Funny Patron Saints

[Old_Joe]

What's the strangest thing you've ever heard of a Saint being a patron/patroness of?

For example:
LYDWINA of Schiedam Patroness of skating (ice or roller)

[Noel's angel]

CHARLES BORROMEO-Apple Orchards

MAGNUS of Füssen-Caterpillars

GUY of Anderlecht-Animals with Horns

[Noel's angel]

BARBARA-against death by mine collapse

[DemonSlayer]

Why is that funny?

[lowdenclear]

[quote name='DemonSlayer' date='May 26 2005, 04:52 AM']Why is that funny?[/quote]
Its hilarious!!!!

[St. Catherine]

[quote name='Noel's angel' date='May 26 2005, 02:43 AM'] BARBARA-against death by mine collapse [/quote]
A very good one when you live in a mining town. I happen to live in a coal mining area.

[stargirl3:16]

Beer brewers-St. Augustine

[lowdenclear]

Lydia Purpuraria, patron of purplers! (dying purple cloth, apparently...)

[1337 k4th0l1x0r]

Catherine of Alexandria - patron of knife sharpeners

[St. Catherine]

<<< You know that is why I choose her as my SN. Just kidding, she is the patron of a lot of other things.

Edited May 26, 2005 by St. Catherine

[1337 k4th0l1x0r]

St. James - patron of Spanish conquistadors (I guess some of them are still around)

[Thy Geekdom Come]

[quote name='lowdenclear' date='May 26 2005, 10:33 AM'] Lydia Purpuraria, patron of purplers! (dying purple cloth, apparently...) [/quote]
Makes sense, she lived in Tyre, didn't she? It was a major cloth dying region of the Roman Empire.

[Thy Geekdom Come]

[quote name='1337 k4th0l1x0r' date='May 26 2005, 12:20 PM'] St. James - patron of Spanish conquistadors (I guess some of them are still around) [/quote]
That's because according to legend, he rode out of the sky on a white steed to fight the moors with them.

[stargirl3:16]

St. Venerius, patron saint of lighthouse keepers.

[Colleen]

St. Florian, Patron Saint of Soap Boilers.
St. Goar of Aquitaine, Patron Saint of Champagne Bottlers.
St. Martin of Tours, Patron Saint of . . . Geese.

[Thy Geekdom Come]

[quote name='Colleen' date='May 26 2005, 01:54 PM'] St. Martin of Tours, Patron Saint of . . . Geese. [/quote]
Uh oh...Theoketos had better stay away.

[Tony]

I wonder if anyone on Donld Ttrump's show has ever prayed to St. John Bosco, the parton of apprentices

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

St. Vitus, patron Saint against oversleeping

[Old_Joe]

St. Louis IX -Patron of button makers

[catholicflower]

BRIGID of Ireland--patron of cattles
DOMINIC of Silos-against mad dogs and insects
Anthony of Padua -patron of mail