Patron Saint of Portugal

4 saints found

Francis Borgia

Feast Day: October 3

Patron of: Spiritual directors, Portugal, Jesuits, divorced people, widows, those with difficulty in childbirth

Spanish nobleman converted to austere Jesuit who led the Society as spiritual reformer.

Feast Day: April 23

Patron of: soldiers, military personnel, armorers, cavalry, scouts, farmers, scouting movements, England, Portugal, Georgia, Palestine

Soldier-martyr whose legend of dragon-slaying symbolizes triumph over evil.

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.

Feast Day: December 8

Patron of: United States, France, Portugal, Spain, Italy, purity, conception

Catholic dogma affirming Mary's conception without original sin; foundational Marian doctrine.