List of patron saints by occupation and activity

men, with a cannon • Academics - Thomas Aquinas, Albert the Great • Actors - Genesius • Comic actors - Maturinus • Accountants - Matthew • Advertisers - Bernardino of Siena Tarcisius, Lorenzo Ruiz, Pedro Calungsod • Ambassadors - Gabriel the Archangel • Anesthesiologists - René Goupil • Animal rights activists - Francis of Assisi • Apprentices - John Bosco • Archeologists - Helen of Constantinople • Archers - George, Nicholas of Myra, Ursula • Archivists - Lawrence • Architects - Benedict of Nursia, Bernward of Hildesheim, Thomas the Apostle • Armourers - George • Arms dealers - Adrian of Nicomedia • Art dealers - John the Evangelist • Artillerymen - Barbara • Artists - Luke the Evangelist, Philip Neri, Eligius • Astronauts - Joseph of Cupertino • Astronomers - Dominic • Athletes - Sebastian, Christopher, St Hyacinth • Attorneys - Genesius • Authors - Francis de Sales, John the Evangelist, Lucy • Aviators - Joseph of Cupertino, Our Lady of Loreto, Thérèse of Lisieux (The Little Flower) ==B==

• Bakers - Agatha of Sicily, Elizabeth of Hungary, • Bakers of altar bread - Honorius of Amiens • Bankers - Bernardine of Feltre, • Basket makers - Anthony the Abbot, • Beekeepers - Ambrose of Milan, Bernard of Clairvaux, Valentine • Beggars - Ambrose of Milan, Elisabeth of Hungary, Giles, Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur • Bell makers - Agatha of Sicily Dorothea of Caesarea, Nicholas of Myra • Bridge builders - Bénézet, Peter the Apostle • Bricklayers - Stephen • Broadcasters - Gabriel the Archangel • Brush makers - Anthony the Great • Builders - Barbara, Vincent Ferrer • Businessmen - Homobonus • Butchers - Adrian of Nicomedia, Andrew the Apostle, Anthony the Abbot, George, Peter the Apostle ==C==

• Cabinet makers - Andrew the Apostle • Cavalry - Saint George|George • Chefs - Francis Caracciolo, Lawrence • Pastry chefs - Honorius of Amiens, Philip • Chemists - Albert the Great • Chess players - Teresa of Ávila • Children - Nicholas of Myra • Chimney sweeps - Erasmus of Formiae, Florian • Cinema - Genesius • Civil engineers - Dominic de la Calzada • Civil servants - Thomas More • Clergy of Korea - Andrew Kim • Clerics - Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows • Clock makers - Peter the Apostle • Clothworkers - Homobonus, Peter the Apostle • Clowns - Genesius, Maturinus • Cobblers - Crispin • Coffee house owners - Drogo of Sebourg • Comedians - Genesius, Lawrence, Philip Neri, Vitus • College students - Isabel Cristina • Communications workers - Gabriel the Archangel • Computer programmers - Isidore of Seville • Computer scientists - Isidore of Seville • Computer technicians - Isidore of Seville • Computer users - Isidore of Seville • Confectioners - Honorius of Amiens • Cooks - Lawrence, Martha • Coopers - Urban of Langres • Couriers - Bona of Pisa • Court clerks - Thomas More • Craftsmen - Joseph, Macarius of Unzha, Eligius • Cream clotters - Piran • Curriers - Bartholomew the Apostle, Crispin • Customs agents - Matthew • Cutlers - Lucy • Cyclists - Sebastian ==D==

• Dairy workers - Brigid of Ireland • Dancers - Vitus • Deacons - Stephen, Marinus • Dentists - Antipas, Apollonia, Gianna Beretta Molla • Domestic servants - Zita • Drapers - Severus of Avranches • Drivers - Christopher, Fiacre, Frances of Rome • Dyers - Maurice and Lydia ==E==

• Ecologists - Francis of Assisi, Marcellin Champagnat, Scholastica • Electricians – Virgin of Candelaria • Embroiderers - Clare of Assisi, • English writers - Bede • Environmentalists - Kateri • Equestrians - Andrew the Apostle, George, James (son of Zebedee) • Exorcists - Anastasia of Sirmium ==F==

• Farmers - Benedict of Nursia, Bernard of Vienne, Botolph, Isidore the Farmer, Notburga, Phocas the Gardener, Theobald of Provins, Walstan • Farm workers - Andrew the Apostle, Benedict of Nursia, Bernard of Vienne, Eligius, George, Florian • Furriers - Hubert of Liège, James (son of Zebedee) ==G==

