterinary surgeon , often shortened to vet, is a physician for animals and a practitioner of veterinary medicine. The word comes from the Latin veterinae meaning "working animals"...
  
  s, equestrians
  Equestrianism
  Equestrianism refers to the skill of riding or driving horses. This broad description includes both use of horses for practical, working purposes as well as recreational activities and competitive sports.-Overview of equestrian activities:...
  
  , furriers, tanners
  Tanning
  Tanning is the process of making leather, which does not easily decompose, from the skins of animals, which do. Often this uses tannin, an acidic chemical compound. Coloring may occur during tanning....
  
  , pharmacist
  Pharmacist
  Pharmacists are health professionals who practice the science of pharmacy. In their traditional role, pharmacists typically take a request for medicines from a prescribing health care provider in the form of a medical prescription, evaluate the appropriateness of the prescription, dispense the...
  
  s
• James, son of Alphaeus
  James, son of Alphaeus
  Saint James, son of Alphaeus was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ He is often identified with James the Less and commonly known by that name in church tradition....
  
   - pharmacist
  Pharmacist
  Pharmacists are health professionals who practice the science of pharmacy. In their traditional role, pharmacists typically take a request for medicines from a prescribing health care provider in the form of a medical prescription, evaluate the appropriateness of the prescription, dispense the...
  
  s
• Jerome
  Jerome
  Saint Jerome was a Christian priest and apologist. He was the son of Eusebius, of the city of Strido, which was on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia...
  
   - librarian
  Librarian
  A librarian is an information professional trained in library and information science, which is the organization and management of information services or materials for those with information needs. Typically, librarians work in a public or college library, an elementary or secondary school media...
  
  s, translators, spectacle makers
• Joan of Arc - Girl Guides
  Girl Guides
  A Guide, Girl Guide or Girl Scout is a member of a section of some Guiding organisations who is between the ages of 10 and 14. Age limits are different in each organisation. It is the female-centred equivalent of the Scouts. The term Girl Scout is used in the United States and several East Asian...
  
   and Girl Scouts, soldier
  Soldier
  A soldier is a member of the land component of national armed forces; whereas a soldier hired for service in a foreign army would be termed a mercenary...
  
  s
• John the Almoner - Knights Hospitaller
  Knights Hospitaller
  The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes, and of Malta is a Roman Catholic order based in Rome, Italy...
  
  
• John the Apostle
  John the Apostle
  John the Apostle was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He was the son of Zebedee and Salome, and brother of James, another of the Twelve Apostles....
  
   - tanners
  Tanning
  Tanning is the process of making leather, which does not easily decompose, from the skins of animals, which do. Often this uses tannin, an acidic chemical compound. Coloring may occur during tanning....
  
  
• John the Baptist
  John the Baptist
  John the Baptist was a mission preacher and a major religious figure who led a movement of Baptism at the Jordan River in expectation of a divine apocalypse that would restore occupied Israel...
  
   - farrier
  Farrier
  A farrier is a specialist in equine hoof care, including the trimming and balancing of a horse's hoof and the placing of shoes to the horse's foot...
  
  s, bird
  Bird
  Birds are winged, bipedal, endothermic , vertebrate animals that lay eggs. There are around 10,000 living species, making them the most numerous tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Birds range in size from the Bee Hummingbird to the ...
  
   dealers, Knights Hospitaller
  Knights Hospitaller
  The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes, and of Malta is a Roman Catholic order based in Rome, Italy...
  
  
• John of Damascus
  John of Damascus
  Saint John of Damascus was an Arab Christian monk and priest...
  
   - makers of images of the crucifix
  Crucifix
  A crucifix is a cross with a representation of Jesus' body, or corpus. It is a principal symbol of the Christian religion...
  
  
• John of God
  John of God
  Saint John of God was a Portuguese-born friar and saint, who has become one of Spain's leading religious figures....
  
   - hospital
  Hospital
  A hospital is an institution for health care providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment, and often but not always providing for longer-term patient stays....
  
   workers, nurses
  Nursing
  Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from birth to the end of life....
  
  , booksellers
• John Baptist de la Salle - teacher
  Teacher
  In education, a teacher is a person who educates others. A teacher who educates an individual student may also be described as a personal tutor....
  
  s of youth
• John Bosco
  John Bosco
  Saint John Bosco , born Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco, also called Don Bosco, was an Italian Catholic priest and educator, who put into practice the dogma of his religion, employing teaching methods based on love rather than punishment...
  
   - apprentices, editors
  Editing
  Editing is the process of selecting and preparing language, images, sound, video, or film through processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications in various media...
  
  , printer
  Printer (publisher)
  A printer is a company that provides commercial printing services, often also offering typesetting and book-binding services. The term can also refer to people who operate printing presses, or who run printing companies....
  
  s/publishers
• John Gualbert - forester
  Forester
  250px|thumb|right|Foresters of [[Southern University of Chile|UACh]] in the [[Valdivian forest]]s of San Pablo de Tregua, [[Panguipulli, Chile|Panguipulli]], Chile...
  
  s
• John Vianney - priest
  Priest
  A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities. Their office or position is the priesthood, a term which may also apply to such persons collectively.Priests and priestesses...
  
  s
• Joseph of Arimathea
  Joseph of Arimathea
  Joseph of Arimathea was, according to the Gospels, the man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus after Jesus' Crucifixion. A native of Arimathea, he was apparently a man of wealth, and probably a member of the Sanhedrin, which is the way bouleutēs, literally "counsellor", in ...
  
