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Patron of Messengers

Feast Day:  February 27
Patron of College Students
The life of Gabriel of Our Lady of the Sorrows did not include any wonderful events. Gabriel devoted his life to the Passionist Order after Our Lady spoke to him.

Feast Day:  April 11
Patron of Pharmacists
Gemma Galgani was the victim of tuberculosis and deafness. She was cured while praying to Saint Gabriel Possenti. She received the stigmata, the marks of the wounds of Christ during his crucifixion, and was often tempted by the Devil, once being possessed.

Feast Day:  August 25
Patron of Actors and Comedians
During the rule of Emperor Diocletian, Genesius was an actor in a play mocking Christians. He was converted to the faith in the middle of the performance and was consequently killed.

Feast Day:  January 3
Patron of Diasters and Women Army Corps
Genevieve took the veil from Saint Germanus of Auxerre at fifteen years old. She prophesized tragedies for Paris, making her unpopular among the citizens. She redeemed herself, in their eyes, by feeding the starved and encouraging the defense of France when the Franks invaded the country.

Feast Day:  April 23
Patron of Boy Scouts and Soldiers
George was a soldier who was martyred during the rule of Emperor Diocletian. The most familiar tale of Saint George is the slaying of the dragon. A dragon infested the lands in Libya and had eaten a vast amount of sheep. The locals, plagued by starvation, soon allowed the dragon to take women instead of sheep. Our Saint heard of the story and killed the dragon with a single blow, converting the locals to Christianity.

Feast Day:  October 16
Patron of Expectant Mothers
Gerard was falsely accused of being the father of a pregnant woman’s child, and he maintained a role of silence on the issue. When the woman cleared him of the charges, he was made the patron of all things in association with pregnancy.

Feast Day:  June 15
Patron of the Disabled and Abuse Victims
Saint Germaine was ignored and mistreated by her father and foster family, often fed leftovers, beaten, and accused of stealing. One winter, her stepmother charged her for the theft of bread, but when Germaine showed her apron summer flowers fell from it. She was seen as a holy woman and was invited to live in the house, but she refused, living as she had while being abused.

Feast Day:  March 17
Patron of Accommodations and Cats
Gertrude rejected a marriage to a noble man in pursuit of a religious life. She was renowned for her aid to travelers, and built a monastery with her mother, Blessed Ida, at Nivelles.

Patron of Cancer Patients and the Handicapped

Feast Day:  June 1
Also known as Gracia, Saint Grace and her siblings, Saint Bernard and Saint Mary, tried to convert their brother to the Faith. He gave them to the Moorish authorities, and they were martyred.

Feast Day:  September 3
Patron of Musicians and Singers
Gregory was born to a wealthy family. He sold his possessions and built monasteries in Rome and Sicily with the money he made. He was elected Pope and sent Saint Austin to convert Anglo-Saxons to Christianity.