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Feast Day: July 18
Patron of Hospitals and Against Gambling
Camillus was a strongly built man, reaching the height of six and a half feet. He became a successful soldier and spent his money gambling, losing even the shirt off his back. He decided to become a monk, but was denied the pleasure because of a leg injury. He then worked in a hospital and founded Servants of the Sick, a group of male nurses.

Feast Day: March 4
Patron of Bachelors and Poland
A Polish prince, Casimir was a failure in his father’s eyes. He refused to marry the daughter of an Emperor, swearing himself to celibacy. He died a young man of twenty-six from tuberculosis. 

Patron of Fire Prevention

Patron of Theologians, Librarians, and Lawyers

Patron of Artists and Liberal Arts

Feast Day:  November 25
Catherine Labouré was one of eleven children born to a farm family. On July 18, 1830, Catherine witnessed a vision of the Virgin Mary in which Our Lady revealed the medal of the Immaculate Conception, also known as the Miraculous Medal.

Patron of Miscarriages and Against Abortion

Feast Day:  November 22
Patron of Musicians and Singers
Cecilia promised her virginity to God, but her parents married her anyway. On her wedding day, she played the organ and had her husband baptized. When his faith was learned, he was martyred. Cecilia buried her husband and was suffocated and beheaded for the act.

Feast Day: November 4
Patron of Catechists and Seminarians
Charles Borromeo was part of a noble and prosperous family. He became a lawyer and was appointed cardinal, but he is known for the colleges and hospitals he built with his vast wealthy.

Feast Day:  January 2
Also known as Gregory of Nazianzen, Christian became a monk at a monastery established by Saint Basil. He helped to bring Arians back to the Faith, and when he felt his mission was accomplished, he retired and became a hermit.

Patron of Psychiatrists and Therapists

Feast Day:  July 25
Patron of Travelers and Motorists
Christopher was a well-built man who came about a hermit who guided travelers to safe points to cross a dangerous river. Christopher took the place of the hermit but instead of guiding travelers to safe places, he would carry them across the river. He once carried a small child who later revealed himself as Christ and baptized Christopher.

Feast Day:  August 11
Patron of Eyes and Television
Saint Clare was beautiful, rich, and had a number of suitors. On the night of Palm Sunday, Clare left her palace home, wearing her finest clothes. She met Saint Francis of Assisi, who gave her the veil of religious profession. She founded the order called Poor Clares and strictly adhered to Franciscan rules.

Patron of Sailors and Sick Children

Feast Day:  March 6
Patron of Loss of Parents

Patron of Motorcyclists and Against Floods

Patron of Earache, Animals, and Epilepsy

Feast Day:  September 10
Patron of Surgeons and Barbers
Cosmas and Damian were twin brothers from Arabia who worked together as physicians and did not accept money as payment. A patient once made Damian accept three eggs, and Cosmas stated that he would not be buried with his twin. The two were tortured and beheaded in Cyrus. Their followers attempted to bury them separately, but a camel pleaded for them to be buried together.