   - funeral director
  Funeral director
  A Funeral Director: FD, LFD, CFSP, FD&E, Mortuary College graduate is a professional involved in the business of funeral rites. These tasks often entail the embalming and burial or cremation of the dead, as well as the planning and arrangement of the actual funeral ceremony...
  
  s, tinsmith
  Tinsmith
  A tinsmith, or tinner or tinker or tinplate worker, is a person who makes and repairs things made of light-coloured metal, particularly tinware...
  
  s
• Joseph of Cupertino
  Joseph of Cupertino
  Saint Joseph of Cupertino , is an Italian saint. He was said to have been remarkably unclever, but prone to miraculous levitation and intense ecstatic visions that left him gaping. In turn, he is recognized as the patron saint of air travelers, aviators, astronauts, people with a mental handicap,...
  
   - air travel
  Airliner
  An airliner is a large fixed-wing aircraft for transporting passengers and cargo. Such planes are owned by airlines....
  
  ers, aviator
  Aviator
  An aviator is a person who flies aircraft for pleasure or as a profession. The first recorded use of the term was in 1887 as a variation of the French 'aviation', from the latin 'avis', coined 1863 by G. de la Landelle in "Aviation ou Navigation Aérienne"...
  
  s, astronauts, test takers
• Joshua
  Joshua
  Joshua , according to the Hebrew Bible, was an Israelite leader who succeeded Moses. His story is told chiefly in the books Exodus, Numbers and Joshua. He was one of the twelve spies sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan...
  
   - spies
  Spies
  Spies most commonly refers to people who engage in spying, espionage or clandestine operations.Spies may also refer to:-Media and entertainment:* Spies * "Spies" , a song* Spies , a 2002 novel by Michael Frayn...
  
  , intelligence professionals
• John of Capistrano
  Giovanni da Capistrano
  John of Capistrano , , was a Franciscan priest from Italy...
  
   - jurist
  Jurist
  A jurist or jurisconsult is a professional who studies, develops, applies, or otherwise deals with the law. The term is widely used in American English, but in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries it has only historical and specialist usage...
  
  s
• Jude
  Saint Jude
  Jude was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He is generally identified with Thaddeus, and is also variously called Jude of James, Jude Thaddaeus , Judas Thaddaeus or Lebbaeus...
  
   (also known as Jude Thaddeus) - police officers, hospital
  Hospital
  A hospital is an institution for health care providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment, and often but not always providing for longer-term patient stays....
  
   workers
• Julian the Hospitaller
  Julian the Hospitaller
  Julian the Hospitaller, also known as Julian the Poor, was a legendary Roman Catholic saint. His story is today believed by scholars to be fully legendary.-History:There are three main theories of his origin:...
  
   - shepherd
  Shepherd
  A shepherd is a person who tends to, feeds or guards sheep, especially in flocks. The word may also refer to one who provides religious guidance, as a pastor.- Origins :...
  
  s, boatmen
• Justa and Rufina
  Justa and Rufina
  Saints Justa and Rufina are venerated as martyrs. They are said to have been martyred at Hispalis during the 3rd century.Only St...
  
   - potters
  Pottery
  Pottery is the ceramic ware made by potters. Major types of pottery include earthenware, stoneware, and porcelain. The places where such wares are made are called potteries. Pottery is one of the oldest human technologies and art-forms, and remains a major industry today...
  
  

L

• Lawrence
  Saint Lawrence
  Lawrence of Rome was one of the seven deacons of ancient Rome who were martyred during the persecution of Valerian in 258.-History:...
  
   - librarian
  Librarian
  A librarian is an information professional trained in library and information science, which is the organization and management of information services or materials for those with information needs. Typically, librarians work in a public or college library, an elementary or secondary school media...
  
  s, tanners
  Tanning
  Tanning is the process of making leather, which does not easily decompose, from the skins of animals, which do. Often this uses tannin, an acidic chemical compound. Coloring may occur during tanning....
  
  , cooks
  Cook (profession)
  A cook is a person that prepares food for consumption. In Germany, Austria and Switzerland this professions requires government approval . The profession requires profound knowledge concerning nutrition...
  
   (having been martyr
  Martyr
  A martyr is somebody who suffers persecution and death for refusing to renounce a belief, usually religious.-Meaning:...
  
  ed by roasting
  Roasting
  Roasting is a cooking method that uses dry heat, whether an open flame, oven, or other heat source. Roasting usually causes caramelization or Maillard browning of the surface of the food, which is considered a flavour enhancement. Meats and most root and bulb vegetables can be roasted...
  
   alive on a gridiron
  Gridiron (cooking)
  A gridiron is a metal grate with parallel bars typically used for grilling meat, fish, vegetables, or combinations of such foods. It may also be two such grids, hinged to fold together, to securely hold food while grilling over an open flame.-Development:...
  
  )
• Leodegar
  Leodegar
  Saint Leodegar or Leger, Bishop of Autun , was the great opponent of Ebroin— the mayor of the Palace of Neustria— and the leader of the faction of Austrasian great nobles in the struggles for hegemony over the waning Merovingian dynasty...
  
   - millers
• Lidwina - skaters
  Ice skating
  Ice skating is moving on ice by use of ice skates. It can be done for a variety of reasons, including leisure, traveling, and various sports. Ice skating occurs both on specially prepared indoor and outdoor tracks, as well as on naturally occurring bodies of frozen water such as lakes and...
  
