Patron Saints: S to V

A Patron Saint is one who has been appointed by the Vatican as special protectors or guardians over different circumstances and areas of life. Most of the time, they are patrons of professions or circumstances that the saints themselves have experienced or dealt with personally during their own lives. A patron saint can help us when we follow the example of that saint's life, and when we ask for that saint's intercessory prayers to God.

The Index is organized alphabetically according to the intention/circumstance in the left column. The corresponding patron saint is listed in the right column. Some of the saints are more well known than others. I suggest you read more about their lives from one of these online sources:

sacristans; sextons	Guy of Anderlecht
saddlers, saddlemakers	Crispin and Crispinian, Eligius (Eloi), George, Lucy of Syracuse, Paul, Apostle
Sailors	Brendan, Erasmus (Elmo), Francis of Paola, Nicholas of Myra
Saint Vitus's dance nervous disorder; rheumatic chorea	Vitus
salesmen	Lucy of Syracuse
Savings banks	Anthony Claret
sawmen, sawyers	Balthasar
second marriages	Adelaide, Matilda
Scholars	Bridgid of Ireland, Thomas Aquinas
Scholars, scripture	Jerome
school principals, schoolmasters	John Baptist de la Salle
School teachers	John Baptist de la Salle
Schools	Thomas Aquinas
schools for the poor	Joseph Calasanz
Schools of law	Raymond of Peñafort
Schools, Catholic	Thomas Aquinas
Scientists	Albert the Great
scribes	Catherine of Alexandria
Scripture scholars	Jerome Emiliani
Sculptors	Claude, Luke, Four crowned martyrs, Louis
seamstresses	Anne
seasickness	Erasmus (Elmo)
secretaries	Catherine of Alexandria, Genesius of Arles
Security forces	Michael the Archangel
Security guards	Matthew
seekers of lost articles	Anthony of Padua
Seminarians	Charles Borromeo
Senior citizens	Our Lady of Consolation, Teresa of Jesus Jornet e Ibars
separated spouses	Gummarus, Nicholas of Myra
Servants	Martha, Notbunga
Servants (women)	Zita
sexual temptation	Angela of Foligno, Catherine of Siena, Margaret of Cortona, Mary of Edessa, Mary of Egypt, Mary Magdalene, Mary Magdalen of Pazzi, Pelagia of Antioch
sheds; stables; outbuildings	Guy of Anderlecht
shepherdesses	Bernadette of Lourdes, Germaine Cousin, Solange
Shepherds	Our Lady of Lapurdo, Paschal Baylon
shermen of Folkestone England	Rumwold
ship builders; shipwrights	Peter the Apostle
Shoemakers	Cyprian of Carthage, Homobonus
Shorthand writers	Cassian of Imola
Sick	John of God, Camillus de Lellis, Michael the Archangel
sick animals	Beuno, Dwynwen, Nicholas of Tolentino
sick horses	Eligius (Eloi)
Signals, military	Gabriel the Archangel
silence	John Nepomucene
silk workers	Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, Severus of Avranches
Silversmiths	Andronicus, Eligius (Eloi)
singers; vocalists	Andrew, Apostle, Cecilia
single laywomen	Agatha, Aloysius Gonzaga, Bibiana, Flora of Cordoba, Margaret of Cortona, Nunilo
Sisters of Mercy	Elizabeth of Hungary
Skaters	Lidwina
Skiers	Bernard of Montjoux, Andronicus (with Athanasia), Our Lady of Graces
Skin diseases	Antony the Abbot
Slander	John Nepomucene
slavery	Peter Claver
Sleepwalkers	Dymphna
smallpox	Matthias
Snake bite victims	Hilary, Pirminus, Vitus
snake bites	Hilary of Poitiers, Patrick, Paul, Apostle, Vitus
Social justice	Joseph, Martin de Porres
Social workers	Louise de Marillac, John Francis Regis
Soldiers	George, Martin of Tours, Maurice, Sebastian
Soldiers, American	Joan of Arc
souls in purgatory	Nicholas of Tolentino, Odilo
South America	Rose of Lima, Our Lady of Guadalupe
Spas	John the Baptist
spasms	John the Baptist
Speakers (Orators)	John Chrysostom
Spelunkers, potholers	Benedict, Abbot
Spinners	Parasceva
Spiritual directors of clergy	Joseph Cafasso
spiritual directors or leaders	Charles Borromeo
Spiritual exercises	Ignatius of Loyola
spiritual help	Vincent de Paul
St Vincent de Paul Societies	Vincent de Paul
St. Antony's Fire	Antony the Abbot
stained glass workers; glass painters	Lawrence, Lucy of Syracuse
stammering children	Notkar Balbulus
Stamp collectors	Gabriel the Archangel
Stenographers	Cassian of Imola
step-parents	Adelaide, Thomas More
stock brokers	Matthew the Apostle
Stomach disorders	Timothy, Erasmus (Elmo)
Stone masons	Four crowned martyrs, Louis, Stephen
storks	Agricola of Avignon
storms at sea	Mochelloc
Storms, protection against	Vitus
Strokes	Andrew Avellino
Students	Catherine of Alexandria, Thomas Aquinas, Gabriel Possenti
Students in Jesuit colleges	Aloysius Gonzaga
students of theology	Albertus Magnus
Students, women	Catherine of Alexandria
success	Servatus
Surgeons	Cosmas and Damian, Luke, Roch
Surveyors	Thomas, Apostle
Swimmers	Adjutor
Swordsmiths	Maurice
syphilis	Fiacre, George

