Who is the patron saint of the poor?
18 saints in this library are patrons of the poor. Each profile below cites its sources, and says where those sources disagree rather than picking between them.
Saint Anthony of Padua
c. 1195 - June 13, 1231
Lost items, the poor, and travelers
Feast: June 13Read
Saint Benedict Joseph Labre
1748 - April 16, 1783
Homeless persons, per Franciscan Media
Feast: April 16Read
Saint Cajetan
October 1480 - August 7, 1547
Neither source assigns a patronage. He is invoked by the unemployed and by job seekers
Feast: August 7Read
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
1207 - November 17, 1231
Bakers, Catholic Charities, and the Secular Franciscan Order
Feast: November 17Read
Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen
1577 - April 24, 1622
Neither source assigns a patronage. Lawyers claim him, and he was one
Feast: April 24Read
Saint Francis Borgia
October 28, 1510 - September 30, 1572
Invoked against earthquakes, per Franciscan Media
Feast: October 10Read
Saint Giles
c. 650 - early 8th century
Beggars, the poor, the disabled, and those caught in disasters, per Franciscan Media
Feast: September 1Read
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 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 Joseph Cafasso
January 15, 1811 - June 23, 1860
Feast: June 23Read
Saint Josephine Bakhita
c. 1869 - February 8, 1947
Feast: February 8Read
Saint Lawrence
Died August 10, 258
Neither source assigns a patronage. He is invoked by cooks, firefighters and the poor
Feast: August 10Read
Saint Louis de Montfort
January 31, 1673 - April 28, 1716
Feast: April 28Read
Saint Martin of Tours
c. 316 - 397
Neither source assigns a patronage. He is patron of soldiers, of beggars and of France
Feast: November 11Read
Saint Mary MacKillop
January 15, 1842 - August 8, 1909
Feast: August 8Read
Saint Teresa of Calcutta
August 26, 1910 - September 5, 1997
Feast: September 5Read
Saint Thomas of Villanova
1488 - September 8, 1555
Neither source assigns a patronage. He is invoked by almsgivers and by Valencia
Feast: September 22Read
Saint Vincent de Paul
1580 - September 27, 1660
All charitable societies, by designation of Leo XIII on May 1, 1885
Feast: September 27Read
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