  
• Luke the Evangelist
  Luke the Evangelist
  Luke the Evangelist was an Early Christian writer who the Church Fathers such as Jerome and Eusebius said was the author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles....
  
   - doctors
  Medicine
  Medicine is the art and science of healing. It encompasses a range of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
  
  , surgeons
  Surgery
  Surgery is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance, or sometimes for some other reason...
  
  , artist
  Artist
  The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of activities to do with creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. the worlds best artist is a man named mitchell peter lay who is often loved by the ladies. The common useage in both everyday speech and...
  
  s, painters, Notaries

M

• Margaret of Antioch - nurses
  Nursing
  Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from birth to the end of life....
  
  
• Martha
  Martha
  Martha of Bethany is a biblical figure described in the Gospels of Luke and John. Together with her siblings Lazarus and Mary, she is described as living in the village of Bethany near Jerusalem...
  
   - dieticians, cooks
• Mary Magdalene
  Mary Magdalene
  Mary Magdalene or Mary of Magdala is described, both in the canonical New Testament and in the New Testament apocrypha, as one of the most important women in the movement of Jesus. As a follower, Mary was one of many women who accompanied Jesus and the twelve apostles during his travels...
  
   - tanners
  Tanning
  Tanning is the process of making leather, which does not easily decompose, from the skins of animals, which do. Often this uses tannin, an acidic chemical compound. Coloring may occur during tanning....
  
  
• Magnus of Avignon
  Magnus of Avignon
  Saint Magnus of Avignon was a bishop and governor of Avignon, his native city. He was a Gallo-Roman senator. A widower, he was the father of Saint Agricola of Avignon. Magnus became a monk and then became bishop of Avignon. He appointed his son coadjutor. He is the patron saint of fish dealers...
  
   - fish
  Fish
  A fish is any aquatic vertebrate animal that is typically ectothermic , covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins...
  
   dealers, fishmongers
• Albertus Magnus
  Albertus Magnus
  Saint Albertus Magnus, O.P. , also known as Saint Albert the Great and Albert of Cologne, was a Dominican friar and bishop who achieved fame for his comprehensive knowledge of and advocacy for the peaceful coexistence of science and religion. He is considered to be the greatest German philosopher...
  
   - chemist
  Chemist
  A chemist is a scientist trained in the science of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density, acidity, size and shape. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component...
  
  s, medical technicians
• Macarius of Unzha
  Macarius of Unzha
  Venerable Macarius of the Yellow Water Lake and the Unzha, the Miracle Worker is a Saint of Russian Orthodox Church....
  
  , Venerable
  Venerable
  The Venerable is used as a style or epithet in several Christian churches. It is also the common English language translation of a number of Buddhist titles.-Roman Catholic:...
  
   - craftsmen
  Artisan
  An artisan is a skilled manual worker who crafts items that may be functional or strictly decorative, including furniture, clothing, jewelry, household items, and tools...
  
  , merchant
  Merchant
  A merchant is a businessman who trades in commodities that they do not produce themselves, in order to earn a profit.Merchants can be of two types:# A wholesale merchant operates in the chain between producer and retail merchant...
  
  s, travelers (in Russian Orthodox Church
  Russian Orthodox Church
  The Russian Orthodox Church ; or The Moscow Patriarchate , also known...
  
  )
• Malo - pig
  Pig
  Pigs are a genus of even-toed ungulates within the family Suidae. The name hog most commonly refers to the domestic pig in everyday parlance, but technically encompasses several distinct species, including the wild boar...
  
  -keepers
• Martin de Porres
  Martin de Porres
  Saint Martín de Porres was a Dominican cooperator brother who was beatified in the year 1837 by Pope Gregory XVI and canonized in 1962 by Pope John XXIII....
  
   - Hairdressers
• Martin of Tours
  Martin of Tours
  Saint Martin of Tours , was a Bishop of Tours whose shrine became a famous stopping-point for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela...
  
   - soldiers
• Matthew - accountant
  Accountant
  An Accountant is a practitioner of accountancy, which is the measurement, disclosure or provision of assurance about financial information that helps managers, investors, tax authorities and other decision makers make resource allocation decisions....
  
  s, tax collector
  Tax collector
  thumb|280px|A tax collector at work – from an illustration by Henry Holiday in [[Lewis Carroll|Lewis Carroll's]] „[[The Hunting of the Snark]]“ A tax collector is a person who collects unpaid taxes from other people or corporations...
  
  s, bankers, bookkeepers, custom agents, security guard
  Security guard
  A security guard, is usually a privately and formally employed person who is paid to protect property, assets, or people....
  
  s,
• Maturinus
  Maturinus
  Saint Maturinus, or Mathurin was a French exorcist and missionary venerated as a saint.The first source to mention Maturinus is the Martyrology of Usuard, written in 875. In the next century, a biography of Maturinus was composed. According to his legend, Maturinus was born in Larchant. His...
  
