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Feast Day:  January 3
Patron of Prisoners
Little is known of Saint Daniel, but his name translates to “God is my judge.” Among Daniel’s patronage is women with husbands at war.

Patron of Doves and Wales

Feast Day:  October 9
Patron of Against Frenzy and Headaches
Dennis, or Denis, was one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers and became the first bishop of Paris. He was martyred by beheading. It is said that after he was decapitated, he carried his head miles away from his execution site.

Feast Day: August 8
Patron of Astronomers and the Falsely Accused
Dominic founded the Friars Preachers, later called the Dominicans, in the year 1215. There are tales that Dominic brought deserving people back to life, and he once met a beggar who did noble things for the Faith. The beggar was actually Saint Francis of Assisi.

Feast Day:  March 9
Patron of Juvenile Delinquents
Dominic Savio died at the age of fifteen, and is one of the youngest Saints canonized. He studied under Saint John Bosco. The houses he lived in before his death are now retreats for teenagers and children.

Feast Day:  February 6
Patron of Florists and Brides

Dorothy made a vow of virginity and refused to marry. She was martyred for her beliefs and mocked by Theophilus, a spectator at her execution. He told her to send him fruit from the heavenly garden where she would be going, and an angel, disguised as a child, brought him roses and fruits upon her death.

Patron of Blacksmiths/Gold&Silversmiths

Feast Day:  May 15
Patron of Mental Illness and Runaways
Dymphna was the beautiful daughter of a grief stricken Irish warlord. When his wife, her mother, died, he searched the world for a maiden as fair. He realized that his daughter was as beautiful and made advances on her. She fled her home, and upon being found by her father, was killed by his madness. The site of her death is known for healing the insane and possessed.