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Patron Saints

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Introduction:
"Nearly every profession, country, city, malady, and state of being has its patron saint. See if you can guess who is patron of what. Good Luck!"


1. This very misunderstood Biblical lady is patroness of the perfume trade because of her association with fragrant ointments.
    St. Elizabeth
    St. Martha
    St. Mary Magdalene
    St. Lydia Purpuraria


2. Another saint mentioned in the New Testament in connection with the death of Christ, he is the patron of undertakers, rather fittingly.
    St. Simeon
    St. Joseph of Arimathea
    St. Nicodemus
    St. Gamaliel


3. This possibly fictitious female saint is patroness of laundresses, though she is famous for a certain stain on her veil.
    St. Helena
    St. Barbara
    St. Margaret
    St. Veronica


4. This earliest of Christian martyrs is patron of stonemasons, though one would imagine he would want to have nothing more to do with stones in the hereafter.
    St. James
    St. Stephen
    St. Peter
    St. Timothy


5. This shepherdess, born in 422, is patroness of the city of Paris, women's army corps (WACs), and girls named Jennifer. (Careful with this one; note the date!)
    St. Germaine
    St. Genevieve
    St. Joan of Arc
    St. Julie of Jesus


6. According to tradition, this female saint was of advanced age when she gave birth to her famous daughter (who would, in turn, bear her an even more famous grandson). She is patroness of women in labor, of mothers, and of grandmothers.
    St. Mary Cleopas
    St. Elizabeth
    St. Anne
    St. Martha


7. This non-mortal saint is patron of policemen, having put the biggest bad guy of them all away for eternity.
    St. Michael
    St. Uriel
    St. Raphael
    St. Gabriel


8. Sufferers from depression can pray for aid to a number of saints, including this much put-upon pre-Christian Biblical patriarch.
    St. Joseph
    St. Gamaliel
    St. Job
    St. Daniel


9. This saint was neither a martyr, nor a member of a religious order, but a simple servant in the household of a nobleman in the city of Lucca. She was at first despised by her co-workers for her piety and simplicity, but eventually her goodness and sincerity won them over. She is patroness of housekeepers and servants and is particularly venerated in England, where they know how hard it is to get good help.
    St. Gemma Galgani
    St. Margaret of Cortona
    St. Zita of Lucca
    St. Rita of Cascia


10. This "good king" is patron of the Czech Republic, which was known as Bohemia when he ruled there.
    St. Edward the Confessor
    St. Louis
    St. Henry
    St. Wenceslas


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