Tailors	Homobonus
tanners	Bartholomew the Apostle, Catherine of Alexandria, Crispin and Crispinian
Tax collectors	Matthew
Taxi Drivers	Fiacre
Teachers	Gregory the Great, John Baptist de la Salle
Teenagers (esp. girls)	Mark, Maria Goretti
teenagers, teenage children	Aloysius Gonzaga
Telecommunications	Gabriel the Archangel
telegraphs; telephones; television	Clare of Assisi, Gabriel the Archangel
television workers	Gabriel the Archangel
television writers	Clare of Assisi
tertiaries	Elizabeth of Hungary, Elizabeth of Portugal, Ferdinand III of Castile
Teutonic Order; Order of Teutonic Knights	George, Mary
the Internet	Isidore of Seville
Theatrical profession	Genesius
Theft, thieves	Dismas
Theologians	Alphonsus de Liguori, Augustine of Hippo, Thomas Aquinas, John the Apostle
Theologians, Moral	Alphonsus de Liguori
thieves	Nicholas of Myra
Thieves, danger from	Leonard of Noblac
Throat ailments	Blaise, Ludmila
tile makers	Fiacre, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, Roch
tilers	Barbara
tin miners; tin smiths; tinsmiths	Joseph of Arimathea, Piran
to have male children	Felicity
to obtain lodgings while travelling	Gertrude of Nivelles, Julian the Hospitaller
tool makers	Eligius (Eloi)
Toothache	Apollonia
torture victims	Agatha, Alban, Bibiana, Charles Lwanga, Eulalia
toy makers	Claude de la Columbiere
Tradespeople	Homobonus
translators	Jerome
transportation, transportation workers	Christopher
trappers	Bartholomew the Apostle, Eustachius, Hubert of Liege
Travelers	Raphael the Archangel, Nicholas of Myra, Anthony of Padua, Christopher, Joseph
travelling merchants	Menas
treaties	Pancras
truckers, truck drivers, lorry drivers	Christopher
truss makers	Foillan
tuberculosis, consumption	Pantaleon, Therese of Lisieux

unattractive people	Drogo, Germaine Cousin
unborn children	Gerard Majella, Joseph
understanding	Holy Spirit
Undertakers	Dismas
United States Army Special Forces	Philip of Agirone
United States National Rural Life Conference	Isidore the Farmer
United States of America	Immaculate Conception of Mary
Unity of the Eastern and Western Churches	Cyril and Methodius
Universal Church	Joseph, Peter the Apostle
Universities	Bl. Contardo Ferrini
Universities, Catholic	Thomas Aquinas
Unmarried women	Nicholas of Myra
upholsterers	Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Vacations; travel	Raphael the Archangel, Nicholas of Myra, Anthony of Padua, Christopher, Joseph
Veneral disease	Fiacre
Vermin, protection from	Magnus of Fussen
Veterinarians	Our Lady of Coromoto
victims of adultery or unfaithfulness	Catherine of Genoa, Elizabeth of Portugal, Fabiola
victims of jealousy	Elizabeth of Portugal, Hedwig
vine dressers	Urban of Langres
Vintners	Amand, Morand, Vincent of Saragossa
virgins	Agnes of Rome, Blessed Virgin Mary
virtue	Hallvard
Vocations	Alphonsus de Liguori
Volcanic eruptions	Agatha