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Catholic Education St. If their cases withstood scrutiny, these locally venerated holy men and women would be declared official saints. Subsequently, their names would be added to the official list of saints.
In addition, many saints were venerated for a more specific reason. These saints came to be known as patron saints. Some saints are considered patron saints of nations, cities or other geographical areas. Others were adopted by members of a particular guild or profession. Take for example St. Florian , a patron saint of both Austria and Poland.
A third-century Roman military commander in Central Europe, Florian was martyred for refusing to offer a sacrifice to the Roman state gods. Today, he is the patron saint of firefighters as well, because of the special military unit he organized specifically to fight fires.
Patron saints are also venerated by those with particular illnesses or concerns. Peregrine Laziosi , a 14th-century priest who suffered from cancer himself, is the patron saint of cancer patients. Some patron saints are invoked in unusual ways.
For example, St. Joseph , honored as the spouse of the Virgin Mary and guardian of the child Jesus, was invoked in prayer for centuries by Catholics for assistance in selling a house or property. The custom may date back the 16th century, when the Spanish nun St. Teresa of Avila and her community prayed to St. Joseph for assistance in purchasing a house. They may have chosen St. Catherine of Alexandria is another saint you can ask for help in this area. She was so learned that it is said that as a teenager she argued the faith with 50 pagan philosophers… and she won.
Read more… Stressing Over Final Exams? Seek Out Saint Joseph of Cupertino. When you need to laugh : When things are getting too serious and you feel like you need a humorous lift, call on St. Philip Neri. He always brought joy and levity to those around him.
We could all use more laughter and joy in our lives, especially in the United States as the election draws near oy, vey! Mary is the saint par excellence. She is the intercessor par excellence. And we can count on her to come through in our most desperate of times. Lose your keys? Want a good laugh? Catholics know to turn to the saints.
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