   - comic actors, jesters, and clowns, as well as the patron saint of sailors (in Brittany
  Brittany
  Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Brittany was previously a kingdom and then as a duchy it was a fief of the Kingdom of France. It was at one time called Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
  
  ) of tinmen (in Paris) and of plumbers.
• Maurice and Lydia - dyer
  Dye
  A dye can generally be described as a colored substance that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is being applied. The dye is generally applied in an aqueous solution, and may require a mordant to improve the fastness of the dye on the fiber....
  
  s
• Maurice
  Saint Maurice
  Saint Maurice was the leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion in the 3rd century, and one of the favorite and most widely venerated saints of that group. He was the patron saint of several professions, locales, and kingdoms...
  
   - infantry
  Infantry
  Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of the Combat Arms they are the backbone of armies...
  
  men
• Michael the Archangel - radiologists
  Radiology
  Radiology is the branch or specialty of medicine that deals with the study and application of imaging technology like x-ray and radiation to diagnosing and treating disease....
  
  , soldier
  Soldier
  A soldier is a member of the land component of national armed forces; whereas a soldier hired for service in a foreign army would be termed a mercenary...
  
  s, paramedic
  Paramedic
  A paramedic is a medical professional, usually a member of the emergency medical services, who primarily provides pre-hospital advanced medical and trauma care...
  
  s, paratrooper
  Paratrooper
  Paratroopers are soldiers trained in parachuting and generally operate as part of an airborne force.Paratroopers are used for tactical advantage as they can be inserted into the battlefield from the air, thereby allowing them to be positioned in areas not accessible by land...
  
  s, police
  Police
  A police service is a public force empowered to enforce the law and provide security through the legitimized use of force.The term is most commonly associated with police services of a state that are authorized to exercise the police power of that state within a defined legal or territorial area of...
  
   officers, communications workers, postal
  Postal
  Postal can refer to:* Mail, the postal service* The Postal Service, a band* "Going postal", the U.S. slang phrase meaning a killing spree* Going Postal, a Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett* Postal , a series of computer games...
  
   workers, grocer
  Grocer
  Beginning as early as the 14th century, a grocer was a dealer in comestible dry goods such as spices, pepper, sugar, and cocoa, tea and coffee...
  
  s, supermarket
  Supermarket
  A supermarket, also called a grocery store in some parts of North America, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
  
   workers, stevedore
  Stevedore
  Stevedore, docker, dock labourer and longshoreman can have various waterfront-related meanings concerning loading and unloading ships, according to place and country....
  
  s, longshoremen

N

• Nicholas of Myra - sailor
  Sailor
  A sailor or mariner is a person who navigates water-borne vessels or assists in their operation, maintenance, or service. The term can apply to professional mariners, military personnel, and recreational sailors as well as a plethora of other uses...
  
  s, fisher
  Fishing
  Fishing is the activity of catching fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
  
  men, merchant
  Merchant
  A merchant is a businessman who trades in commodities that they do not produce themselves, in order to earn a profit.Merchants can be of two types:# A wholesale merchant operates in the chain between producer and retail merchant...
  
  s, prostitute
  Prostitution
  Prostitution is the act or practice of engaging in sex acts for hire. In most cultures, prostitution is viewed by many as a deviant profession, either illegal or socially discouraged...
  
  s, pharmacist
  Pharmacist
  Pharmacists are health professionals who practice the science of pharmacy. In their traditional role, pharmacists typically take a request for medicines from a prescribing health care provider in the form of a medical prescription, evaluate the appropriateness of the prescription, dispense the...
  
  s, archers, pawnbroker
  Pawnbroker
  A pawnbroker is an individual or business that offers secured loans to people, with items of personal property used as collateral...
  
  s
• Nicholas of Tolentine - mariners
• Notburga
  Notburga
  Saint Notburga, also known as Notburga of Rattenburg or Notburga of Eben, is an Austrian saint from modern Tyrol. She is the patron saint of servants and peasants....
  
   - farmers, farmhands, husbandry
  Animal husbandry
  Animal husbandry, also called animal science, stockbreeding or simple husbandry, is the agricultural practice of breeding and raising livestock. It has been practiced for thousands of years, since the first domestication of animals....
  
  

P

• Pantaleon
  Saint Pantaleon
  Saint Pantaleon , counted in the West among the late-medieval Fourteen Holy Helpers and in the East as one of the Holy Unmercenary Healers, was a martyr of Nicomedia in Bithynia during the Diocletian persecution of 303 AD...
  
   - doctors
  Medicine
  Medicine is the art and science of healing. It encompasses a range of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
  
  
• Patrick
  Saint Patrick
  Saint Patrick Irish: Naomh Pádraig) was a Romano-Briton and Christian missionary, who is the most generally recognised patron saint of Ireland ....
  
   - engineer
  Engineer
  Engineers are concerned with developing economical and safe solutions to practical problems, by applying mathematics and scientific knowledge while considering technical constraints. The term is derived from the Latin root "ingenium," meaning "cleverness"...
  
  s
• Paul the Apostle - hospital
  Hospital
  A hospital is an institution for health care providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment, and often but not always providing for longer-term patient stays....
  
   public relations
  Public relations
  Public relations is the practice of managing the communication between an organization and its publics. Public relations gains an organization or individual exposure to their audiences using topics of public interest and news items that do not require direct payment...
  
  
• Peter the Apostle
  Saint Peter
  Simon Peter , Pétros “Rock”, Kephas in Hellenized Aramaic) was a leader of the early Christian Church, who features prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. Peter was the son of John, and was from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee...
  
