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May Saints
May 1 - St. Pius V
Pope Pius V is the patron saint of Bosco Marengo, Italy.
May 6 - St. Francois de Laval
St. Francois de Laval is the patron saint of the Bishops of Canada.
May 21 - St. Eugene de Mazenod
St. Eugene de Mazenod is the patron saint of dysfunctional families.
May 1 - St. Joseph the Worker
St. Joseph is the patron saint of workers.
May 10 - St. John of Avila
In Spain, St. John of Avila is honoured as the patron saint of diocesan priests.
May 21 - St. Christopher Magallanes
St. Christopher Magallanes is the patron saint of cancers.
May 2 - St. Athanasius
St. Athanasius is the patron saint of the defense of the faith.
May 18 - St. Matthias
St. Matthias is the patron saint of carpenters, tailors, those with smallpox, and in prayers for perseverance and for hope.
May 22 - St. Rita of Cascia
St. Rita of Cascia is the patron saints of heartbroken women, specifically for sterility, abuse victims, loneliness, marriage difficulties, parenthood, widows, and bodily ills.
May 3 - St. Phillip and St. James
St. Phillip is the patron saint of hatters, pastry chefs, and bakers.St. James the Lesser is the patron saint of pharmacists.
May 18 - St. John I
St. John I is the patron saint of catechists.
May 25 - St. Bede, the Venerable
St. Bede, the Venerable is the patron saint of scholars and historians.