BRENDAN THE NAVIGATOR

(or Brandan or Brenainn) MAY 16

Sailors wMariners w Navigators w Whales wTravelers

ST. DEBORAH, ABIGAIL OR GOBNAIT

FEBRUARY 11Bees w Beekeepers

ST. DYMPHNAMAY 15

w mental health caregivers w psychiatrists w therapists

w mental institutions w family happiness

w incest & rape victims w mental & neurological

disorders w chemical dependency w runaways w sleepwalkers

ST. ELIGIUS(or Eloi or Loy)

DECEMBER 1Horses w Veterinarians w Metal

Smiths w Agricultural Workers w Mechanics w Coin Collectors w Farmers w Farriers w Jewelers w

Jockeys w Miners w Minters Saddlers w Taxi Drivers w Tool Makers w

Watch Makers w Royal Mechanical & Electrical Engineers

ST. BRIGID OF IRELAND(or Brigit, Brighid, Bride, or Bridget)

FEBRUARY 1 OR 2Crafts & Creativity w Scholars w Poets w Bards w Dairy, Cattle &

Poultry Workers w Blacksmiths w Healers w Brewers w Fugitives w Midwives w Infants w Printers w Sailors & Mariners w Travelers w

Ireland w Irish Nuns w New Zealand

BRIAN BORU(Celtic Connections)Ireland’s Great Uniter

BRIGID THE TRIPLE GODDESS

(IMBOLC) FEBRUARY 1Poetess/Muse

Physician/Healer Smith/Warrior

(Celtic prototype for St. Brigid) (Celtic Connections)

ST. CECILIA(or Cecelia or Cecily)

NOVEMBER. 22Music w Composers w Singers w Musicians wPoets w Organ

Builders w Organ Players

CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA

NOVEMBER. 15Attorneys w Barristers w

Educators w Jurists w Lawyers w Librarians,

Mechanics w Millers w Philosophers, Potters w Preachers w ScholarswSecretaries w Spinners w Stenographers w Students w

TeacherswTheologians w Unmarried Women

ST. COLUMBA(or Colmcille, Columcille,

Colm or Colum)JUNE 9

Poet w Publisher w Prince w Priest w Warrior w Diplomat

Scholar w Sailor

STS. COSMAS & DAMIANSEPTEMBER 26

Physicians w Apothecaries w Surgeons w Chemists w Pharmacists w Midwives

w Barbers w Hairdressers w Marital Harmony w The Blind w

Gaeta, Italy

ST. EXPEDITUS(or Expedite)

APRIL 19Emergencies

w Prompt Solutions w Computer Programmers

w E-CommerceInvoked Against Procrastination

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Note: The date is their feast day.Several pieces in the “Celtic Collection” are not saints, but I found them intriguing and inspirational.

ST. FIACREAUGUST 30

Gardeners w Herbalists w Florists w Potters w Needlemakers

w Cab DriversInvoked against illness and disease

ST. FLORIANMAY 4

Firefighters w Poland w Austria w Good Harvests w Brewers w Chimney Sweeps w Coopers

w Soap Makers Invoked against Battles, Fire,

Floods

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISIOCTOBER 4

Animals w Birds w Ecology Environmentalists w Italy

Promoter of Peace w Simplicity w Harmony

ARCHANGEL GABRIELSEPTEMBER 29/MARCH 24

Broadcasting w Communications w Messengers w Public Relations w Telecommunications w Postal

Employees w Diplomats & Ambassadors w Philatelists

w Secular Clergy

ST. GENESIUSAUGUST 25

Actors w Comedians w Clowns, Dancers w Theatrical Performers w

Musicians w Attorneys w Barristers w Lawyers w Printers

w Stenographers Invoked against epilepsy

ST. GERTRUDE OF NIVELLESMARCH 17

w Cats & Those who love them w Travelers in Search of Lodging wGardeners w Herbalists

Invoked Against w Rodents w Fear of Rats & Mice wFever

ST. GREGORY THE GREAT

SEPTEMBER 3 wEducators/Teachers w Students/Scholars

wChoirs/Singers/Musicians wMasons/Stonecutters

Invoked Against Gout, Fever

ST. ITA(or Deirdre, Dorothy)

