Saints Called on for Various Special Needs

In the Orthodox Church, a patron saint is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, or person. Since the time of the early Christians up to the present, a vast number of patron saints have been recorded. The following is a list of saints who are often called upon for special purposes.

To Have a Child 

St. Anna, Mother of the Theotokos 

St. Elizabeth, Mother of the Forerunner 

St. Sabbas the Sanctified of Palestine 

St. Irene Chrysovolantou

For Safe Childbirth 

St. Eleftherios

For the Care & Protection of Infants 

St. Stylianos

For Young People 

Holy Great Martyr Demetrios the Wonderworker

Delivery from Sudden Death 

St. Barbara the Great Martyr

Against Drinking 

Holy Martyr Boniface & the Righteous Aglais

For Travelers 

St. Nicholas: in general, & specifically for sea travel 

St. John the Russian: for transport, auto, busses 

St. Niphon, Patriarch of Constantinople: for safety at sea

For Cobblers 

St. Eustathius the Cobbler of Georgia

For Physicians 

St. Panteleimon 

The Holy Unmercenaries, Saints Cosmas & Damian 

For the Kitchen, Home 

St. Euphrosynos the Cook 

St. Sergius of Radonezh: for baking 

Sts. Spyridon & Nikodim of Kievo-Pechersk: Prosphora making

For Trading 

St. Paraskeva

For Headaches 

Holy New Martyr Demas of Smyrna

For Eyes 

St. Paraskeva

For Ears 

St. Spyridon the Wonderworker

For Teeth 

St. Antipas of Pergamum

For Hernias & Intestinal Disorders 

Holy Great Martyr Artemius 

St. Artemius of Verkola

For Throat 

St. Blaise of Sebastia

For Finding Employment 

St. Xenia of St. Petersburg

For Help in Studies 

The Three Hierarchs: St. Basil the Great, St. John Chrysostom, St. Gregory the 

Theologian 

St. Sergius of Radonezh 

St. John of Kronstadt 

St. Justin the Philosopher

For Church-Chanting 

St. Romanos the Melodist

For Iconographers 

St. Luke the Apostle and Evangelist 

St. John of Damascus

For Patient Endurance of Affliction 

St. Job the Much-Suffering 

Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebastia: especially in freezing cold weather 

Holy Forty-Two Martyrs of Amorion

For Protection Against Thieves 

St. Gregory the Wonderworker of Kievo-Pechersk

For Stone-workers 

Holy Martyrs Florus & Laurus

For Soldiers 

Holy Archangel Michael 

St. George the Great Martyr 

St. Barbara the Great Martyr

For Spiritual Help, Consolation & Compunction 

St. Ephraim the Syrian 

St. Alexis the Man of God 

St. Seraphim of Sarov

For a Good End to One's Life 

Holy Archangel Michael 

St. Niphon, Patriarch of Constantinople

For Captives and Court Cases 

St. Onouphrios the Great 

St. Peter of Athos 

St. George the Great Martyr

For Help in Distress, Poverty, etc. 

St. Nicholas the Wonderworker 

St. John the Almsgiver of Alexandria 

St. John of Kronstadt

For Finding Things 

St. Phanourios the Great Martyr 

St. Menas the Great Martyr of Egypt

For Meeting a Difficult Situation, an Interview, etc. 

St. David the Prophet, Psalmist & King 

The Holy Unmercenaries & Healers 

SS. Cosmas & Damian of Rome 

SS. Panteleimon & Hermolaus 

St. Julian the Martyr 

St. John of Kronstadt 

St. Nectarios of Aegina 

Holy Archangel Raphael

For Animals & Livestock 

St. George: cattle & herds 

St. Parthenius of Radovysdius: cattle 

SS. Spevsippus, Elesippus & Melevsippus: horses 

St. Tryphon: geese

For Protection of Crops from Pests 

St. Michael of Synnada

For the Protection of Gardens Against Pests 

Holy Great Martyr Tryphon: also for hunters and Patron of Moscow

Against Demons & Witchcraft 

SS. Cyprian & Justina 

St. Theodore Sykeote 

St. Mitrophan of Voronezh

For Chastity & Help in Carnal Warfare 

St. John the Forerunner 

St. Demetrios the Great Martyr 

St. John the Much-Suffering 

Holy Martyr Theodore the Byzantine 

Holy Martyr Ignatios of Athos 

St. Mary of Egypt 

St. Joseph the All-Comely 

St. Susanna [Old Testament]

For Mental Disorders 

St. Naum of Ochrid 

St. Anastasia 

St. Gerasimos of Cephalonia: the possessed

Against Plague 

St. Haralambos 

St. Marina the Great Martyr

For Help Against Quick-Temper & Despondency 

St. Tikhon of Zadonsk

For Workers in Hospitals 

Holy Unmercenaries Saints Cosmas & Damian

St. Dositheus, Disciple of Abba Dorotheus

For Guilelessness & Simplicity 

Holy Apostle Nathaniel & St. Paul the Simple

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