Patronage
Patron Saint of Students
The saint
Who to turn to
St. Benedict Biscop is who the Church points to for students. Their full life — and the memorial kept each year — is on their own page.
The patron saintSt. Benedict BiscopSoonAlso invoked
Also invokedGemma GalganiAlso invokedUrsula LedóchowskaAlso invokedCuthbert of CanterburyAlso invokedContardo FerriniAlso invokedBraulio of ZaragozaAlso invokedFinbarr of Cork
Also invokedSt. Thomas AquinasAlso invokedBruno the GreatAlso invokedThomas of VillanovaAlso invokedAloisius PalazzoloAlso invokedEstephan El DouaihyAlso invokedAlfonsa ClericiAlso invokedPedro Poveda CastroverdeAlso invokedCiarán of ClonmacnoiseAlso invokedAngela SalawaAlso invokedAntonio Maria GianelliAlso invokedArchangela Girlani
Also invokedSt. Benedict of NursiaAlso invokedEdmund Ignatius RiceAlso invokedMaravillas de JesúsAlso invokedAdolf SzelążekAlso invokedBenedetta Bianchi Porro
Also invokedAmbroseAlso invokedArnold JanssenAlso invokedStanislaus KostkaAlso invokedEdmund of AbingdonAlso invokedMaria Romero MenesesAlso invokedMarie-Élisabeth Turgeon
Also invokedFrei GalvãoAlso invokedJohn BerchmansAlso invokedGregory IAlso invokedMarie-Eugénie de Jésus
Also invokedCarolina Santocanale
Also invokedGabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
Also invokedGeevarghese Mar IvaniosAlso invokedCeferino NamuncuráAlso invokedMichał SopoćkoAlso invokedClelia MerloniAlso invokedFinnian of Moville
Also invokedGemma GalganiAlso invokedUrsula LedóchowskaAlso invokedCuthbert of CanterburyAlso invokedContardo FerriniAlso invokedBraulio of ZaragozaAlso invokedFinbarr of CorkAlso invokedSt. Thomas AquinasAlso invokedBruno the GreatAlso invokedThomas of VillanovaAlso invokedAloisius PalazzoloAlso invokedEstephan El DouaihyAlso invokedAlfonsa ClericiAlso invokedPedro Poveda CastroverdeAlso invokedCiarán of ClonmacnoiseAlso invokedAngela SalawaAlso invokedAntonio Maria GianelliAlso invokedArchangela GirlaniAlso invokedSt. Benedict of NursiaAlso invokedEdmund Ignatius RiceAlso invokedMaravillas de JesúsAlso invokedAdolf SzelążekAlso invokedBenedetta Bianchi PorroAlso invokedAmbroseAlso invokedArnold JanssenAlso invokedStanislaus KostkaAlso invokedEdmund of AbingdonAlso invokedMaria Romero MenesesAlso invokedMarie-Élisabeth TurgeonAlso invokedFrei GalvãoAlso invokedJohn BerchmansAlso invokedGregory IAlso invokedMarie-Eugénie de JésusAlso invokedCarolina SantocanaleAlso invokedGabriel of Our Lady of SorrowsAlso invokedGeevarghese Mar IvaniosAlso invokedCeferino NamuncuráAlso invokedMichał SopoćkoAlso invokedClelia MerloniAlso invokedFinnian of MovilleQuestions
Frequently asked
Who is the patron saint of students?
St. Benedict Biscop is recognized as the patron saint of students, known for founding monasteries and promoting education.
Why St. Benedict Biscop?
He dedicated his life to learning and teaching, establishing schools that emphasized the importance of education in the Christian faith.
Is there a patron saint of scholars?
Yes, St. Thomas Aquinas is also considered a patron saint of scholars and students, particularly in relation to academic pursuits.
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