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15 patron saints for modern situations

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

Recently the Catholic Church celebrated the Feast of All Saints, often referred to as All Saints’ Day or All Hallows. To respect the day, 15 patron saints for modern situations presents some of the lesser-known and more modern patronages of the saints.

15 patron saints for modern situations includes

St Genesius, the patron saint of actors
St Vitus, patron saint of performers
St Bernardine of Siena, the patron saint of advertisers
St Clare of Assisi, the patron saint of television
St Arnold, the patron saint of beer
St Monica, the patron saint of alcoholics
St Helena of Constantinople, the patron saint of divorced women
St Margaret of Cortona, patron saint of single mums

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