   - pope
  Pope
  The pope is the Bishop of Rome and, as such, is leader of the worldwide Catholic Church...
  
  s, fishermen
  Fishing
  Fishing is the activity of catching fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
  
  , fishmongers, sailor
  Sailor
  A sailor or mariner is a person who navigates water-borne vessels or assists in their operation, maintenance, or service. The term can apply to professional mariners, military personnel, and recreational sailors as well as a plethora of other uses...
  
  s, baker
  Baker
  A baker bakes and sells bread. Cakes and similar and foods may also be produced, as the traditional boundaries between what is produced by a baker as opposed to a pastry chef have blurred in recent decades. The place where a baker works is called a bakehouse, bakeshop, or bakery...
  
  s, harvesters, butcher
  Butcher
  A butcher is someone who prepares various cuts of meat and other related goods for sale. Many butchers sell their goods in specialized stores, although in the Western world today most meat is sold through supermarkets.-Duties:...
  
  s, glass
  Glass
  In general Glass refers to a solid, brittle, transparent material, commonly used for windows, bottles, or eyewear. Examples of glassy materials include, but are not limited to, soda-lime glass, borosilicate glass, acrylic glass, sugar glass, Muscovy-glass, or aluminium oxynitride. The term glass...
  
   makers, carpenter
  Carpenter
  A carpenter is a skilled craftsperson who performs carpentry. Carpenters work with wood to construct, install and maintain buildings, furniture, and other objects. The work may involve manual labor and work outdoors....
  
  s, shoe
  Shoe
  A shoe is an item of footwear evolved at first to protect the human foot and later, additionally, as an item of decoration in itself. The foot contains more bones than any other single part of the body, and has evolved over hundreds of thousands of years in relation to vastly varied terrain and...
  
  makers, clockmaker
  Clockmaker
  A clockmaker is an artisan who makes and repairs clocks. Since almost all clocks are now factory-made, most clockmakers today just repair clocks. However, originally they were master craftsmen who designed and built clocks by hand...
  
  s, blacksmith
  Blacksmith
  A blacksmith is a person who creates objects from iron or steel by forging the metal; i.e., by using tools to hammer, bend, and cut. Blacksmiths produce things like wrought iron gates, grills, railings, light fixtures, furniture, sculpture, tools, agricultural implements, decorative and religious...
  
  s, potters
  Pottery
  Pottery is the ceramic ware made by potters. Major types of pottery include earthenware, stoneware, and porcelain. The places where such wares are made are called potteries. Pottery is one of the oldest human technologies and art-forms, and remains a major industry today...
  
  , masons
  Masonry
  Masonry is the building of structures from individual units laid in and bound together by mortar; the term masonry can also refer to the units themselves. The common materials of masonry construction are brick, stone such as marble, granite, travertine, limestone; concrete block, glass block, and...
  
  , bridge builders, cloth makers
• Peter of Alcantara
  Peter of Alcantara
  Saint Peter of Alcantara was a Spanish Franciscan. He was born at Alcántara, Province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. His father, Peter Garavito, was the governor of Alcántara, and his mother was of the noble family of Sanabia...
  
   - guard
  Guard
  -Professional occupations:* Bodyguard, who protects an individual from personal assault* Crossing guard, who stops traffic so pedestrians can cross the street* Life guard, who rescues people from drowning* Prison guard, who supervises prisoners in a prison or jail...
  
  s
• Peter Celestine - bookbinders
• Phocas the Gardener - farmers, farmhands, husbandry
  Animal husbandry
  Animal husbandry, also called animal science, stockbreeding or simple husbandry, is the agricultural practice of breeding and raising livestock. It has been practiced for thousands of years, since the first domestication of animals....
  
  

Q

• Quentin
  Saint Quentin
  Saint Quentin , Quintinus in Latin, also known as Quentin of Amiens, is an early Christian saint. No real details are known of his life.-Martyrdom:...
  
   - bombardiers
  Bombardier (rank)
  Bombardier is a rank used in artillery units in the armies of Commonwealth countries instead of Corporal. Lance-Bombardier is used instead of Lance-Corporal....
  
  , chaplain
  Chaplain
  A chaplain is typically a priest, pastor, ordained deacon, rabbi, imam or other member of the clergy serving a group of people who are not organised as a mission or church, or who are unable to attend church for various reasons; such as health, confinement, or military or civil duties; lay...
  
  s, locksmiths, porter
  Porter
  Porter may refer to:*Cole Porter , American composer and songwriter*Michael Porter , University Professor at Harvard Business School*Porter , an English surname or given nameOccupations:...
  
  s, tailor
  Tailor
  A tailor is a person whose occupation is to sew and scissor menswear style jackets and the skirts or trousers that go with them.Although the term dates to the thirteenth century, tailor took on its modern sense in the late eighteenth century, and now refers to makers of men's and women's suits,...
  
  s, and surgeon
  Surgeon
  In medicine, a surgeon is a person who performs surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such to remove a diseased organ or to repair a tear or breakage. Surgeons may be medical doctors,...
  
  s

R

• Raphael the Archangel
  Raphael (archangel)
  Raphael is the name of an archangel of Judaism and Christianity who performs all manner of healing and another one of Islam....
  
   - doctors
  Medicine
  Medicine is the art and science of healing. It encompasses a range of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
  
  , pharmacist
  Pharmacist
  Pharmacists are health professionals who practice the science of pharmacy. In their traditional role, pharmacists typically take a request for medicines from a prescribing health care provider in the form of a medical prescription, evaluate the appropriateness of the prescription, dispense the...
  
  s, nurses
  Nursing
  Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from birth to the end of life....
  
