Patron saints of ethnic groups
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Europe[]
- Andalusians: St. John of Ávila.
- Austrians: St. Leopold the Good,[1] Saint Joseph.
- Basques: St. Ignatius of Loyola.[2]
- Bosnians: Elijah.[3]
- Bulgarians: St. John of Rila.
- Canarians: Our Lady of Candelaria.[4] and St. Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur.[5]
- Catalans: St. George.
- Cornish: St. Piran, St Petroc.
- Croats: St. Joseph.[6]
- Czechs: St. Wenceslas.
- Danes: St. Canute.
- Dutch: St. Willibrord.
- English: St. George;[7] Our Lady of Walsingham; Edward the Confessor; Edward the Martyr; Michael the Archangel.
- Finns: St. Henry bishop of Finland.
- French: St. Joan of Arc;[7] St. Denis, St. Martin of Tours.
- Flemings: Saint Walpurga
- Gaels: St Columba.
- Galicians: St. James the Great.
- Germans: Archangel Michael.
- Greeks: St. Nicholas.[8]
- Hungarians: St. Stephen of Hungary.[9]
- Irish: St. Patrick,[7] St Bridget.
- Italians: St. Francis of Assisi and St. Catherine of Siena.[10]
- Lithuanians: St. Casimir.
- Macedonians: St. Clement of Ohrid.
- Maltese: St. Paul.
- Manx: St. Maughold.
- Monégasques: St. Devota.
- Norwegians: St. Olaf.
- Poles: St. Stanislaus Kostka.[7]
- Portuguese: St. Anthony of Padua,[11] Our Lady of Fatima.
- Romanians: St. Andrew.
- Romani people: Saint Sarah,[12] St. Ceferino Giménez Malla.[13]
- Russians: St. Andrew.[14]
- Scots: St. Andrew.[7] St. Margaret, St. Columba
- Serbs: St. Sava.[15]
- Sicilians: Agatha of Sicily, Saint Rosalia.
- Spaniards: St. James the Great.
- Swedes: St. Bridget.
- Walloons: Saint Michael the Archangel.[16]
- Welsh: St. David.[7]
Africa[]
Asia[]
- Arabs: St. Sergius and Bacchus.[18]
- Armenians: St. Gregory the Illuminator.[19]
- Assyrians: St. Ephrem the Syrian, St. Zayya.
- Bicolanos: Our Lady of Peñafrancia.
- Chinese Filipinos: St. Lorenzo Ruiz.
- Georgians: St. George.[20]
- Lebanese people: St. Charbel Makhlouf, Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès, Nimatullah Kassab.[21]
- Maronites: St. Maron.[22]
- Kapampangans: Virgen de los Remedios de Pampanga.
- Pangasinense: Our Lady of Manaoag.[23]
- Syrian Christians of Kerala: Saint Thomas the Apostle.[24]
- Turks: John the Apostle.[25]
Americas[]
- Argentines: Our Lady of Luján.
- Chileans: Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
- French Canadians: St. John the Baptist.[26]
- Colombians: Peter Claver.
- Cubans: Our Lady of Charity.[27][28]
- Indigenous peoples of the Americas: St. Juan Diego.
- Mexicans: Our Lady of Guadalupe.[29][30]
- Euro-Americans: the Immaculate Conception, (unofficial:) Our Lady of America.
- Afro-Americans: Saint Benedict the Moor.[31]
References[]
- ^ G. Jestice, Phyllis (2004). Holy People of the World: A Cross-cultural Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 509. ISBN 9781576073551.
St. Leopold has been a symbol of Austria's Catholic identity. Leopold is a patron saint of Austria, and Austrians still celebrate his feast day on November 15 with great pomp.
- ^ Gloria Pílar Totoricagüena (1 June 2004). Boise Basques: Dreamers And Doers. Center for Basque Studies, University of Nevada, Reno. ISBN 978-1-877802-37-9.
- ^ "Sveti Ilija - zaštitnik Bosne i Hercegovine" (in Croatian). vecernji.ba. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ Patrona del archipiélago Canario Sitio web de las Siervas de los Corazones Traspasados de Jesús y María.
- ^ "Genes aborígenes en el Santo Hermano Pedro". Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- ^ "Hrvatski sabor - Povijest". www.sabor.hr. Archived from the original on 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^ a b c d e f A Roof Over Our Heads and Food On the Table. PublishAmerica. 26 November 2010. pp. 18–. ISBN 978-1-4560-7374-9.
