Saint Roch is invoked against the bubonic plague.

A list of patron saints of ailments, illness and dangers: Image File history File links Saint_Roch. ... Image File history File links Saint_Roch. ... Saint Roch (Latin: Rochus; Italian: Rocco; Spanish: Roque; c. ... The bubonic plague or bubonic fever is the best-known variant of the deadly infectious disease caused by the enterobacteria Yersinia pestis. ... Saint Quentin is the patron saint of locksmiths and is also invoked against coughs and sneezes. ...

A

• Abd-al-Masih - sterile women (in Syria)
• Saint Abel - patron of the blind and the lame
• Abhai - poisonous reptiles
• Agatha - breast cancer
• Agathius - headache
• Agricola of Avignon - bubonic plague, misfortunes
• Agrippina of Mineo -invoked against evil spirits, leprosy, thunderstorms, bacterial diseases, and bacterial infections
• Albinus of Angers -against pirate attack
• Andrew Avellino - sudden death
• Andrew Corsini - riot, civil disorder
• Apollinare - epilepsy, gout
• Apollonia - toothache
• Arthelais - kidnapping, illness
• Augustine of Hippo - sore eyes

Abd-al-Masih (or Abda) is a Christian saint and martyr. ... Saint Abel (died 5 August 764) was abbot of Lobbes and Bishop of Reims. ... Abhai is a saint of the Syriac Orthodox Church. ... Saint Agatha (died 251) is a Christian saint. ... Breast cancer is cancer of breast tissue. ... Saint Agathius, also known as Achatius[1] or Acacius of Byzantium[3] was a Cappadocian centurion of the imperial army. ... A headache (cephalalgia in medical terminology) is a condition of pain in the head; sometimes neck or upper back pain may also be interpreted as a headache. ... For the fourth century martyr, see Saints Vitalis and Agricola. ... The bubonic plague or bubonic fever is the best-known variant of the deadly infectious disease caused by the enterobacteria Yersinia pestis. ... Saint Agrippina (d. ... Albinus of Angers ( Saint-Aubin) (c. ... Look up pirate and piracy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Saint Andrew (Andrea) Avellino (1521 - November 10, 1608) is an Italian saint. ... Saint Andrew (Andrea) Corsini (1302—January 6, 1373) was an Italian Carmelite and bishop of Fiesole. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Civil disorder is a broad term that is typically used by law enforcement to describe one or more forms of disturbance caused by a group of people. ... Saint Apollinaris portrait mosaic at Basilica of Sant Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna, Italy Saint Apollinare (also known as Apollinaris) is Mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles as a disciple of Saint Peter the Apostle. ... Saint Apollonia was one of a group of virgin martyrs who suffered in Alexandria during a local uprising against the Christians prior to the persecution of Decius. ... A toothache, also known as odontalgia or, less frequently, as odontalgy, is an aching pain in or around a tooth. ... Saint Arthelais (Italian: ) (544—560) is venerated as a Christian saint. ... “Augustinus” redirects here. ...

B

• Balbina - scrofula
• Berlinda of Meerbeke- invoked against cattle diseases^[1]
• Bernardino of Siena - chest problems, lung problems, gambling addictions
• Blaise - ailments of the throat

Memorials of St. ... King Henry IV of France touching a number of sufferers of scrofula who are gathered about him in a circle. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Saint Bernardino of Siena (sometimes Bernardine, September 8, 1380 – May 20, 1444) was an Italian preacher, Franciscan missionary and Christian saint. ... Saint Blaise can refer to: A saint, see Blaise Saint-Blaise is the name or part of the name of several communes in France Saint-Blaise, in the Alpes-Maritimes Saint-Blaise, in the Haute-Savoie Saint-Blaise-du-Buis, commune in the Is re Saint-Blaise-la-Roche, commune...