  , shepherd
  Shepherd
  A shepherd is a person who tends to, feeds or guards sheep, especially in flocks. The word may also refer to one who provides religious guidance, as a pastor.- Origins :...
  
  s
• Raymond Nonnatus
  Raymond Nonnatus
  Saint Raymond Nonnatus was a saint from Catalonia in Spain. His surname is derived from the fact that he was born by Caesarean section . He is the patron saint of childbirth, midwives, children, and pregnant women...
  
   - midwives, obstetricians
  Obstetrics
  Obstetrics is the surgical specialty dealing with the care of women and their children during pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal. Midwifery is the non-medical equivalent...
  
  
• Raymond of Penyafort - medical record librarians, Canon lawyers
• Rebekah - physicists
• Regina - shepherd
  Shepherd
  A shepherd is a person who tends to, feeds or guards sheep, especially in flocks. The word may also refer to one who provides religious guidance, as a pastor.- Origins :...
  
  esses
• John Regis
  John Francis Regis
  Saint John Francis Regis, S.J., or Saint Jean François Regis was a French preacher recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.-Life:...
  
   - medical social work
  Social work
  Social Work is both a profession and social science. It involves the application of social theory and research methods to study and improve the lives of people, groups, and societies...
  
  ers
• Reinold
  Reinold
  Reinold was a Benedictine monk, living sometime during the tenth century. Supposedly a direct descendant of Charlemange, and the fourth son mentioned in the romatic poem Aymon, by William Caxton. He began his religious life by entering the Benedictine monastery of Pantaleon, Cologne, Germany, where...
  
   - Stonemasons
• Roch
  Roch
  Saint Roch or Rocco ; lived c.1348 - 15/16 August 1376/79 , also known as Rock or Rocco in English, was a Christian saint, a confessor whose death is commemorated on 16 August; he is specially invoked...
  
   - surgeons
  Surgery
  Surgery is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance, or sometimes for some other reason...
  
  , tile
  Tile
  A tile is a manufactured piece of hard-wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, or even glass. Tiles are generally used for covering roofs, floors, and walls, showers, or other objects such as tabletops...
  
  -makers, second-hand
  Second-Hand
  Second-Hand was a 2005 Romanian film directed by Dan Piţa.-Plot summary:The film's plot surrounds the romantic involvement of two contrasting characters: Petre , a Mafioso, and Andreea , a young violin player. The pair meet and fall in love...
  
   dealers, gravediggers
• Rose of Lima
  Rose of Lima
  Saint Rose of Lima, , the first Catholic saint of the Americas, was born in Lima, Peru.-Biography:Rose was born in the present-day city of Lima . She received the baptismal name Isabel Flores de Oliva. She was from a large family. Her father, Gaspar Flores, was a Spanish harquebusier, and her...
  
   - embroiderers
  Embroidery
  Embroidery is the art or handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with needle and thread or yarn. Embroidery may also incorporate other materials such as metal strips, pearls, beads, quills, and sequins....
  
  , gardeners

S

• Sebastian - soldiers, athletes
  Sport
  Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determinant of the outcome , but the term is also used to include activities such as...
  
  
• Severus of Avranches
  Severus of Avranches
  Severus of Avranches was born to a poor peasant family in France. He was a shepherd in his youth. After joining the priesthood, he rose through the ranks of monk, priest and later abbot. He became bishop of Avranches. In his later years, he resigned his bishopric and returned to monastic...
  
   - silk
  Silk
  Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The best-known type of silk is obtained from cocoons made by the larvae of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori reared in captivity...
  
   and wool
  Wool
  Wool is a fibrous protein derived from the specialized skin cells called follicles. The wool is taken from animals in the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of other mammals including: goats, llamas, and rabbits may also be called wool...
  
   makers, draper
  Draper
  Draper is the now largely obsolete term for a wholesaler, or especially retailer of cloth, mainly for clothing, or one who works in a draper's shop. A draper may additionally operate as a cloth merchant or a haberdasher. The drapers were an important trade guild...
  
  s; milliners and hatters
  Millinery
  Millinery refers to hats and other clothing sold by a hatter or to the profession or business of designing, making, or selling hats, dresses, and hat trim. It can also be used to refer to a type of store that sells those goods....
  
  
• Simon
  Simon the Tanner
  Saint Simon the Shoemaker , also known as Simon the Tanner , is the Coptic Orthodox saint associated with the legend of the moving the Mokattam Mountain in Cairo, Egypt, during the rule of the Muslim Fatimid Caliph Al-Muizz Li-Deenillah .Saint Simon lived towards the end of the 10th century when...
  
   - tanners
  Tanning
  Tanning is the process of making leather, which does not easily decompose, from the skins of animals, which do. Often this uses tannin, an acidic chemical compound. Coloring may occur during tanning....
  
  
• Solange
  Solange
  Solange was a Frankish shepherdess and a locally-venerated Christian saint, whose cult is restricted to Sainte Solange, Cher...
  
   - shepherd
  Shepherd
  A shepherd is a person who tends to, feeds or guards sheep, especially in flocks. The word may also refer to one who provides religious guidance, as a pastor.- Origins :...
  
  esses
• Stephen
  Saint Stephen
  Saint Stephen , known as the Protomartyr of Christianity, is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran and Eastern Orthodox Churches. Stephen means "wreath" or "crown" in Greek...
  
