Patron Saint of Catholic schools
3 saints found
Elizabeth Ann Seton
Feast Day: January 4
Patron of: Widows, converts, Catholic schools, people in financial need
Widowed convert who founded American religious education and pioneered Catholic charitable service.
John Neumann
Feast Day: January 5
Patron of: Bishops, Catholic schools, missions, children's education
Redemptorist bishop who founded America's first diocesan Catholic school system and reformed Philadelphia's Church.
Thomas Aquinas
Feast Day: January 28
Patron of: Academics, academics, Catholic schools, colleges, philosophers, scholars, students, universities
Dominican friar whose synthesis of Aristotle and theology shaped Catholic thought forever.