JANUARY 15“Foster Mother to the

Saints of Ireland”w Patron of Killeedy w “Brigid of Munster”

ST IVO(or Ives: the Honest Lawyer)

MAY 19Lawyers w Advocates w Judges

Canon Law w Notaries w Abandoned Children w Orphans w Brittany

JOAN OF ARCMAY 30

(or Jeanne d’Arc, Jehanne Darc, LaPucelle, Maid of Orleans)wFrance w The Military w Women’s Army Corps

w Courage in the Face of Ridicule

ST. JOSEPHMARCH 19 & MAY 1

(Joseph the Worker)Foster father of Jesus & husband

of Mary, Joseph is the patron saint of numerous professions, causes,

countries, cities and organizations, including: w Carpenters w

Confectioners w Craftsmen w Engineers w Families w Fathers w House Sellers w Immigrants w Joiners w Manual Laborers w North America w Pregnant

Women w Realtorsw Social Justice w Step Fathers w Travelers

Invoked against doubt or hesitation

LUGHAUGUST 1

Celtic Diety of the Harvest(Celtic Connections)

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Note: The date is their feast day.Several pieces in the “Celtic Collection” are not saints, but I found them intriguing and inspirational.

Visit their web pages for facts, folklore, fun and more.

ST. MARTHAJULY 29

Cooks w Dietitians w Homemakers w Waiters

ST. MELANGELL (or Monacella)

JANUARY 31/MAY 27Rabbits w Hares w Small Creatures

w The Natural Environment

ARCHANGEL MICHAELSEPTEMBER 29

Soldiers & Knights w Police Officers w Mariners &

Sailors w Security Forces w Emergency Medical

Technicians & Paramedics w Paratroopers & Mountaineers w Radiology w Fencing & Swordsmiths w Bakers w

Coopers w Grocers w Artists w Endangered Children w

Hatmakers w The Sick & Dying w Cemeteries w The Basques w Brussels w Cornwall, England w Germany w Papua, New GuineaInvoked against Temptation w

Storms at Sea

ST. NICHOLASDECEMBER 6

Children w Sailors w Travelers w Brides w Merchants w

Pawnbrokers w Perfumers w Russia w Greece w Sicily

w Lorraine

ST. PATRICKMARCH 17

Ireland w Nigeria w Engineers w Excluded People

Invoked against Fear of Snakes

ARCHANGEL RAPHAELSEPTEMBER 29/OCTOBER 24 Healers w Druggists w Nurses w Health Inspectors

w Counselors w Therapists w Health Technicians

w Happy Meetings w Lovers w Travelers

w Young People Leaving Home for the First Time

ST. ROCHAUGUST 16

Dogs and Those Who Love Them w Bachelors w Surgeons

w Tile Makers w Falsely Accused People w Invalids w Diseased Cattle

Invoked against Epidemics w Knee & Skin Problems w Plague & Pestilence

ST. VALENTINEFEBRUARY 14

Lovers and Friends w Terni, Italy

ST. VINCENT OF SARAGOSSAJANUARY 22

Vintners wOenophiles w Grape Growers

w Vine Dressers w Vinegar MakersI Ravens w Portugal

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Note: The date is their feast day.Several pieces in the “Celtic Collection” are not saints, but I found them intriguing and inspirational.

ARCHANGEL URIELJULY 28

Ecology w ThE EarTh w ThE arTs w Wisdom

wKnoWlEdgE w confirmaTion

wmonTh of sEpTEmbEr

All of our AnachronsTM

are available for purchase in our

virtual gallery:PatriArts.Click here to visit it.

HILDEGARD VON BINGENSEPTEMBER 17author w artist w architect w philosopher w theologian w musician w composer w chemist w scientist w poet w playwright w linguist w healer w herbalist w visionary w mystic w preacher w traveller w advisor to popes & kings(click to visit her web site)

Hildegard is the last in my saints collection. She’s also the only saint I didn’t do an AnachronTM for—her own artwork speaks for itself.