• Gamblers - Cajetan • Gamers / Gaming - Carlo Acutis • Gardeners - Ansovinus, Christopher, Fiacre, Gertrude of Nivelles, Phocas the Gardener, Rose of Lima, Urban of Langres • Geoscientists - Barbara • Glass makers - Peter the Apostle • Glaziers - Lucy • Gilders - Clare of Assisi • Goldsmiths - Clare of Assisi, Dunstan, Eligius • Grave diggers - Anthony the Abbot, Roch • Grocers - Michael the Archangel • Guards - Adrian of Nicomedia, Peter of Alcantara • Guides - Bona of Pisa ==H==

• Hairdressers - Mary Magdalene • Harness makers - Eligius • Harvesters - Peter the Apostle • Hat makers - Severus of Avranches • Healers - Anastasia of Sirmium, John of God, Jude • Husbandry - Benedict of Nursia, Bernard of Vienne, Eligius, George, Isidore the Farmer, Phocas the Gardener, Walstan • Hunters - Eustace, ==I==

• Ice skaters - Lidwina • Immigrants - Frances Xavier Cabrini • Infantrymen - Maurice • Innkeepers - Amand ==J==

• Janitors - Zita • Jesters - Maturinus • Jesuit scholastics - Aloysius Gonzaga • Jewelers - Eligius • Jewish Converts - Edith Stein • Job seekers - Cajetan • Joiners - Matthew • Journalists - Francis de Sales • Jurors - Catherine of Siena • Jurists - John of Capistrano ==K==

• Kings - Edward the Confessor • Knights - George • Knights Hospitaller - John the Almoner, John the Baptist ==L==

• Laborers - Joseph, Lucy • Lace workers - Teresa of Ávila • Land surveyors - Thomas the Apostle • Laundry workers - Clare of Assisi, Hunna, Veronica • Lawyers - Genesius, Thomas More, Yves • Leatherworkers - Bartholomew the Apostle, Crispin • Librarians - Catherine of Alexandria, Jerome, Lawrence • Lighthouse keepers - Verena • Linguists - Gottschalk • Locksmiths - Dunstan, Quentin • Lost things - Saint Anthony of Padua, Saint Phanourios • Lumberjacks - Gummarus ==M==

• Marble workers - Clement • Mental health professionals - Dymphna • Merchants - Amand, Francis of Assisi, Macarius of Unzha, Nicholas of Myra • Messengers - Gabriel the Archangel • Metal workers - Eligius • Meteorologists - Medard • Midwives - Pantaleon, Raymond Nonnatus • Millers - Arnulph, Christina the Astonishing, Leodegar, Winnoc • Miners - Barbara • Missionaries - Francis Xavier, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Thérèse of Lisieux (The Little Flower ) • Motorcyclists - Columbanus • Motorists - Anthony the Abbot • Mountaineers - Bernard of Menthon • Musicians - Cecilia, Dunstan, Hildegard of Bingen ==N==

• Natural scientists - Albertus Magnus • Navigators - Brendan the Navigator • Nomadic travelers - Anthony of Padua • Numismatists - Eligius • Notaries - Luke the Evangelist • Nuns - Brigid of Ireland • Benedictine nuns - Scholastica • Nurses - Agatha of Sicily, Alexius of Rome, Camillus of Lellis, Catherine of Alexandria, John of God, Margaret of Antioch, Raphael the Archangel • Children's nurses - Foillan • Nursing services - Elisabeth of Hungary • Italian nurses - Catherine of Siena • Nurse anesthetists - René Goupil • Nursing mothers - Basilissa ==O==

• Obstetricians - Raymond Nonnatus • Officers at arms - Benedict of Nursia • Oil refiners - Honorius of Amiens • Orphans - Gerolamo Emiliani , Thérèse of Lisieux, Ursula • Overseas workers - Lorenzo Ruiz ==P==

