Patron Saint of Families

8 saints found

Joseph the Worker

Joseph the Worker

Feast Day: May 1

Patron of: workers, laborers, craftsmen, manual labor, families

Guardian of Jesus and Mary whose humble carpentry sanctifies work and family life through faithful service.

Matrona of Moscow

Matrona of Moscow

Feast Day: May 2

Patron of: The blind, the suffering, Moscow, women, families

Blind Russian saint whose spiritual sight healed thousands through miraculous intercession.

Maximilian Kolbe

Maximilian Kolbe

Feast Day: August 14

Patron of: Journalists, drug addicts, political prisoners, families, pro-life movement, concentration camp victims

Franciscan martyr who volunteered for starvation to save another's life, embodying redemptive love.

Michael McGivney

Michael McGivney

Feast Day: August 13

Patron of: Families, workers, Catholic men, religious vocations, widows, orphans

American priest who founded the Knights of Columbus to protect Catholic workers' families.

Nicholas of Flüe

Nicholas of Flüe

Feast Day: September 25

Patron of: Switzerland, political unity, peace, hermits, families

Swiss hermit whose mystical wisdom preserved his nation's unity and peace.

Our Lady of Aparecida

Our Lady of Aparecida

Feast Day: October 12

Patron of: Brazil, fishermen, sailors, young people, families

Brazil's most revered Marian image discovered miraculously, symbolizing national Catholic identity.

Our Lady of Fatima

Our Lady of Fatima

Feast Day: May 13

Patron of: Portugal, the World, peace, families, the conversion of sinners, Carmelites

Virgin Mary's apparitions to shepherds in Portugal calling for peace.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Feast Day: June 27

Patron of: Mothers, children, families, motherhood, hope, continuous divine assistance

Byzantine icon and devotion emphasizing Mary's perpetual maternal intercession for all.