All patron saints
Who is the patron saint of children?
6 saints in this library are patrons of children. Each profile below cites its sources, and says where those sources disagree rather than picking between them.
Saint Dominic Savio
April 2, 1842 - March 9, 1857
Feast: March 9Read
Saint Jerome Emiliani
1481 or 1486 - February 8, 1537
Orphans and abandoned children, named so by Pius XI in 1928
Feast: February 8Read
Saint John Bosco
August 16, 1815 - January 31, 1888
Young apprentices and Catholic publishers, from his work in trades and printing
Feast: January 31Read
Saint Mary MacKillop
January 15, 1842 - August 8, 1909
Feast: August 8Read
Saint Nicholas
Fourth century
Children, travelers, mariners, merchants and bakers
Feast: December 6Read
Saint Thomas of Villanova
1488 - September 8, 1555
Neither source assigns a patronage. He is invoked by almsgivers and by Valencia
Feast: September 22Read
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