C

• Christina the Astonishing -against insanity, mental disorders
• Coloman - plague, sick horses, against hanging
• Cornelius - twitching, earache, epilepsy, fever
• Saint Carmel of Corinella - hot water and strange foods; invoked against plague
• Crescentinus - headache
• Cyriacus - eye disease

Christina the Astonishing (1150 – 1224), also known as Christina Mirabilis, was a Christian holy-woman born in Brusthem (near Liège, Belgium) in 1150. ... Saint Coloman (Koloman, Colman, Colomannus) of Stockerau (of Melk) (d. ... The bubonic plague or bubonic fever is the best-known variant of the deadly infectious disease caused by the enterobacteria Yersinia pestis. ... Cornelius was elected pope on either March 6 or March 13, 251 during the lull in the persecution of the Roman Emperor Decius. ... Saint Crescentinus ( San Crescentino, San Crescenziano) (d. ... Personal Life A Roman nobleman, Cyriacus converted to Christianity during his adult life and renounced his material wealth, giving it away to the poor. ...

D

• Deicolus - childhood illnesses
• Deodatus of Nevers - against thunderstorm, evil spirits, and plague^[2]
• Domninus of Fidenza - rabies^[3]
• Dymphna - sleepwalking, epilepsy, insanity, mental illness

Saint Deicolus (Déicole, Dichuil, Deel, Deicola, Deicuil, Delle, Desle, Dichul, Dicuil) (ca. ... Deodatus (Dié, Didier, Dieudonné, Déodat, Adéodat) of Nevers (d. ... Saint Domninus of Fidenza (Italian: San Donnino di Fidenza) is an Italian Catholic saint. ... St. ... Sleepwalking (also called somnambulism or noctambulism), under the larger category of parasomnias, is a sleep disorder where the sufferer engages in activities that are normally associated with wakefulness while they are asleep or in a sleeplike state. ... ‹ The template below (Expand) is being considered for deletion. ... A mental illness or mental disorder refers to one of many mental health conditions characterized by distress, impaired cognitive functioning, atypical behavior, emotional dysregulation, and/or maladaptive behavior. ...

E

• Emygdius of Ancoli - invoked against earthquakes^[4]
• Engelmund of Vebsen -invoked against toothache^[5]
• Epipodius - victims of betrayal and of torture^[6]
• Eurosia - invoked against storms, hailstorms, lightning^[7]
• Expeditus - invoked against procrastination^[8]

Saint Emygdius (Emidius, Æmedius, Emigdius) (Italian: ) (d. ... Saint Engelmund (Engelmond, Ingelmund) of Vebsen (d. ... Saint Epipodius ( Epipode) and his companion Alexander (d. ... Eurosia or Orosia is the patron saint of Jaca, a city in the province of Huesca of northeastern Spain, in the Pyrenees, the center of her cult. ... Expeditus According to legend, Expeditus was a Roman commander in Armenia who became a Christian and was beheaded because of it by Eastern Roman Emperor Diocletian in 303 A.D. While he is no longer recognized as a saint by Catholic authorities, he is still worshipped in some places, most... Procrastination is the deferment or avoidance of an action or task to a later time. ...

F

• Fiacre - Venereal disease sufferers, hemorrhoids
• Fourteen Holy Helpers - epidemics, bubonic plague or the Black Death

Saint Fiacre (or Fiachra) was born in Ireland in the seventh century. ... Sexually-transmitted infections (STIs), also known as sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs), are diseases that are commonly transmitted between partners through some form of sexual activity, most commonly vaginal intercourse, oral sex, or anal sex. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Fourteen Holy Helpers The Fourteen Holy Helpers are a group of saints venerated together in Roman Catholicism because prayer to them was thought to be particularly effective, especially against various diseases. ... In epidemiology, an epidemic (from [[Latin language] epi- upon + demos people) is a disease that appears as new cases in a given human population, during a given period, at a rate that substantially exceeds what is expected, based on recent experience (the number of new cases in the population during... The bubonic plague or bubonic fever is the best-known variant of the deadly infectious disease caused by the enterobacteria Yersinia pestis. ... It has been suggested that Plague doctor be merged into this article or section. ...

