The Comprehensive Dictionary of Patron Saints
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This book is intended as a ready reference for those seeking to know which patron saint to call on for a given topic. For example, if you are a mother with a child suffering from colic, you need to find the subject quickly. I hope this will provide the information you require. I notice that many fiction writers offer color by indicating the patron saint appropriate to the subject at hand. For example, John Grisham, in The Runaway Jury, tells us that Saint Catherine of Alexandria is the patron Saint of jurors. This book should provide an assist for them in their research. In addition, this should prove useful for pastors or bookstores to assist those who inquire.
Most listings, often as an addendum at the end of a book of hagiographies (stories of the lives of Saints), list their patronages by saint, which is not very practical when you want to see who is the right person for the topic in which you may be interested. Since there are so many saints that are invoked throughout the world, I have tried to list them all, rather than provide the one most commonly invoked.
This book provides the most comprehensive listing available of patron saints, arranged alphabetically by subject and by Saint. Moreover, every country is given the saint or saints popular in that place. No listing is as comprehensive as this one. This book includes over 2500 listings and over 1200 holy advocates, which include 150 titles for the Blessed Virgin Mary, resulting in over 7000 invocations. These have been collected from the British Isles, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Mexico, North America, Northern Europe, South America and Spain. While certainly incomplete, it includes:
• protected groups,• dangers and illnesses protected from, • most professions and trades,
• the fifty United States, • many major cities,
• most countries of the world, • Apostles to countries and peoples.
• Suggested referrals for illnesses not given a specific patron saint
Collected By Pablo Ricardo Quintana
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If you’re unsure of which patron saint to call on when confronting obstacles, then you need this ready reference.
Arranged alphabetically by subject and by saint, it includes thousands of listings and hundreds of holy advocates. You’ll discover one hundred and fifty titles for the Blessed Virgin Mary resulting in more than seven thousand invocations.
You’ll learn about saints from the British Isles, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Mexico, Northern Europe, South America, Spain, and elsewhere. Almost every country has a patron saint, and some have several.
The saint most commonly invoked for particular needs is marked by bold script, but you’ll also become acquainted with lesser-known saints that you can invoke. You’ll find patrons for sinners, such as thieves; patrons for children, including by gender and type; patrons for various types of animals; patrons for different ailments; and many more.
The Comprehensive Dictionary of Patron Saints is invaluable for authors, churches, libraries, and the faithful seeking to conduct research, answer questions, and overcome life’s most difficult challenges.
About the Author
Pablo Ricardo Quintana earned a bachelor’s degree in French Literature from the University of New Mexico and did graduate work at the Sorbonne in Paris and at UNM. In addition to hagiography, he’s interested in genealogy, New Mexico history, and a variety of other subjects. He’s retired and lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.