Patron Saint of Mountaineers
2 saints found
John Climacus
Feast Day: March 30
Patron of: Monks, repentance, spiritual discipline, mountaineers
Desert monk whose 'Ladder of Divine Ascent' maps the soul's ascent toward union with God through virtue.
Virgilius of Salzburg
Feast Day: November 27
Patron of: Austria, Salzburg, geologists, miners, mountaineers, those with eye problems
Irish missionary bishop who Christianized Central Europe and founded Salzburg's cathedral.