Patron Saints Of Countries

A saint is a heavenly advocate of a place, a group of people or certain occupations. Saints are generally recognised within the Roman Catholic, Eastern Catholic, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy or Anglican religions, although some secular countries and, despite being considered idolatrous, some Islamic countries too.

Some saint's feast days are considered to be important patriot days which warrant public holiday status, while others slip by completely un-noticed by most of the population.

Found below is a list of countries and larger territories, in alphabetical order, with their various patron saints and the date of that country's feast day. Some saints have more than one feast day depending on which religion or calendar they are representing, although our list shows only the saint's day represented by the country listed, so you may well find different feast dates for the same saint.

THE PATRON SAINTS OF COUNTRIES

The world's most popular saint, Saint Nicholas of Myra otherwise known as Santa Claus, whose feast day is held on December 6th.

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ALBANIA

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Good Counsel – Feast Day April 26^th.

ALGERIA

Cyprian of Carthage – Feast Day September 16^th.

ANDORRA

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Meritxell – Feast Day September 8^th.

ANGOLA

The Virgin Mary under the title of the Immaculate Heart of Mary – Feast Day October 19^th.

ARGENTINA

Blessed Laura Vicuña – Feast Day January 22^nd.

Francis Solanus – Feast Day July 14^th.

Martin of Tours – Feast Day November 11^th.

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Luján – Feast Day May 8^th.

ARMENIA

Bartholomew the Apostle – Feast Day June 11^th .

Gregory the Illuminator – Feast Day September 30^th.

Jude the Apostle – Feast Day June 19^th.

AUSTRALIA

Mary Help of Christians – Feast Day May 24^th.

Mary of the Cross MacKillop – Feast Day August 8^th.

Francis Xavier – Feast Day December 3^rd.

AUSTRIA

Colman of Stockerau – Feast Day October 13^th.

Florian – Feast Day May 4^th.

Joseph – Feast Day May 1^st.

Leopold the Good – Feast Day November 15^th.

Maurice – Feast Day September 22^nd.

Severinus of Noricum – Feast Day January 8^th.

Vergilius of Salzburg – Feast Day November 27^th.

B

BANGLADESH

Francis Xavier – Feast Day December 3^rd.

BARBADOS

Andrew the Apostle – Feast Day November 30^th.

BELARUS

Euphrosyne of Polotsk – Feast Day May 23^rd.

BELGIUM

Joseph – Feast Day May 1^st.

BOLIVIA

The Virgin Mary under the title of the Virgin of Copacabana – Feast Days February 2^nd & August 5^th.

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Feast Day July 16^th.

BOSNIA & HERZOGOVINA

George - Feast Day April 23rd.

BRAZIL

Anthony of Padua – Feast Day June 13^th.

Peter of Alcantara – Feast Day October 18^th.

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Aparecida – Feast Day October 12^th.

BULGARIA

Cyril and Methodius – Feast Days May 11^th & May 24^th.

John of Rila – Feast Day October 19^th.

C

CANADA

Jean de Brébeuf Of The North American Martyrs – Feast Day September 26^th.

Joseph - Feast Day May 1^st.

Lawrence – Feast Day August 10^th.

CANARY ISLANDS (SPAIN)

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Candelaria - Feast Day August 15th.

CAPE VERDE

Philip the Apostle – Feast Day May 3^rd.

CHILE

James the Greater – Feast Day July 25^th.

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Feast Day July 16^th.

CHINA

Francis Xavier – Feast Day December 3^rd.

Joseph - Feast Day May 1^st.

Peter Sanz - Feast Day July 9th.

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Sheshan – Feast Day May 24^th.

COLOMBIA

Louis Bertrand – Feast Day October 9^th.

Peter Claver – Feast Day September 9^th.

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá – Feast Days July 9^th & November 18^th.

CORSICA (FRANCE)

Devota – Feast Day January 27^th.

Julia - Feast Day May 23.

COSTA RICA

The Virgin Mary under the title of The Virgen de los Angeles / Our Lady of the Angels, also known as La Negrita - Feast Day August 2nd.

CROATIA

Francis Xavier – Feast Day December 3^rd.

Joseph - Feast Day May 1^st.

Theresa of Avila – Feast Day October 15^th.

Vitus – Feast Day June 15^th.