   - bricklayer
  Bricklayer
  A bricklayer or mason is a tradesman who lays bricks to construct brickwork. The term also refers to personnel who use blocks to construct blockwork walls and other forms of masonry. In British and Australian English, a bricklayer is colloquially known as a "brickie".The training of a trade in...
  
  s and mason
  Mason
  A mason is a worker who builds with concrete, brick or stone, otherwise known as masonry.Mason may also refer to:-Places:United States* Mason, Illinois* Masons, Maryland* Mason, Michigan, in Ingham County* Mason, Houghton County, Michigan...
  
  s, casket
  Casket
  A casket, or a jewelry box is a receptacle for trinkets and jewels. It may take a very modest form, covered in leather and lined with satin, or it may reach the monumental proportions of the jewel cabinets which were made for Marie Antoinette, one of which is at Windsor, and another at Versailles,...
  
  makers, deacon
  Deacon
  Deacon is a role in the Christian Church that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions...
  
  s, altar server
  Altar server
  An altar server is a lay assistant to a member of the clergy during a religious service. An altar server attends to supporting tasks at the altar such as fetching and carrying, ringing the altar bell, etc.-Altar Servers in the Roman Catholic Church:...
  
  s

T

• Tatiana of Rome
  Tatiana of Rome
  Saint Tatiana was a Christian martyr in 3rd century Rome during the reign of Emperor Alexander Severus. She was a deaconess of the early church....
  
   - students
• Theobald of Provins
  Theobald of Provins
  Saint Theobald of Provins was a French saint. Theobald was born at Provins to the French nobility; his father was Arnoul, Count Palatine of Champagne. He was named after his uncle Theobald of Vienne....
  
   - Farmers, wine
  Wine
  Wine is an alcoholic beverage typically made of fermented grape juice. The natural chemical balance of grapes is such that they can ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes or other nutrients. Wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast consumes...
  
  growers, shoemakers, belt
  Belt
  - In automobiles :* A safety or seat belt* Belt * An engine timing belt- In astronomy :* An asteroid belt or main belt, a cluster of asteroids orbiting a star...
  
  makers, charcoal
  Charcoal
  Charcoal is the blackish residue consisting of impure carbon obtained by removing water and other volatile constituents from animal and vegetation substances. Charcoal is usually produced by slow pyrolysis, the heating of wood, sugar, bone char, or other substances in the absence of oxygen...
  
  -burners
• Thérèse of Lisieux - florists, aviators, missionaries
• Thomas - architect
  Architect
  An architect is trained and licensed in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e. chief builder...
  
  s
• Thomas Aquinas
  Thomas Aquinas
  Saint Thomas Aquinas, O.P. was a priest of the Roman Catholic Church in the Dominican Order from Italy, and an immensely influential philosopher and theologian in the tradition of scholasticism, known as Doctor Angelicus and Doctor Communis...
  
   - students, teacher
  Teacher
  In education, a teacher is a person who educates others. A teacher who educates an individual student may also be described as a personal tutor....
  
  s, academics
  Academia
  Academia, Acadème, or the Academy are collective terms for the community of students and scholars engaged in higher education and research....
  
  
• Thomas Becket
  Thomas Becket
  Thomas Becket was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to his death. He is venerated as a saint and martyr by both the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion...
  
   - secular clergy
  Secular clergy
  In the Catholic Church, secular clergy are religious ministers, such as deacons and priests, who do not belong to a religious order. While regular clergy take vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience and place themselves under a monastic rule , secular clergy do not take vows, and they live in the...
  
  
• Thomas More
  Thomas More
  Sir Thomas More , also known as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, scholar, author, and statesman....
  
   - politician
  Politician
  A politician or political leader is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making. This includes people who hold decision-making positions in government, and people who seek those positions, whether by means of election, coup d'état, appointment, electoral fraud, conquest,...
  
  s, statesmen, lawyer
  Lawyer
  A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person licensed to practice law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain stability, and deliver...
  
  s, civil servants
  Civil service
  The term civil service has two distinct meanings:* A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations....
  
  , court clerk
  Court clerk
  A court clerk is an officer of the court whose responsibilities include maintaining the records of a court. Another duty is to administer oaths to witnesses, jurors, and grand jurors...
  
  s

U

• Urban of Langres
  Urban of Langres
  Saint Urban of Langres was a French saint and bishop. He served as the sixth bishop of Langres from 374 until his death. Saint Lodegaria was his sister....
  
   - vine
  Vine
  The term vine may refer to a climbing or trailing plant. The word, derived from Latin vīnea, in the original sense referred to the grapevines . The modern extended sense is mostly restricted to North American English, which uses "grapevine" to refer to the grape-bearing Vitis species...
  
  -growers, vine-dressers, gardeners, vintners, and coopers

V

• Valentine
  Saint Valentine
  Saint Valentine is the name of several martyred saints of ancient Rome. The name "Valentine", derived from valens , was popular in Late Antiquity. Of the Saint Valentine whose feast is on February 14, nothing is known except his name and that he was buried at the Via Flaminia north of Rome on ...
  
   - beekeeping
  Beekeeping
  Beekeeping is the maintenance of honey bee colonies, commonly in hives, by humans. A beekeeper keeps bees in order to collect honey and beeswax, to pollinate crops, or to produce bees for sale to other beekeepers. A location where bees are kept is called an apiary.-Origins:There are more than...
  
