St. Jude Thaddeus, Apostle Illnesses and Afflictions, Physical, Moral Alcoholism: St. John of God, St. Monica Amputees: St. Anthony the Great Angina: St. Swithbert Apoplexy: St. Andrew Avellino Appendicitis: St. Erasmus [Elmo] Arthritis, Invoked against: St. James the Greater Bacterial Diseases: St. Agrippina Betrayal, Victims of: St. Flora Bleeding, Invoked against: St. Rita of Cascia Blindness and the Blind: St. Odilia, St. Raphael Bood Banks: St. Januarius Bodily Ills: Our Lady of Lourdes Bowel Disorders: St. Bonaventure Breast Disorders: St. Agatha Broken Bones: St. Stanislaus Kostka Bruises, Invoked against: St. Amalburga [Gadula] Burglary, Invoked against: St. Leonard (Feast: November 6) Cancer Patients: St. Peregrine, St. Michael of the Saints, St. Aldegonda Chills, Invoked against: St. Placid Cholera, Invoked against: St. Roch Civil Disorder: St. Andrew Corsini Colds, Invoked against: St. Maurus Colic, Invoked against: St. Agapitus Coughs, Invoked against: St. Quentin Cramps: St. Pancras Cure from Pain: St. Madron Danger from Fire: St. Florian Deaf: St. Francis de Sales, St. Ouen Despairing Prostitutes: St. Margaret of Cortona Desperate Causes: St. Rita of Cascia Desperate Situations: St. Gregory of Neocaesarea, St. Jude Thaddeus, St. Rita of Cascia Diabolical Possession, Invoked against: St. Quirinus, St. Bruno, St. Dymphna Detraction: St. John Nepomuk Disasters: St. Genevieve Dizziness:St. Avertinus Dogbites: St. Vitus Doubt: St. Joseph Drug Addiction: St. Maximilian Kolbe Dysentery Sufferers: St. Matrona Earache: St. Polycarp Eczema Sufferers: St. Anthony the Great Epidemics: St. Roch Epilepsy: St. Bibiana, St. Catald, St. Dymphna, Sts. Giles and Vitus Escape from Devils: St. Margaret of Antioch Eye Trouble: St. Lucy Eye Trouble, Invoked against: St. Lucy, St. Herve False Witness: St. Pancras Falsely Accused: St. Raymond Nonnatus Fever: St. Antoninus of Florence, St. Benedict, St. Albert of Trapani Foot Trouble, Invoked against: St. Victor of Marseilles Gallstones: St. Benedict, St. Albinus Gambling, Uncontrolled: St. Bernardine of Siena Glandular Disorders, Invoked against: St. Cadoc Gout: St. Andrew Headaches: St. Teresa of Avila, St. Bibiana, St. Gereon [Migraine], St. Pancras Heart Ailments: St. John of God Heart Attack Sufferers: St. Teresa of Avila Hemorrhage: St. Lucy Hemorrhoids: St. Fiacre Hernia: St. Catald, Sts. Cosmos and Damian Hospitals: St. Camillus de Lellis, St. John of God, St. Jude Thaddeus Infidelity, Victims of and Conversion from: St. Monica, St. Fabiola, St. Gengulphus Insanity: St. Giles Intestinal Troubles: St. Erasmus [Elmo], St. Bonaventure Invalids: St. Roch Jaundice Sufferers: St. Albert of Trapani Jealousy, Invoked against: St. Elizabeth of Portugal, St. Hedwig Kidney Disease, Invoked against: St. Albinus Lawsuits: St. Agia Leg Disorders: St. Servatius Lies, Invoked against: St. Felix Lost Causes: St. Jude Lost Souls: St. Nicholas of Tolentino Lunatics: St. Christina Madmen: St. Romanus Madness: St. Osmund Mentally Ill: St. Dymphna Misfortune, Invoked agaimst: St. Agricola Murderers, For repentance: St. Vladimir Nearsightedness: St. Clarus Nettle Rash: St. Benedict Nightmares, Invoked against: St. Christopher Obsession, Invoked against: St. Quirinus Pain, Invoked against: St. Madron Paralysis: St. Catald, St. Osmund [The] Perjured: St. Pancras Pestilence: Sts. Cosmos and Damian Physically Abused: St. Pharaildis, St. Louise de Marillac, St. Fabiola Physically Disabled: St. Giles Plague: The Fourteen Holy Helpers (St. Christopher, St. Dionysius [Denis], St. Catherine of Alexandria, St. Blaise,  St. Vitus,  St. George, St. Erasmus [Elmo], St. Margaret pf Antioch, St. Barbara,  St. Eustachius [Eustace], St. Achatius, St. Cyriacus, St. Pantaleon, St. Giles) St. Catald, St. Francis of Paola, St. Gregory the Great, St. Sebastian, St. Agricola Poison and Poisoning: St. Benedict, St. John the Evangelist Polio: St. Margaret Mary [The] Possessed: St. Bruno, St. Dymphna Rabies Sufferers: St. Hubert Rape, Victims of: St. Agatha, St. Maria Goretti Rheumatism: St. James the Greater, Apostle Robbers, Protection against: St. Leonard of Noblac Rupture, against: St. Osmund Seasickness, Invoked against: St. Erasmus [Elmo] The Sick: St. Michael, St. John of God, St. Camillus de Lellis, St. Philomena, St. Bernadette Skin Diseases, Invoked against: St. Peregrine Slander, Invoked against: St. John of Nepomuk Slavery: St. Peter Claver Sleepwalking: St. Dymphna Snakebite: St. Paul, St. Vitus Sore Eyes: St. Augustine Sore Throats: St. Blaise, St. Walburga, St. Ignatius of Antioch Spasms, Invoked against: St. John the Baptist Starvation, Invoked against: St. Anthony of Padua Stomach Diseases and Troubles: St. Brice, St. Wolfgang Stress: St. Walter of Pontnoise Terrors of the Night: St. Giles Throat Diseases, Invoked against: St. Blaise Throat Infections: St. Lucy Toothache: St. Apollonia, St. Medard, St. Osmund, St. Kea Torture Victims: St. Alban, St. Eustachius, St. Regina, St. Vincent of Saragossa, St. Victor of Marseilles Transients: St. Benedict Joseph Labre Tuberculosis: St. Pantaleon, St. Gemma Galgani Venereal Diseases: St. Fiacre Please note that this does not mean that willful sinners who are not repentant may invoke his patronage for protection; this refers to the innocent in general. 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