Roman Catholic tradition has made saints the patrons or protectors of various aspects of human life, and they are invoked for particular reasons [1]. Sometimes this is a result of actual facts, e.g. St. Blaise is invoked for throat ailments because he saved a child from suffocation due to...
One of the most widely practiced personal devotions today is wearing a patron saint medal. With patrons and protectors for all types of vocations and life events, there is a saint for you. See our full list of Patron Saints To ensure the best selection for our customers we have partnered ...
Also covered is the carpenters' aisle from the Black Church of Brasov (Fig. 5). The author relates briefly the lives of the patron saints of the guilds and gives the reasons why they were chosen as protectorsDorin Ioan,RusApulum