CUBA

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Charity – Feast Day September 8^th.

CYPRUS

Andrew - Feast Day November 30th.

Barnabas – Feast Day June 11^th.

Marina the Martyr - Feast Day July 20^th.

CZECH REPUBLIC

Adalbert of Prague – Feast Day April 23^rd.

Anne of Bohemia - Feast Day March 2nd.

Cyril and Methodius – Feast Day July 5^th.

Sigismund of Burgundy – Feast Day May 1^st.

Wenceslas – Feast Day September 28^th.

Vitus – Feast Day June 15^th.

D

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

The Virgin Mary using the title of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception – Feast Day December 8^th.

The Virgin Mary under the title of the Immaculate Heart of Mary – Feast Day October 19^th.

DENMARK

Canute IV – Feast Day July 10^th.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Dominic – Feast Day August 8^th.

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Altagracia - Feast Day January 21st.

E

ECUADOR

Mary Anne de Paredes – Feast Day May 26^th.

The Virgin Mary under the title of the Immaculate Heart of Mary – Feast Day October 19^th.

ENGLAND (UK)

Boniface – Feast Day June 5^th.

George – Feast Day April 23^rd.

EGYPT

Mark the Evangelist – Feast Day April 25^th.

EL SALVADOR

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Peace – Feast Days January 24^th & July 9^th.

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception – Feast Day December 8^th.

ETHIOPIA

George – Feast Day April 23^rd.

F

FAROE ISLANDS (DENMARK)

Olaf – Feast Day July 29^th.

FINLAND

Henry of Uppsala – Feast Day January 19^th.

Knut - Feast Day January 13th.

FRANCE

Denis – Feast Day October 9^th.

Martin of Tours – Feast Day November 11^th.

Joan of Arc – Feast Day May 30^th.

Louis IX – Feast Day August 25^th.

Remi – Feast Day January 13^th.

Thérèse de Lisieux – Feast Day October 1^st.

Petronilla – Feast Day May 31^st.

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of the Assumption – Feast Day August 15^th.

G

GEORGIA

George – Feast Day April 23^rd.

Nino – Feast Day January 14th.

The Virgin Mary under the title of the Immaculate Heart of Mary – Feast Day October 19^th.

GERMANY

Boniface – Feast Day June 5^th.

Bruno of Cologne – Feast Day October 6^th.

George – Feast Day April 23^rd.

Maurice – Feast Day September 22^nd.

Peter Canisius – Feast Day December 21^st.

Vitus – Feast Day June 15^th.

GIBRALTAR (UK)

Bernard of Clairvaux - Feast Day August 20th.

GREECE

George – Feast Day April 23^rd.

Andrew the Apostle – Feast Day November 30^th.

Nicholas of Myra – Feast Day December 6^th.

GUAM (USA)

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Camarin – Feast Day December 8^th.

GUATEMALA

James the Greater – Feast Day July 25^th.

GUERNSEY (UK)

Sampson - Feast Day July 28th.

H

HAITI

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Perpetual Succor – Feast Day June 27^th.

HONDURAS

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Suyapa – Feast Day February 3^rd.

HUNGARY

Adalbert of Prague – Feast Day April 23^rd.

Gerard Sagredo – Feast Day September 24^th.

Stephen I of Hungary – Feast Day August 20^th.

I

ICELAND

Thorlac Thorhallsson – Feast Day December 23^rd.

INDIA

Thomas the Apostle – Feast Day December 21^st.

Francis Xavier – Feast Day December 3^rd.

Joseph - Feast Day May 1^st.

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of the Assumption – Feast Day August 15^th.

INDONESIA

Thomas the Apostle – Feast Day December 21^st.

Francis Xavier – Feast Day December 3^rd.

IRAN

Maruthas – Feast Day December 4^th.

IRAQ

George - Feast Day April 23rd.

IRISH REPUBLIC

Patrick – Feast Day March 17^th.

Columba – Feast Day June 9^th.

Bridget of Kildare – Feast Day February 1^st.

ISLE OF MAN

Maughold - Feast Day April 25th.

ITALY

Catherine of Siena – Feast Day April 29^th.

Francis of Assisi – Feast Day October 4^th.

J

JAMAICA

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady Of The Assumption - Feast Day August 15th.

