December Saints
St. Francis Xavier – December 3
St. Francis Xavier is the patron saint of Roman Catholic missions.
St. Nicholas – December 6
St. Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, and students in various cities and countries around Europe.
July 4 - St. Elizabeth of Portugal
St. Ambrose – December 7
St. Ambrose is the patron saint of bees, beekeepers and even candle makers.
St. Lucy – December 13
St. Lucy is the patron saint of the blind and those with eye-trouble.
St. John of the Cross – December 14
St. John of the Cross is the patron saint of mystics and contemplatives and of Spanish poets.
St. Peter Canisius - December 21
St. Peter Canisius is the patron saint of Germany.
St. John of Kanty – December 23
St. John of Kanty is the patron saint of Poland and Lithuania.
St. Stephen – December 26
St. Stephen is the patron saint of bricklayers and stonemasons.
St. John, the Evangelist – December 27
St. John is the patron saint of love, loyalty, friendships, and authors.
St. Thomas Becket - December 29
St. Thomas Becket is the patron saint of secular clergy (priests and deacons who serve pastorally in parishes).
Click here to download the St. Thomas Becket coloring page.
St. Denis - October 9
St. Maria Goretti is the patron saint of purity, young women, and victims of assault.
St. Francois de Laval - May 6
St. Francois de Laval - May 6
St. Sylvester - December 31
St. Sylvester is the patron saint of the chivalric order called the Militia Aurata, or “of the Golden Spur”.
St. John I - May 18
