HELENA. August 18. Wife of Constantius, mother of Constantine the
Great (died 328).
HENRY OF BAVARIA. July 15. Patron of Bavaria. Emperor (Henry II) of
Germany (972–1024).
HILARY. January 14 (died 368).
HONORATUS. Bishop of Arles. Died January 6, 429.
HONORATUS (HONORÉ). May 16. Patron of bakers. Bishop of Amiens. (Died
690.)
HUBERT OF LIEGE. November 3. Patron of the chase and of dogs (died
727).
IGNATIUS LOYOLA. July 3. Founder of Jesuit Order (1491–1556).
ISIDORE THE PLOUGHMAN (Isidro el Labrador). May 15. Patron of Madrid
and of farmers (born ca. 1110–1170).
JAMES THE GREAT. July 25. Apostle; patron of Spain and of pilgrims to
Jerusalem (died 42).
JANUARIUS. September 19. Patron of Naples (died 305).
JEROME. September 30. Patron of scholars. One of the four Latin
Fathers (342–420).
JOHN THE BAPTIST. June 24, or Midsummer Day.
JOHN THE EVANGELIST. December 27 (died 101).
JOSEPH. March 19.
JULIAN HOSPITATOR. January 9. Patron of hospitals (died 313).
JUSTINA OF PADUA. October 7. One of the patrons of Padua and Venice
(died 303).
KENELM. December 13 and July 17. Son of Kenulph, King of Murcia
(812–820).
KEYNE (KEYNA). Cornish saint (died 689).
KILIAN. July 8. Irish saint (died 689).
LAWRENCE. August 10. Patron of Nuremberg, Genoa, and of the Escorial.
LEONHARDT. November 6. Patron of prisoners and slaves; in Bavaria, of
cattle (died ca. 560).
LUCY (LUCIA). December 13. Patron of Syracuse, and against
eye-diseases.
LUDMILLA. September 16. Patron of Bohemia. Queen of that country (died
ca. 920).
LUKE. October 18. Patron of painters.
MACAIRE THE ELDER. January 15. (Fourth century.)
MACAIRE THE YOUNGER. January 2. (Fourth century.)
MALO (MACLOU). November 15. Patron of St. Malo, France (died 627).
MARGARET. July 20. One of the patrons of Cremona and of women in
childbirth (died fourth century).
MARK. April 25. Evangelist (died 68).
MARTHA OF BETHANY. July 29. Patroness of cooks and housewives (died
84).
MARTIN OF TOURS. November 11, Martinmas. Patron of Tours and of
beggars, tavern-keepers and wine-growers (316–397).
MARY MAGDALENE. July 22. Patroness of Provence and of Marseilles as
well as of penitent fallen women.
MATTHIAS. February 24.
MAURICE. September 22. Patron of Austria, Savoy, Mantua, and of
foot-soldiers (fourth century).
MICHAEL. September 29. Archangel.
NICHOLAS. December 6. Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, patron of Russia,
and especially of serfs and serfdom (died 342).
OLAF. July 29. Patron of Norway. Not canonized but informally
accepted.
OUEN (OUINE). August 24. Patron of Rouen (595–683).
PANTALEONE. June 27. Patron of physicians (fourth century).
PATRICK. March 17. Patron of Ireland (born ca. 386).
PAUL. June 29 (with St. Peter), and January 25.
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