All patron saints
Who is the patron saint of mothers?
6 saints in this library are patrons of mothers. Each profile below cites its sources, and says where those sources disagree rather than picking between them.
Saint Anne
First century BC to first century AD
Mothers, grandparents, and women in labor
Feast: July 26Read
Saint Bridget of Sweden
c. 1303 - July 23, 1373
Europe - named a co-patroness in 1999, with Catherine of Siena and Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Feast: July 23Read
Saint Joachima de Vedruna
1783 - 1854
Feast: August 28Read
Saint Margaret of Cortona
1247 - February 22, 1297
Neither source assigns a patronage. She is invoked by single mothers and by the falsely judged
Feast: February 22Read
Saint Margaret of Scotland
c. 1045 - November 16, 1093
Neither source assigns a patronage. She is patron of Scotland and invoked by mothers
Feast: November 16Read
Saint Monica
c. 330 - 387
Mothers, wives, conversion, and alcoholics
Feast: August 27Read
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