Professions with their own patron saints
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Q 01Who is widely recognized as the patron of firefighters?
- ASaint Michael
- BSaint Patrick
- CSaint Anthony
- DSaint Florian
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Saint Florian
Saint Florian, a Roman officer, was executed by drowning in the Enns river with a millstone around his neck, yet firefighters adopted him as their patron against fire.
Q 02Saint Luke the Evangelist, author of one of the four Gospels, is the patron saint of which profession?
- ALawyers
- BPhysicians
- CTeachers
- DArchitects
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Physicians
Saint Luke is the patron saint of physicians because the New Testament calls him a doctor; painters claim him too, from a legend that he painted the Virgin Mary.
Q 03Saint Joseph of Cupertino, known for reportedly levitating, is the patron saint of which group?
- AAstronauts
- BGymnasts
- CMountain climbers
- DStage magicians
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Astronauts
Saint Joseph of Cupertino, the 'Flying Friar', is patron of astronauts and air travellers; his levitations were so disruptive that superiors kept moving him and barred him from public gatherings.
Q 04Which saint is the patron of musicians, often depicted playing an organ?
- ASaint Agnes
- BSaint Teresa
- CSaint Cecilia
- DSaint Clare
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Saint Cecilia
Saint Cecilia is the patron saint of musicians and church music. She has been depicted in art playing the organ since at least the 15th century, and her feast day (November 22) is celebrated with musical events worldwide.
Q 05Saint Matthew the Apostle is the patron saint of which profession?
- ACarpenters
- BAccountants
- CSailors
- DFarmers
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Accountants
Saint Matthew is the patron saint of accountants and bankers because he was a tax collector in Capernaum, a job seen as collaborating with Rome, until Jesus called him.
Q 06Encyclopedist bishop Saint Isidore of Seville is popularly claimed as the patron of which very modern group?
- ALibrarians
- BComputer users
- CJournalists
- DAstronomers
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Computer users
Saint Isidore of Seville is the popular pick for patron of computer users; his Etymologiae tried to gather 'practically everything that it is necessary to know' into one work.
Q 07Pope John Paul II declared Saint Thomas More the patron of which group?
- AJudges
- BStatesmen and politicians
- CWriters and scholars
- DPrisoners
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Statesmen and politicians
Saint Thomas More, Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor, is patron of statesmen and politicians for putting conscience before power: he was beheaded for refusing to accept the king as head of the Church.
Q 08Whose name means 'bearer of Christ', making him the traditional patron of travelers?
- ASaint Christopher
- BSaint Brendan
- CSaint Raphael
- DSaint James
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Saint Christopher
Saint Christopher is patron of travelers: his name means 'Christ-bearer' in Greek, and legend says he carried a child across a river who revealed himself as Christ.
Q 09Saint Homobonus, a 12th-century Italian famed for honest dealing, is the patron saint of which profession?
- ABusiness people
- BBankers
- CInnkeepers
- DFishermen
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Business people
Saint Homobonus is patron of business people: a Cremona cloth trader who gave much of his wealth to the poor, he was made a saint just 14 months after his death.
Q 10Saint Drogo, a 12th-century Flemish saint said to bilocate, is the patron of which profession?
- ABlacksmiths
- BBakers
- CCoffeehouse owners
- DWeavers
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Coffeehouse owners
Saint Drogo is patron of coffeehouse owners, an anachronism: the Flemish hermit died in 1186, centuries before anyone is known to have brewed coffee.
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