Saints related to Patron Against the Plague
St. Casimir
Patron saint of Poland and Lithuania, Prince Casimir was born in Krakow in 1461. Though raised in the royal palace, he led a life of great penance and prayer. He assisted his father in the governa…
St. Christopher
St. Christopher, patron saint of travelers, is one of the most popular saints. Besides the fact that he was a martyr of the early Church, little is known for sure of him. According to his legend,…
St. Cosmas and Damian
Arabian twin brothers, Sts. Cosmas and Damian are the patron saints of pharmacists, physicians, and surgeons. They were celebrated for their medical science skills and for their great charity, whi…
St. Frances of Rome
St. Frances was born in Rome in 1384 to a wealthy family. Although she wanted to become a nun, her father had her marry a nobleman. She was the mother of three children and spent her time serving…
St. Genevieve
St. Genevieve was born in Nanterre, near Paris, in 422.
When she was a child, she met St. Germain of Auxerrem who prophesied that she would be a saint. She is known as the patroness of Paris…
St. George
While St. George generally is depicted slaying a dragon, little is actually known for sure about the events of his life, except that he was martyred during the Diocletian persecution around the yea…
St. Gregory
St. Gregory was born in 540, in Rome, Italy. He became a Benedictine monk and was unanimously elected pope in 590. His was zealous and composed a significant amount of works. He is known for contr…
St. Regis
St. John Francis Regis was born at Languedoc, France on Jan. 31, 1597. He joined the Society of Jesus at age 18 and was ordained at age 33. St. Regis traveled throughout France educating and conver…
St. Remigius of Reims
St. Remigius, born in 437 A.D., was ordained as the Bishop of Reims, France at age 22. He earned the title of Apostle of the Franks for his zeal for the conversion the Frankish people. St. Remigius…
St. Sebastian
St. Sebastian was a captain of the Praetorian Guard during the reign of Emperor Diocletian. He secretly brought supplies to persecuted Christians. Emperor Diocletian had Sebastian tied to a tree an…
St. Valentine
St. Valentine was a priest who worked diligently to protect Roman Christians under the persecution of Claudius II. He was martyred in 269 A.D..
St. Walburga
Born around 710 at Devonshire, England, St. Walburga entered Dorset’s Wimborne Monastery as student at age 11. She became abbess of a dual monastery at Heidenheim founded by her brother Willi…