Who is the patron saint of workers?
9 saints in this library are patrons of workers. Each profile below cites its sources, and says where those sources disagree rather than picking between them.
Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez
1532 or 1533 - October 1617
Majorca, where he spent forty-five years as a doorkeeper
Feast: October 30Read
Saint Bernardine of Siena
September 8, 1380 - May 20, 1444
Advertising and public relations, of Italy, and against gambling
Feast: May 20Read
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 Clement
Died c. 101
Mariners, marble workers and tanners, per Franciscan Media
Feast: November 23Read
Saint James the Greater
First century - A.D. 44
Chile, laborers, Nicaragua, rheumatism sufferers, and Spain
Feast: July 25Read
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 Joseph
First century
Fathers, families, and carpenters
Feast: March 19Read
Saint Paul VI
September 26, 1897 - August 6, 1978
Feast: May 29Read
Saint Vincent of Zaragossa
Birth unknown - 304
Feast: January 22Read
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