All patron saints
Who is the patron saint of prisoners and captives?
4 saints in this library are patrons of prisoners and captives. Each profile below cites its sources, and says where those sources disagree rather than picking between them.
Saint Dismas
First century
Persons condemned to death; prisoners and the dying, according to Vatican News
Feast: March 25Read
Saint John of Matha
c. 1154 - December 17, 1213
Feast: December 17Read
Saint Leonard of Noblac
Sixth century; died 559 by one account
Prisoners and captives, childbirth, and horses, per Catholic Culture; invoked for captives, women in confinement, and sick people and beasts, per the Catholic Encyclopedia
Feast: November 6Read
Saint Severinus of Noricum
c. 406 - 482
Bavaria, linen weavers, vine-growers and prisoners; second patron of the Diocese of Linz
Feast: January 8Read
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