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A
patron
saint
is someone who has
devoted
their whole
life
to something greater than themselves. They are someone who worked hard to make the world a better place.
Catholics
traditionally take a name of a patron saint to
help
them throughout their life.
Here is a list of patron saints and the things that they are the patron saint of:
- Saint Andrew
(
Scotland
,
Russia
)
- Catherine of Siena
Italy
and
Europe
- Saint David
(
Wales
)
- Saint Denis
(
France
)
- Saint George
(
Canada
,
England
,
Georgia
,
Germany
,
Greece
,
Lithuania
,
Malta
,
Moldova
,
Portugal
,
Russia
,
Serbia
,
Montenegro
,
Ethiopia
,
Aragon
,
Catalonia
,
Moscow
)
- Francis of Assisi
Italy
- Saint Patrick
(
Ireland
)
- Saint Piran
(
Cornwall
)
- Saint James
(
Spain
)