BATHILDA. January 30 in France; January 26 in Roman Martyrology (died ca. 680). BAYO OR BAVON. October 1. Patron of Ghent (589–653). BENEDICT. March 21. Founder of Benedictine Order (480–543). BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX. August 20. Founder of Abbey of Clairvaux, one of the Fathers of the Church (1091–1153). BERNARD OF MENTHON. June 15. Founder of hospices in the Alps, “Great St. Bernard” and “Little St. Bernard” (923–1008?). BLAISE. February 3. Patron of Ragusa, and of those afflicted with throat diseases. Bishop of Sebaste, Cappadocia (died 316). BONIFACE. June 5. Apostle of Germany (680–755). BRIDGET OR BRIDE. February 1. Patroness of Ireland (450–521). BRUNO. October 6. Founder of Carthusian Order (1035–1101). CATHERINE. November 25. Patroness of Venice and appealed to against diseases of the tongue. CATHERINE OF SIENA. Patroness of Siena; lived in fourteenth century. CECILIA. November 22. Patroness of sacred music (died 100). CLEMENT. November 23. Patron of farriers and blacksmiths (died 100). COLUMBAN. November 21. Irish saint (543–615). CRISPIN AND CRISPINIAN. October 25. Patrons of shoemakers (died 284). CUTHBERT. March 20. Patron saint of Durham, England (died 687). DAVID. March 1. Patron saint of Wales (446–549). DECLAN. July 24. First bishop of Ardmore, Ireland. DENIS. October 9. Patron of France. Living in 250. DOMENIC. August 4. Founder of Dominican Order (1170–1221). EDMUND. November 20. King of East Anglia and martyr (died 870). EDWARD. March 18. King of England and martyr (962–978). EDWARD THE CONFESSOR. October 13. King of England (1004–1066). ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY. November 19. Daughter of Alexander II, King of Hungary (1207–1231). ELMO (ERASMUS). June 2 (died 304). ELOY (ELIGIUS). December 1. Patron of goldsmiths (588–659). EMERIC. November 4. Eldest son of St. Stephen of Hungary. ENGRACIA. ERIC (OR HENRY). May 18. Patron of Sweden (died 1151). ETHELREDA (AUDREY). October 17. Princess of East Anglia (died 679). EUPHEMIA. September 16. Patroness of Chalcedon (died ca. 307). FELICITAS. November 23. Patroness of male heirs (died 173). FILLAN. January 9. Scotch saint (died ca. 649). FILOMENA (FILUMINA, PHILOMENA). August 10. Supposititious saint. FRANCIS OF ASSISI. October 4. Founder of Franciscan Order (1182–1226). FRANCIS XAVIER. December 3. Patron and Apostle of India (1506–1552). FRIDESWIDE. October 19. Patroness of city and university of Oxford, daughter of Sidan, Prince of Oxford (died ca. 740). GENEVIEVE. January 3. Patroness of Paris. GEORGE. April 23. Patron of England, of Germany and Venice, of soldiers and armourers (born third century). GILES. September 1. Patron of Edinburgh (ca. 640–). GREGORY THE GREAT. March 12 (born 540). GUDULA. January 8. Patron of Brussels (born middle of seventh century).