Patron Saint of Catechists

5 saints found

Paul Miki and Companions

Feast Day: February 6

Patron of: Japan, missionaries, catechists, martyrs

Japanese Jesuits and companions crucified in 1597 for their Christian faith and missionary work.

Feast Day: April 2

Patron of: Philippines, missions, youth, catechists, evangelization

Filipino youth and lay catechist martyred in 1672; patron of Asian missions.

Feast Day: December 21

Patron of: Catechists, Catholic education, Germany, religious instruction

Jesuit educator whose catechism and schools renewed Catholic faith in Counter-Reformation Europe.

Feast Day: September 17

Patron of: Catechists, canon lawyers, theologians, catechism students

Brilliant Jesuit cardinal whose theological works defended Catholic doctrine.

Feast Day: March 23

Patron of: Archbishops, Peru, Indigenous peoples, catechists

Spanish archbishop who reformed the Church in Peru and championed Indigenous peoples.