Each ethnic group contained its patron saint. Saint Patrick overlooked his Irish fl ock; Saint Joan of Arc watched over her fellow French; Saint Anthony of Padua looked after his Italians; Saint Stanislaus Kostka was in charge of his fellow Poles;
- ^ "Greece". St. Nicholas Center. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ Diós, István. "Szent István király [King Saint Stephen]". A szentek élete [Lives of Saints]. Szent István Társulat. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ Gregory Dipippo. "Ss Francis of Assisi and Catherine of Siena, Patron Saints of Italy".
- ^ Cooper O’Boyle, Donna-Marie (2017). Our Lady's Message: To Three Shepherd Children and the World. Sophia Institute Press. p. 49. ISBN 9781622824564.
It was the feast of St. Anthony, the beloved patron saint of the Portuguese people
- ^ Bart McDowell, Gypsies: Wanderers of the World, pp. 38–57.
- ^ "Patron Saint of the Rom and Sinti", Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
- ^ Lanzi, Gioia (2004). Saints and Their Symbols: Recognizing Saints in Art and in Popular Images. Liturgical Press. p. 62. ISBN 9780814629703.
- ^ Butler's Saint for the Day. Bloomsbury Publishing. 15 May 2007. pp. 21–. ISBN 978-1-4411-4862-9.
- ^ De Vries, André (2003). Brussels: A Cultural and Literary History. Signal Books. p. 66. ISBN 9781902669472.
- ^ Lewis, Agnes Smith (2008). Through Cyprus. University of Michigan Press. p. 65. ISBN 9780884022848.
St. Mark is the patron saint of the Copts.
- ^ Shahîd, Irfan (1995). Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century. Dumbarton Oaks. p. 202. ISBN 9780884022848.
- ^ Jacob G. Ghazarian (2000). The Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia During the Crusades: The Integration of Cilician Armenians with the Latins, 1080-1393. Psychology Press. pp. 23–. ISBN 978-0-7007-1418-6.
- ^ David Scott Fox (1 January 1983). Saint George: the saint with three faces. Kensal Press. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-946041-13-8.
- ^ Panagakos, Anastasia (2015). Religious Diversity Today: Experiencing Religion in the Contemporary World [3 volumes]: Experiencing Religion in the Contemporary World. ABC-CLIO. p. 100. ISBN 9781440833328.
- ^ Zwicker Kerr, Ann (1996). Come with Me from Lebanon: An American Family Odyssey. Syracuse University Press. p. 138. ISBN 9780815604341.
- ^ James Minahan (2012). Ethnic Groups of South Asia and the Pacific: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. pp. 244–. ISBN 978-1-59884-659-1.
- ^ "Patron Saints of Countries". Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ P. Foley, Michael (2020). Drinking with Your Patron Saints: The Sinner's Guide to Honoring Namesakes and Protectors. Simon and Schuster. p. 150. ISBN 9781684510474.
John is a patron saint of Asia Minor and Turkey and Turks because of his missionary work there.
- ^ J. Brault, Gerard (1989). The French-Canadian Heritage in New England. UPNE. p. 29. ISBN 9780874513592.
Declared the patron saint of the French Canadians by Pope Pius X in 1908, John the Baptist had been honored during the French regime with religious ceremonies and also with bonfires associated with the summer solstice.
- ^ "Cuba Celebrates Our Lady Of Charity, Island's Patron Saint", NBC News, September 8, 2014
- ^ Montgomery, David. "Why the iconic Virgin of Charity means so much to Cubans and Pope Francis", The Washington Post, September 22, 2015
- ^ J. Sindima, Harvey (2008). The French-Canadian Heritage in New England. Peter Lang. p. 207. ISBN 9780820426853.
Our Lady of Guadalupe is the Patron Saint of Mexico and Mexican American.
- ^ Thomas Tucker, Phillip (2014). Emily D. West and the "Yellow Rose of Texas" Myth. McFarland. p. 178. ISBN 9780786474493.
Our Lady of Guadalupe was the Indian Virgin Mary, the revered patron saint of the Mexican people.
- ^ Foley O.F.M., Leonard. "St. Benedict the African", Saint of the Day, (revised by Pat McCloskey O.F.M.), Franciscan Media
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