G

• Gangulphus - eye and skin conditions; knee pains; invoked against adultery and marital difficulties
• Gereon -headaches, migraine
• Gertrude of Nivelles -invoked against fever, rats, and mice, particularly field-mice.
• Godelina -throat trouble
• Gratus of Aosta -fear of insects
• Guy of Anderlecht - invoked against epilepsy, against rabies, against infantile convulsions^[9]

Saint Gangulphus[2] of Burgundy (d. ... Adultery is voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a partner other than the lawful spouse. ... Saint Gereon of Köln ( Géréon), who may have been a soldier, was martyred at Cologne, allegedly by beheading, probably in the early 4th century. ... Saint Gertrude of Nivelles (626 - March 17, 659) was abbess of the Benedictine monastery of Nivelles, in present-day Belgium. ... Saint Godelina (also Godelieve, Godeliève, Godeleva) ( Sint-Godelieve) (ca. ... Saint Gratus of Aosta ( San Grato di Aosta) (d. ... Orders Subclass Apterygota Symphypleona - globular springtails Subclass Archaeognatha (jumping bristletails) Subclass Dicondylia Monura - extinct Thysanura (common bristletails) Subclass Pterygota Diaphanopteroidea - extinct Palaeodictyoptera - extinct Megasecoptera - extinct Archodonata - extinct Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) Infraclass Neoptera Blattodea (cockroaches) Mantodea (mantids) Isoptera (termites) Zoraptera Grylloblattodea Dermaptera (earwigs) Plecoptera (stoneflies) Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets... Saint Guy of Anderlecht (also, Guido, Guidon, Wye of Láken) (ca. ...

H

• Hermes - mental illnesses
• Harvey -eye problems, eye disease
• Hippolytus of Rome - sick horses
• Hyacinth - those in danger of drowning

Saint Hermes (Italian: ) (d. ... Saint Hervé (Harvey, Herveus, Houarniaule, Huva) of Brittany is a Breton saint of the sixth century. ... In Greek mythology, Hippolytus was a son of Theseus and either Antiope or Hippolyte. ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus, sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ... Saint Hyacinth For the 3rd century martyr, see Hyacinth and Protus. ...

J

• James the Great - rheumatism
• John of Bridlington - women in difficult labor
• Jude Thaddaeus - lost causes, desperate situations
• Julia of Corsica - pathologies of the hands and the feet
• Juliana of Nicomedia - childbirth, sickness

Saint James the Great (d. ... Rheumatism or Rheumatic disorder is a non-specific term for medical problems affecting the heart, bones, joints, kidney, skin and lung. ... Saint John of Bridlington (John Thwing, John of Thwing, John Twenge, John Thwing of Bridlington) (1319-1379) is an English saint of the 14th century. ... Saint Jude Saint Jude, known as Jude Thaddaeus or Jude Labbeus, the patron saint of lost causes, was a brother of St. ... Saint Julia of Corsica ( Santa Giulia da Corsica) (perhaps 5th century; date of death sometimes given as ca. ... Saint Juliana of Nicomedia is said to have suffered Christian martyrdom during the Diocletian persecution in 304. ... Childbirth (also called labour, birth, partus or parturition) is the culmination of a human pregnancy or gestation period with the delivery of one or more newborn infants from the mothers uterus. ...

K

• Kentigern -against bullies

Saint Mungo, also known as Saint Kentigern, traditional apostle to Strathclyde and patron saint and alleged founder of the city of Glasgow. ...

