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Patronages of Saint Thomas the Apostle? St. Thomas the Apostle is considered the Patron Saint of doubters, skeptics and cynics. Because of his period of disbelief, St. Thomas has become the patron sa …

How can a particular trade of modern times get a patron saint? There is no process for getting a patron saint either in the past or the present, unless it be the patron saint of a particular local chu …

How did Saint Anthony come to be the patron Saint of finding lost objects? St. Anthony of Padua one day found the Psalter of someone. This lead others to invoke him as the Patron Saint of finding Lost …

Can a Patron Saint formally declared as such by a pope be replaced? Generally speaking Patron Saints are rarely declared as such by Rome (Pope). When a pope decides to appoint a saint to the patronage …

If a cathedral has to move in a diocese, is it normal to rename the parish? The short answer is no. But indults do exist. One would think that it would not be possible! After all Canon Law seems to ma …

What is the spiritual significance of a patron saint? The spiritual significance of having a patron saint is quite simple. We have a saint in heaven to, as one can say, have as a heavenly friend that …

If Catholicism rejects freemasonry, why are there patron saints of Freemasons? Freemasonry has been condemned by the Church numerous times. Any Catholic who becomes Freemason is automatically excommun …

Does the Catholic Church teach a specific way to pray to the saints? Catholic piety and Church teaching go hand in hand here. There is no particular manner or special way to talk with our friends in h …

What is the connection between St. Michael and people who work in grocery stores? If you desire a source that states how St. Michael the Archangel became the patron saint of grocers, you are going to …

What are the steps and permissions required to add more “patronages” to saints? Apart from having a group of faithful that invoke a particular saint for for a particular cause, there are no official …

Is there a biblical basis for the assignment of patron saints? First of all, I will not be dealing with the Biblical bases for praying to saints in general because that has been answered in the follow …

Does the Catholic Church have a “Patron Saint against the pandemic caused by the coronavirus”? This is just so much of a coincidence that it must be stated in the affirmative: Yes, there is a patron s …

Why is Mary Magdalene the patron saint of hairdressers and when was the first time she was assigned this role? Historically speaking we do not know when St. Mary-Magdelene became the patron saint of …

Before going on, lets look at what Wikipedia has to say about saints: A saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness or likeness or closeness to God. However, th …

Can Patron Saints be “dethroned”? Validly canonized patron saints are never "dethroned". This question is completely nuanced with several different questions being addressed in a single question. …