  
• Veronica
  Saint Veronica
  Saint Veronica or Berenice, according to the "Acta Sanctorum" published by the Bollandists , was a pious woman of Jerusalem who, moved with pity as Jesus carried his cross to Golgotha, gave him her veil that he might wipe his forehead. Jesus accepted the offering and after using it handed it back...
  
  - laundry workers; photographers
• Vincent of Saragossa
  Vincent of Saragossa
  Saint Vincent of Saragossa, also known as Vincent of Huesca or Vincent the Deacon, is the patron saint of Lisbon. His feast day is January 22 in the Roman Catholic Church, and November 11 in the Eastern Orthodox Churches...
  
   - winemakers
  Winemaking
  Winemaking, or vinification, is the production of wine, starting with selection of the grapes or other produce and ending with bottling the finished wine. Although most wine is made from grapes, it may also be made from other fruit or non-toxic plant material...
  
  
• Vincent de Paul
  Vincent de Paul
  Vincent de Paul was a Catholic priest dedicated to serving the poor, who is venerated as a saint.-Life:De Paul was born in Landes, Gascony, France, to a peasant family. He had three brothers and two sisters....
  
   - hospital
  Hospital
  A hospital is an institution for health care providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment, and often but not always providing for longer-term patient stays....
  
   workers
• Vincent Ferrer
  Vincent Ferrer
  Saint Vincent Ferrer was a Valencian Dominican missionary and logician.-Early life:...
  
   - builders
• Vitus
  Vitus
  Vitus was a Christian saint from Sicily. He died as a martyr during the persecution of Christians by co-ruling Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian in 303. Vitus is counted as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers of the Roman Catholic Church....
  
   - comedian
  Comedian
  A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain members of an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
  
  s, dancers

W

• Walstan
  Walstan
  Saint Walstan or Walston , was born either in Bawburgh in Norfolk, or Blytburgh in Suffolk, and because of his life dedicated to farming and the care of farm animals, is the patron saint of farms, farmers, farmhands, ranchers and husbandrymen....
  
   - farmers, farmhands, husbandry
  Animal husbandry
  Animal husbandry, also called animal science, stockbreeding or simple husbandry, is the agricultural practice of breeding and raising livestock. It has been practiced for thousands of years, since the first domestication of animals....
  
  
• Winefride
  Winefride
  Saint Winefride was a legendary 7th century Welsh noblewoman who was canonized after dying for the sake of her chastity. A healing spring at the site of her death is now a shrine and pilgrimage site called St Winefride's Well in Holywell, known as the Lourdes of Wales...
  
   - payroll clerks
• Winnoc
  Winnoc
  Saint Winnoc was an abbot or prior of Wormhout who came from Wales. Three lives of this saint are extant. The best of these, the first life, was written by a monk of St. Bertin in the middle of the ninth century, or perhaps a century earlier.St. Winnoc is generally called a Breton, but the...
  
   - miller
  Miller
  A miller usually refers to a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a cereal crop to make flour.Milling is among the oldest of human occupations...
  
  s
• Wolbodo
  Wolbodo
  Saint Wolbodo was the bishop of Liège from 1018 to 1021.St. Wolbodo's day is celebrated on April 21.-Life:Wolbodo probably descended from a Flemish noble family. He was educated at the Domschool in Utrecht. In 1012 he became head teacher there.-Honouring:After his death Wolbodo was honoured as a...
  
   - students
• Wolfgang of Regensburg
  Wolfgang of Regensburg
  Saint Wolfgang or Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg was bishop of Regensburg in Bavaria from Christmas 972 until his death. He is a saint of the Roman Catholic church...
  
   - woodworkers, woodcarvers

Z

• Zeno of Verona
  Zeno of Verona
  Zeno of Verona, was either an early Christian Bishop of Verona or martyr. He is a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.-Life and historicity:...
  
   - fishermen
  Fishing
  Fishing is the activity of catching fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
  
  
• Zita
  Zita
  Saint Zita was an Italian saint, the patron saint of maids and domestic servants. She is also appealed to in order to help find lost keys.-Life:...
  
   - domestic servants, waiters
  Waiter
  Waiting staff, wait staff, or waitstaff are those who work at a restaurant or a bar attending customers — supplying them with food and drink as requested...
  
  

See also

• Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary
  Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary
  A list of Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary by occupations and activities, dioceses and other places:-Occupations and activities:The Blessed Virgin Mary may be taken as a patroness of any good activity; indeed, she is cited as the patroness of all humanity. However, certain occupations and...
  
  
• Patron saints of ailments, illness and dangers
  Patron saints of ailments, illness and dangers
  A list of patron saints of ailments, illness and dangers:-A:*Abd-al-Masih - sterile women *Saint Abel - patron of the blind and the lame*Abhai - poisonous reptiles*Agapitus of Palestrina -invoked against colic*Agatha - breast cancer...
  
  
• Patron saints of places
  Patron saints of places
  This article features a list of patron saints of places by nation, region and town/city. If a place is not here it may be in Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary.-Supranational:*Benedict of Nursia – main patron saint of Europe...
  
  
• Saint symbology
  Saint symbology
  Christianity has used symbolism from its very beginnings. Each saint has a story and a reason why he or she led an exemplary life. Symbols have been used to tell these stories throughout the history of the Church. A number of Christian saints are traditionally represented by a symbol or iconic...