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Saints List: February
Saint Brigid
Saint Brigid
February 1
Patron Saint of
Ireland,
dairymaids,
cattle,
midwives,
Irish nuns,
and newborn babies
The Feast of Candlemas
The Feast of Candlemas
The Presentation of the Lord
February 2
Prayer Candle
Prayer Candle
February
Holy Smokes: Incense in Mass
Incense in Mass
February
Saint Blaise
Saint Blaise
February 3
Blessing of the Throats
Patron Saint of
throat illnesses,
animals,
wool combers,
and wool trading
Saint Ansgar
Saint Ansgar
February 3
Patron Saint of Scandinavia
Saint Joseph of Leonessa
Saint Joseph of Leonessa
February 4
Patron Saint of
Leonessa, Italy
Saint Agatha
Saint Agatha
February 5
Patron Saint of Sicily,
bell founders,
breast cancer,
against fire,
Palermo,
rape victims,
and wet nurses
Saint Paul Miki & Companions
Saint Paul Miki
& Companions
February 6
Patron Saint of Japan
Saint Dorothy of Caesarea
Saint Dorothy
of Caesarea
February 6
Patron Saint of
horticulture;
brewers; brides;
florists; gardeners;
midwives;
newlyweds
and love
Saint Theodore Stratelates
Saint Theodore Stratelates
February 7
Patron Saint of Soldiers
Saint Jerome Emiliani
Saint Jerome Emiliani
February 8
Patron Saint of
Orphans &
Abandoned Children
Saint Josephine Bakhita
Saint Josephine Bakhita
February 8
Patron of Sudan
Saint Apollonia
Saint Apollonia
February 9
Patron Saint of
Dentists; Tooth problems
Saint Scholastica
Saint Scholastica
February 10
Patron Saint of school;
tests; books;
reading; nuns;
convulsive children;
invoked against storms
and rain
Our Lady of Lourdes
Our Lady of Lourdes
February 11
Saint Ermenilda of Ely
Saint Ermenilda of Ely
February 13
Saint Catherine de Ricci
Saint Catherine de Ricci
February 4 or 13
Patron Saint of the sick
Saint Valentine
Saint Valentine
February 14
Patron Saint of
Affianced couples,
happy marriages, & love...
Saint Claude de la Colombière
Saint Claude de la Colombière