Patron Saint of Missionaries
24 saints found
Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions
Feast Day: November 24
Patron of: Vietnam, Vietnam martyrs, persecuted Catholics, missionaries, General intercession
117 Vietnamese martyrs who died for faith during centuries of systematic religious persecution.
Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn and Companions
Feast Day: September 20
Patron of: Korea, Korean Catholics, missionaries, martyrs
First Korean priest and 102 companions martyred for their Catholic faith in Korea.
Ansgar
Feast Day: February 3
Patron of: Denmark, Scandinavia, Sweden, Schleswig, missionaries, those in difficulty at sea
Frankish monk whose persistent missionary work established Christianity in Scandinavian regions.
Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions
Feast Day: July 9
Patron of: China, Chinese Catholics, missionaries, martyrs, persecution victims
120 Chinese and foreign martyrs whose steadfast faith built the Church across centuries of persecution.
Augustine of Canterbury
Feast Day: May 27
Patron of: England, missionaries, pastoral care, conversion of non-believers
Benedictine missionary who established Christianity and the Church of England in Anglo-Saxon Kent.
Boniface
Feast Day: June 5
Patron of: Germany, brewers, tailors, against storms and lightning, missionaries
English missionary who Christianized Germany and died a martyr advancing the faith.
Charles de Foucauld
Feast Day: December 1
Patron of: desert spirituality, missionaries, the poor, Algeria
20th-century hermit and missionary who embraced radical poverty in the Sahara.
Francis Xavier
Feast Day: December 3
Patron of: missionaries, missions, foreign missions, India, Japan, East Asia, immigrants
Legendary Jesuit missionary who brought Christianity to millions across Asia.
Henry of Finland
Feast Day: January 19
Patron of: Finland, bishops, missionaries, those seeking conversion
Swedish bishop and missionary martyr who evangelized Finland in the twelfth century.
Innocent of Alaska
Feast Day: March 31
Patron of: Alaska, missionaries, Orthodox Church
Bishop who translated liturgy and educated Alaska's indigenous peoples for Orthodox faith.
Jean de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues, and Companions
Feast Day: October 19
Patron of: Canada, missionaries, Catholic missions
Eight Jesuit martyrs who died evangelizing Native Americans in 17th-century North America.
Louis Bertrand
Feast Day: October 9
Patron of: Colombia, missionaries, missionary work, poor, imprisoned persons
Spanish Dominican missionary whose evangelical work converted thousands in the Americas.
Louis Grignion de Montfort
Feast Day: April 28
Patron of: missionaries, Eucharistic devotion, Marian spirituality
French missionary who revolutionized Marian devotion and inspired millions through consecration spirituality.
Matteo Ricci
Feast Day: May 11
Patron of: Missionaries, Sino-Catholic relations, cultural bridge-builders
Italian Jesuit missionary who bridged East and West through scholarship and cultural respect in Ming China.
Methodius
Feast Day: February 14
Patron of: Slavic peoples, languages, teachers, missionaries
Missionary monk brought Slavic-language liturgy and Christian faith to Eastern European peoples.
Narcisa de Jesús
Feast Day: August 30
Patron of: Ecuador, mental illness, bodily afflictions, missionaries, religious women
Ecuadorian lay mystic; first female native saint of Ecuador through mystical suffering.
Nikola Tavelić
Feast Day: November 14
Patron of: Dalmatia, missionaries, Christian martyrs, ecumenical dialogue
Franciscan missionary martyred in the Holy Land defending persecuted Christians under Ottoman rule.
Nikolaj Velimirović
Feast Day: March 18
Patron of: Serbian people, missionaries, theologians, victims of persecution
Serbian Orthodox bishop whose theology and suffering witnessed to Christ's resurrection and redemptive love.
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.
Paul the Apostle
Feast Day: June 29
Patron of: Authors, bishops, Christian teachers, evangelists, faith, gentiles, missionaries, repentance, tentmakers, theologians
Former persecutor transformed into Christianity's greatest missionary and theologian.
Rose Philippine Duchesne
Feast Day: November 18
Patron of: Frontiersmen, remote missions, Native Americans, the Philippines, missionaries
French missionary who brought faith and education to the American frontier.
Thérèse of Lisieux
Feast Day: October 1
Patron of: Missionaries, spiritual childhood, France, florists, tuberculosis sufferers
French nun whose 'little way' made holiness accessible to all.
Vincent de Paul
Feast Day: September 27
Patron of: Charity workers, social workers, missionaries, hospitals, the poor, prisoners, St. Vincent de Paul Society, volunteers
French priest who systematized charity and founded congregations serving the poor worldwide.
Willibrord
Feast Day: November 7
Patron of: Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, epilepsy, against vertigo, missionaries
Apostle of the Frisii who Christianized the Low Countries through tireless missionary work.