JAPAN

Peter Baptist – Feast Day February 6^th.

Joseph - Feast Day May 1^st.

Francis Xavier – Feast Day December 3^rd.

JERSEY (UK)

Helier - Feast Day July 16th.

JORDAN

John the Baptist – Feast Day January 7^th.

K

KENYA

Francis Xavier – Feast Day December 3^rd.

L

LEBANON

Barbara – Feast Day December 4^th.

The Virgin Mary using the title of Our Lady of Lebanon – Feast Day May 5^th.

LESOTHO

The Virgin Mary under the title of the Immaculate Heart of Mary – Feast Day October 19^th.

LITHUANIA

Casimir – Feast Day March 4^th.

Cunigunde of Luxembourg – Feast Day March 3^rd.

John of Dukla – Feast Day September 28^th.

John of Kanty – Feast Day December 23^rd.

George – Feast Day April 23^rd.

Hyacinth – Feast Day August 17^th.

Kinga of Poland – Feast Day July 24^th.

LUXEMBOURG

Cunigunde of Luxembourg – Feast Day March 3^rd.

Willibrord – Feast Day November 7^th.

M

MACEDONIA

Clement of Ohrid – Feast Days August 9^th & December 8^th.

Cyril and Methodius – Feast Day May 24^th.

MADAGASCAR

Vincent de Paul – Feast Day January 20th.

MAJORCA (SPAIN)

Sebastian - Feast Days January 27th.

MALAYSIA

Francis Xavier – Feast Day December 3^rd.

MALTA

Agatha of Sicily – Feast Day February 5^th.

Paul the Apostle – Feast Day February 10^th.

Publius – Feast Day January 21^st.

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of the Assumption – Feast Day August 15^th.

MENORCA (SPAIN)

Anthony - Feast Day January 17th.

MEXICO

Joseph - Feast Day May 1^st.

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Guadalupe – Feast Day December 12^th.

MOLDOVA

George – Feast Day April 23^rd.

MONACO

Devota – Feast Day January 27^th.

MONGOLIA

Francis Xavier – Feast Day December 3^rd.

N

NETHERLANDS

Plechelm – Feast Day July 15^th.

Willibrord – Feast Day November 7^th.

Vitus – Feast Day June 15^th.

NEW CALEDONIA (FRANCE)

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of the Assumption – Feast Day August 15^th.

NEW ZEALAND

Francis Xavier – Feast Day December 3^rd.

Joseph - Feast Day May 1^st.

NICARAGUA

James the Greater – Feast Day July 25^th.

NIGERIA

Patrick – Feast Day March 17^th.

NORWAY

Magnus of Orkney – Feast Day April 16^th.

O

ORKNEY ISLANDS (UK)

Magnus of Orkney – Feast Day April 16^th.

P

PAKSTAN

Francis Xavier - Feast Day December 3^rd.

PALESTINE

George – Feast Day April 23^rd.

PANAMA

The Virgin Mary under the title of the Immaculate Heart of Mary – Feast Day October 19^th.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Michael the Archangel – Feast Day September 29^th.

PARAGUAY

Martin of Tours – Feast Day November 11^th .

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Luján – Feast Day September 8th.

PERU

Joseph - Feast Day May 1^st.

Rose of Lima – Feast Days August 23^rd or August 30^th.

Turibius of Mogroveio – Feast Days March 23^rd & August 23^rd.

PHILIPPINES

Black Nazarene - Feast Day January 9th.

Francis Xavier – Feast Day December 3^rd.

Jude the Apostle - Feast Day October 28th.

Lorenzo Ruíz – Feast Day September 28^th.

Pedro Calungsod – Feast Day April 2^nd.

Pudentiana – Feast Day May 19^th.

Rose of Lima - Feast Days August 23^rd & August 30^th.

The Virgin Mary under the title of the Immaculate Heart of Mary – Feast Day October 19^th.

POLAND

Adalbert of Prague - Feast Day April 23^rd.

Casimir - Feast Day March 4^th.

Cunigunde of Luxemburg – Feast Day March 3^rd.

John of Dukla – Feast Day September 28^th.

Kinga of Poland – Feast Day July 24^th.

John of Kanty - Feast Day December 23^rd.

