Patron saints

How many Roman Catholic saints are there?
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There are more than 10,000 canonized Roman Catholic saints, however there is no official count or exhaustive list of them. The first canonized saint was Saint Ulrich of Augsburg in the year 993. Prior to that time people were recognized as saints by popular acclaim, most commonly because they were martyrs. Many of these were only known and venerated in particular areas.

​Saint Agatha is the Patron Saint of Martyrs, Wet Nurses, Bakers and Earthquakes
​Saint Ann (Mother of Mary) is the Patron Saint of Mothers, Women in Labour and Minors
​Saint Bridget is the Patroness of Sweden
​Saint Cecilia is the Patroness of Music
Saint Dismas was the good thief crucified with Jesus
​Saint Dymphna is the Patron Saint of those Suffering from Nervous and Mental Afflictions
Saint Vitus is the Patron Saint Against Oversleeping
Saint Médard is the Patron Saint Against Bad Weather
Saint Matilda is the Patron Saint of Misbehaving Children
​Saint Elizabeth of Hungary is the Patron Saint of Bakers, Countesses, Death of Children, the Falsely
​   Accused, the Homeless, Nursing Services, Tertiaries, Widows, and Young Brides
​Edmund the Martyr, in addition to being the patron saint invoked against pandemics, is also the patron of torture victims and protection from the plague. There a few more saints who are patrons for those who struggle with familiar illnesses and afflictions: St. Damien of Molokai: Patron saint of those with leprosy (Hansen’s disease)
Saint Fiacre, an Irish-born monk, is the Patron Saint of Gardening. Saint Fiacre healed the sick with herbs
   from his garden and grew food for the poor
Saint Gianna Beretta Molla - Patron saint of working mothers
​Saint Gerard Majella is the Patron Saint and Protector of Expectant Mothers
Saint Gertrude of Nivelles is the Patron Saint of Cats
​Saint Gregory is the Patron Saint of Teachers
Saint Roch is the Patron Saint of Dogs
Saint Charles Borromeo is the Patron Saint Against Ulcers
Saint Mark the Evangelist is the Patron Saint of Insect Bites and the Patron Saint of Venice
Saint Jerome is the Patron Saint Against Anger
​Saint Joseph is the Patron Saint of the Dying, the Universal Church, Fathers, Carpenters and Social Justice
​Saint Jude is the Patron Saint of Desperate Cases
​Saint Kateri Tekakwitha is the Patroness of the Environment and Ecology
​Saint Lucy is the Patron Saint of the Blind and those with Eye Trouble
​Saint Monica is the Patron Saint of Wives and Abuse Victims
Saint Vivian (Saint Bibiana) is the Patron Saint of Single Lay Women. Her Feast Day is December 2
Saint Genesius and Saint Vitus are the Patron Saints of Actors
​Saint Pedro Calungsod is the Patron Saint of Filipino Youth, Altar Boys, Overseas Filipino Workers, Guam,
​   and Cebuanos
​Saint Peregrine is the Patron Saint of Cancer Victims
Saint Raphael the Archangel is the Patron Saint Against Nightmares and Eye Diseases
​Saint Rose of Lima is the Patroness of Latin America and the Philippines
Saint Rita of Cascia is the Patroness of the Impossible
Saint Clare is the Patron Saint of Television.
Saint Maximillian Mary Kolbe is the Patron Saint Against Drug Addiction
Saint Catherine of Alexandria is the Patron Saint of Philosophers and Preachers
​Saints Cosmas and Damian are the Patron Saints of Pharmacists
​Saint Philomena is the Patron Saint of Babies, Infants and Youth
​Saint Stephen of Hungary is the Patron Saint of Hungary
​Saint Tarsicius is the Patron Saint of First Communicants
​Saint Theresa of Lisieux is one of the Patron Saints of the Missions
​Saint Thomas Aquinas is the Patron Saint of Universities and Students
​Saint Valentine is the Patron Saint of Love, Young People and Happy Marriages
​Blessed Teresa of Calcutta is the Patron of World Youth Day
 
TO NAME A FEW
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