Unusual Patron Saints Etc?

Question

Do you know of any? I like St Blaise, the Patron Saint of Throat Problems. The most unusual one wins 10 points.

This isn't just limited to Christianity by the way, if you can produce a god/goddess, Holy person. prophet etc. who represents something odd, then it counts.

I just thought we could do with a nice silly break from all the usual bedlam on R&S (Just running this tonight, so hurry, hurry, hurry! ) :)

Answer 1

St. Clair of Assisi is the patron saint of television and she was born well before the TV was even thought of. The reason is because when she became too ill to go to Mass it would be displayed on the wall of her cell, therefore she could see all what went on in the Mass.
St. Fiacre is the patron saint of Cab drivers and of hemorrhoids. Kind of ironic since he was known for curing the sick from fistulas and hemorrhoids.
Those are just two of many saints. God bless and have a great day.

Answer 2

Unusual Patron Saints

Answer 3

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Answer 4

St Albinus of Angers is the patron saint you call on when attacked by pirates, apparently.

St Fiacre is the patron saint of Gardeners, Taxi Drivers, People with VD and people with hemorrhoids.

St Ursicinus of Saint-Ursanne is invoked when one has a stiff neck.

St Dunstan is the Patron Saint of Lighthouse-Keepers.

St Isadore is the Patron Saint of the Internet, or will be very soon.

St John the Apostle is patron of Hospital Administrators.

That's all I can find, but it's been interesting, Thanks!

Answer 5

St. Bartholomew - Patron Saint of Plasterers

I thought St Jude was patron saint of lost causes because folks confused him with Judas.

Answer 6

How about St. Isidore of Seville - the patron saint of the Internet:

Son of Severianus and Theodora, people known for their piety. Brother of Saint Fulgentius, Saint Florentina, and Saint Leander of Seville, who raised him after their father's death. Initially a poor student, he gave the problem over to God and became one of the most learned men of his time. Priest. Helped his brother Leander, archbishop of Seville, in the conversion the Visigoth Arians. Hermit.

Archbishop of Seville c.601, succeeding his brother to the position. Teacher, founder, reformer. Required seminaries in every diocese, wrote a rule for religious orders. Prolific writer including a dictionary, an encyclopedia, a history of Goths, and a history of the world beginning with creation.

Answer 7

How about St Werenfridis, patron saint of stiff joints?

Answer 8

St. Basilissa
Feastday: May 20


Basilla, also known as Basilissa, was a member of a noble Roman family. She refused to marry Pompeius, a Roman patrician, after her conversion to Christianity. She was beheaded for her faith when she was denounced to Emperor Galienus by Pompeius and remained steadfast in her refusal to marry him. The facts of the story are uncertain. Her feast day is May 20th.

patron saint of breast feeding!!

Answer 9

Saint Jude - the patron saint of lost causes. Saint Jude later became synonymous with the fight against childrens' cancers. A childrens' cancer hospital system is named for it, and I think it symbolizes the difficult struggles that children and their families face when confronted with cancer.

Saint Anthony - the patron saint of lost items.

Answer 10

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