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Częstochowa – Feast Day August 26^th.

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Sorrows – Feast Day September 15th.

PORTUGAL

Anthony of Padua – Feast Day June 13^th.

Gabriel the Archangel– Feast Day September 28^th.

George – Feast Day April 23^rd.

James the Greater - Feast Day July 25^th.

John de Brito – Feast Day February 4^th.

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception – Feast Day December 8^th.

PUERTO RICO (USA)

John the Baptist – Feast Day January 7^th.

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Providence – Feast Day May 1^st.

R

ROMANIA

Andrew the Apostle – Feast Day November 30^th.

John of Suceava – Feast Day June 1^st.

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Andrew the Apostle – Feast Day November 30^th.

Basil the Great – Feast Day January 1st.

Casimir – Feast Day March 4^th.

George – Feast Day April 23^rd.

Joseph - Feast Day is held on the first Sunday after December 25th.

Nicholas of Myra – Feast Day December 6^th.

Thérèse de Lisieux – Feast Day October 1^st.

Vladimir I of Kiev – Feast Day November 25^th.

S

SAINT HELENA, ASCENSION & TRISTAN DA CUNHA (UK)

Helena - Feast Day May 21st.

SAN MARINO

Agatha of Sicily – Feast Day February 5^th.

Marinus – Feast Day September 3^rd.

Nicholas of Myra – Feast Day December 6^th.

SAO TOME & PRINCIPE

Thomas the Apostle - Feast Day December 21st.

SARDINIA (ITALY)

Gavinus - Feast Day May 30th.

SCANDINAVIA

Ansgar – Feast Day February 3^rd.

SCOTLAND (UK)

Andrew the Apostle – Feast Day November 30^th.

Columba – Feast Day June 9^th.

Margaret – Feast Day November 16^th.

SERBIA

Sava – Feast Day January 27^th.

Stephen - Feast Day January 9th.

Vitus – Feast Day June 15^th.

SHETLAND ISLANDS (UK)

Magnus of Orkney – Feast Day April 16^th.

Margaret – Feast Day November 16^th.

SICILY (ITALY)

Andrew the Apostle – Feast Day November 30^th.

Agatha of Sicily – Feast Day February 5^th.

SLOVAKIA

Cyril and Methodius – Feast Day July 5th.

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Sorrows – Feast Day September 15th.

SLOVENIA

Joseph - Feast Day held on the first Sunday after December 25th.

Cyril and Methodius – Feast Days 11^th May & 24^th May.

SOLOMON ISLANDS

Michael the Archangel – Feast Day September 29^th.

SOUTH AFRICA

Martin of Tours – Feast Day November 11^th.

SOUTH KOREA

Joseph - Feast Day May 1^st.

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception – Feast Day December 8^th.

SPAIN

James the Greater – Feast Day July 25^th.

Teresa of Ávila – Feast Day October 15^th.

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception – Feast Day December 8^th.

SRI LANKA

Lawrence – Feast Day August 10^th.

Joseph Vaz – Feast Day January 16^th.

Thomas the Apostle – Feast Day December 21^st

SUDAN

Josephine Bakhita – Feast Day February 8^th.

SWEDEN

Bridget / Birgitta – Feast Day October 7^th.

Knut - Feast Day January 13th.

Sigfrid of Sweden – Feast Day February 15^th.

SWITZERLAND

Gall – Feast Day October 16^th.

Nicholas of Flue – Feast Day September 25^th.

T

TANZANIA

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception – Feast Day December 8^th.

TURKEY

George – Feast Day April 23^rd.

U

UKRAINE

Josaphat – Feast Day November 25^th.

Andrew the Apostle – Feast Day November 30^th.

Vladimir I of Kiev – Feast Day July 15^th.

URUGUAY

James the Less – Feast Day May 3^rd.

Philip the Apostle – Feast Day May 3^rd.

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Lujan - Feast Day September 8^th.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Catherine of Siena – Feast Day April 29^th.

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception – Feast Day December 8^th.

V

VATICAN CITY STATE

Michael the Archangel – Feast Day September 29^th.

VENEZUELA

The Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Coromoto – Feast Day May 1^st.

VIETNAM

Joseph - Feast Day May 1^st.

W

WALES (UK)

David – Feast Day March 1^st.

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