• Painters - Luke the Evangelist • Papal delegates - Pope John XXIII • Paramedics - Michael the Archangel • Paralegals - Patrick • Paratroopers - Michael the Archangel • Parish clerks - Cassian of Imola • Pasty crimpers - Piran • Pawnbrokers - Bernardine of Feltre, Nicholas of Myra • Peasants - Lucy • Perfumers - Matthew • Pewterers - Fiacre • Pharmacists - Cosmas, Damian, Gemma Galgani, James (son of Alphaeus), James (son of Zebedee), Mary Magdalene, Raphael the Archangel • Philosophers - > Augustine of Hippo, Albertus Magnus, Boethius, Catherine of Alexandria • Photographers - Veronica • Physicists - Rebekah • Pig keepers - Anthony the Abbot, Malo • Pilgrims - Bona of Pisa, James (son of Zebedee) • Pilots - Christopher • Plasterers - Bartholomew the Apostle • Plowboys - Fiacre • Plumbers - Maturinus • Poets - John Henry Newman • Police dispatchers - Gabriel the Archangel • Police officers - Jude, Michael the Archangel • Brazilian police officers - George • Politicians - Thomas the Apostle, Thomas More, Marinus • Polytechnic engineering - Ferdinand III of Castile • Poor students - Joseph of Cupertino • Popes - Peter the Apostle • Porters - Quentin • Postal workers - Gabriel the Archangel • Potters - Justa and Rufina, Peter the Apostle • Preachers - Catherine of Alexandria • Pregnant women - Gerard Majella • Priests - John Vianney • Diocesan priests - Thomas Becket • Princes - Gottschalk • Printers - Augustine of Hippo, John Bosco • Prison officers • Italian prison officers - Basilides • Psychiatrists - Christina the Astonishing, Dymphna • Publishers - John Bosco • Pyrotechnicians - Erasmus of Formiae ==Q==

• Queens - Jadwiga of Poland ==R==

• Radio workers - Gabriel the Archangel • Radiologists - Gabriel the Archangel • Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers soldiers - Eligius ==S==

• Saddle makers - Crispin, George • Saddlers - Lucy • Sailors - Botolph, Brendan the Navigator, • Servers the sick - Saint Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur • Shepherds - Bernadette of Lourdes, Cuthbert, Cuthman, Dominic of Silos, Drogo of Sebourg, George, Germaine Cousin, Julian the Hospitaller, Raphael the Archangel, Regina, Solange • Shoemakers - Crispin, Gangulphus, Peter the Apostle, Theobald of Provins • Shorthand writers - Cassian of Imola • Skiers - Bernard of Menthon • Silk makers - Severus of Avranches • Software engineers - Carlo Acutis, Isidore of Seville • Soldiers - Adrian of Nicomedia, George, Ignatius of Loyola, Joan of Arc, Martin of Tours, Michael the Archangel, Sebastian, Theodore, Heahmund • Special forces - Philip Neri • Spectacle makers - Jerome • Speleologists • Italian speleologists - Benedict of Nursia • Spiritual directors - Ephrem the Syrian • Spur makers - Giles • Stablemen - Andrew the Apostle • Stained glass workers - Lucy • Statesmen - Thomas More • Steeplejacks - Erasmus of Formiae • Stenographers - Cassian of Imola, Catherine of Alexandria • Stonecutters - Clement • Stonemasons - Barbara, Blaise, Reinold, Marinus • Students - Albertus Magnus, Benedict of Nursia, Catherine of Alexandria, Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, Gemma Galgani, Isidore of Seville, Lawrence, Tatiana of Rome, Thomas Aquinas, Ursula, Wolbodo, St Alfred the Great • Students in various European cities - Nicholas of Myra • Surfers - Christopher • Surgeons - Cosmas, Damian, Foillan, Luke the Evangelist, Quentin, Roch ==T==

• Tailors - Homobonus, Matthias, Quentin • Tanners - Bartholomew the Apostle, Catherine of Alexandria, Clement, Crispin, Gangulphus, James (son of Zebedee), John the Apostle, John the Evangelist, Lawrence, Mary Magdalene, Simon • Tax collectors - Matthew • Teachers - Andrew the Apostle, Gregory the Great, Marcellin Champagnat, Thomas Aquinas • Christian teachers - John Baptist de la Salle • Television workers - Gabriel the Archangel • Test takers - Joseph of Cupertino • Teutonic Knights - George • Tin miners - Piran • Tinsmiths - Joseph of Arimathea, Piran • Tinsmiths in Paris - Maturinus • Theater performers - Clare of Assisi, • Those who work at great heights - Erasmus of Formiae • Tile makers - Fiacre, Roch • Town criers - Blaise • Toymakers - Claude La Colombière, Nicholas of Myra • Translators - Jerome, Gottschalk • Trappers - Bartholomew the Apostle, Eustachius • Travellers - Bona of Pisa, Botolph, Christopher, James (son of Zebedee), Joseph, Macarius of Unzha, Raphael the Archangel • Truss makers - Foillan ==U==