St. Francis Xavier is the patron saint of Roman Catholic Missions.

St. Damascus I is the patron saint of archaelologists.

St. John of Kanty is the patron saints of Poland and Lithuania.

St. John Damascene is the patron saint of painters, people missing limbs and pharmacists.

St. Lucy is the patron saint of the blind and those with eye trouble.

St. Stephen is the patron saint of bricklayers and stonemasons.

St. Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, and students in various cities and countries around Europe.

St. John of the Cross is the patron saint of mystics and Spanish poets.

St. John is the patron saint of love, loyalty, friendships, and authors.

St. Ambrose is the patron saint of bees, beekeepers and even candle makers.

St. Peter Canisus is the patron saint of Germany.

St. Sylvester is the patron saint of the chivalric order called the Militia Aurata, or “of the Golden Spur.”