Who is the patron saint of missionaries?
15 saints in this library are patrons of missionaries. Each profile below cites its sources, and says where those sources disagree rather than picking between them.
Saint Adalbert of Prague
956 - April 23, 997
Feast: April 23Read
Saint Boniface
c. 675 - June 5, 754
Germany, per Franciscan Media. He is called its Apostle
Feast: June 5Read
Saint Charles de Foucauld
September 15, 1858 - December 1, 1916
Feast: December 1Read
Saint Columban
543 - November 21, 615
Neither source assigns a patronage. He is invoked by missionaries and by Ireland
Feast: November 23Read
Saints Cyril and Methodius
Cyril c. 827 - 869; Methodius c. 826 - April 6, 885
Feast: February 14Read
Saint Francis Xavier
April 7, 1506 - December 1552
Japan, jewelers, missions, and sailors
Feast: December 3Read
Saint John Francis Regis
January 31, 1597 - December 1640
Neither source assigns a patronage. He is invoked by social workers and by women leaving prostitution
Feast: June 16Read
Saint Louis de Montfort
January 31, 1673 - April 28, 1716
Feast: April 28Read
Saint Marianne Cope
January 23, 1838 - August 9, 1918
Feast: January 23Read
Saint Matthias
First century
Neither source assigns a patronage. He is invoked by those discerning a calling
Feast: May 14Read
Saint Oswald
c. 605 - August 5, 642
Feast: August 5Read
Saints Peter and Paul
Both died at Rome, under Nero, between 64 and 68
Feast: June 29Read
Saint Peter Claver
1581 - September 8, 1654
Feast: September 9Read
Saint Teresa of Calcutta
August 26, 1910 - September 5, 1997
Feast: September 5Read
Saint Therese of Lisieux
January 2, 1873 - September 30, 1897
Missionaries, florists, priests, and pilots
Feast: October 1Read
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