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denotes that the saint is a Canadian Saint or a patron saint of Canada.
January 2 - St. Basil and St. Gregory Nazianzen
St. Basil the Great is the patron saint of hospital administrators, reformers, education, and liturgists.
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St. Gregory Nazianzen is the patron saint of harvests and poets.
January 7 - St. Andre Bessette
St. Andre Bessette is the patron saint of those who are sick, marginalized, and in need of healing.
January 8 - St. Raymond of Penyafort
St. Raymond of Penyafort is the patron saint of canon lawyers.
January 12 - St. Marguerite Bourgeoys
St. Marguerite Bourgeoys is the patron saint of poverty, loss of parents and people rejected by religious orders.
January 13 - St. Hilary of Poitiers
St. Hilary of Poitiers is the patron saint of children with disabilities (for unknown reasons), mothers, and sick people.
January 21 - St. Agnes
St. Agnes is the patron saint of girls, chastity, engaged couples, virgins, rape victims, and the Girls Scouts.
January 22 - St. Vincent of Saragossa
St. Vincent is the patron saint of Lisbon and Valencia.
January 24 - St. Francis De Sales
St. Francis De Sales is the patron saint of adult education, the deaf, and journalists.
January 26 - St. Timothy and St. Titus
Sts. Timothy and Titus are the patron saints of relief from stomach and intestinal disorders. St. Titus is also recognized as the patron saint of Crete and the United States Army Chaplain Corps.
January 27 - St. Angela Merici
St. Angela Merici is the patron saint of the sick, the disabled, and those who have lost their parents.
January 28 - St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Thomas Aquinas is the patron saint of Catholic schools, students, universities, and scholars.
January 31 - St. John Bosco
St. John Bosco is the patron saint of young people, apprentices, editors, and publishers.
February Saints
February 3 - St. Blaise
St. Blaise is the patron saint of wool combers, wild animals, candle makers and ailments of the throat.
February 5 - St. Agatha
St. Agatha is the patron saint of rape victims, breast cancer patients.
February 6 - St. Paul Miki
St. Marguerite Bourgeoys is the patron saint of poverty, loss of parents and people rejected by religious orders.
February 8 - St. Jerome Emiliani
St. Jerome Emiliani is the patron saint of orphans and abandoned children.
February 8 - St. Josephine Bahkita
St. Josephine Bahkita is the patron saint of Sudan and of victims of human trafficking.
February 10 - St. Scholastica
St. Scholastica is the patron saint of Benedictine nuns, and is also invoked against storms and rain.
February 14 - St. Valentine
St. Valentine is the patron saint of lovers and happy marriages.
February 21 - St. Peter Damian
St. Peter Damian is the patron saint of those who struggle with insomnia and sleep difficulties.
February 23 - St. Polycarp
St. Polycarp is the patron saint of earaches and dysentery.
Christine Taylor, Director
catechetics@padiocese.ca
306-922-4747 ext. 227