L

• Leodegar - blindness, eye disease, eye problems, sore eyes
• Liborius of Le Mans - against gallstones, colic^[10]
• Lucy of Syracuse - haemorrhage, eye complaints

Saint Leodegar or Leger, Bishop of Autun (ca 615 – Sarcing, Somme October 2, 679), was the great opponent of Ebroin— the mayor of the Palace of Neustria— and the leader of the faction of Austrasian great nobles in the struggles for hegemony over the waning Merovingian dynasty. ... Liborius (348-396) was of a noble family of Gaul, he joined the priesthood, and was ordained (the second or third) bishop of Le Mans. ... Saint Lucy, by Domenico Beccafumi, 1521: A High Renaissance recasting of a Gothic iconic image (Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena) Saint Lucy of Syracuse, also known as Saint Lucia, (traditional dates 283-304) was a rich young Christian martyr who is venerated as a Saint by Catholic and Orthodox Christians. ... Hemorrhage (alternate spelling is Haemorrhage) is the medical term meaning bleeding. ... A human eye Eyes are organs of vision that detect light. ...

M

• Macrina - poverty
• Mammes -protector of sufferers from broken bones and hernias
• Marculf - scrofula, diseases of the skin
• Saint Maurus - rheumatism, gout, epilepsy
• Saint Medard - toothache

Macrina may refer to: Saint Macrina the Elder Saint Macrina the Younger This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Saint Mammes (Mamas, Mammas, Mammet) of Caesarea (French: ; Spanish: ) is a semi-legendary child-martyr of the 3rd century. ... A hernia is often likened to the failure of a tire. ... Saint Marcouf (also called Marculf, Marcoul or Marcou) is a saint born in Bayeux in Normandy who is best known for the healing of scrofula. ... King Henry IV of France touching a number of sufferers of scrofula who are gathered about him in a circle. ... Beyond overall skin structure, refer below to: See-also. ... Saint Maurus was the first disciple of St. ... Rheumatism or Rheumatic disorder is a non-specific term for medical problems affecting the heart, bones, joints, kidney, skin and lung. ... Saint Medardus (French Médard; c. ... A toothache, also known as odontalgia or, less frequently, as odontalgy, is an aching pain in or around a tooth. ...

O

• Saint Olaf - difficult marriage
• Saint Ovidius - auditory conditions and diseases

^[11] Olav II Haraldsson ( 995 – 1030), king from 1015–1028, called during his lifetime the Fat and afterwards known as Saint Olaf, was born in the year in which Olaf Tryggvesson came to Norway. ... Saint Ovidius (Portuguese: ), also Saint Auditus, is a Portuguese saint. ...

P

• Patroclus of Troyes- demons, fever^[12]
• Peregrine of Auxerre- against snake bites^[13]
• Saint Peregrine Laziosi - cancer, AIDS
• Pancras - cramp, headache
• Saint Pio of Pietrelcina - Stress relief and New year blues
• Polycarp - earache, dysentery^[14]

Saint Patroclus (Patroccus; Parre; Patroklus) of Troyes was a Christian martyr who died around 259 AD. A wealthy native of Troyes, he was noted for his charity. ... Saint Peregrine (Peregrinus) of Auxerre (French: , Italian: ) (d. ... Saint Peregrine (Pellegrino) Laziosi (Latiosi) (1265 - 1 May 1345) is an Italian saint. ... Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these to spread, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion, or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis (where cancer cells are transported through the bloodstream or lymphatic system). ... Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS or Aids) is a collection of symptoms and infections resulting from the specific damage to the immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). ... St Pancras was a Roman citizen who converted to Christianity, and was beheaded for his faith at the age of just 14 around the year 304. ... Cramps are unpleasant, often painful sensations caused by contraction or over shortening, usually of muscles. ... A headache (cephalalgia in medical terminology) is a condition of pain in the head; sometimes neck or upper back pain may also be interpreted as a headache. ... Francesco Forgione (25 May 1887 – 23 September 1968), canonized Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, was an Italian priest. ... In medical terms, stress is the disruption of homeostasis through physical or psychological stimuli. ... This article is about January 1 in the Gregorian calendar. ... Polycarp of Smyrna (d. ... Otalgia is ear pain or an earache. ... Dysentery (formerly known as flux or the bloody flux) is the term for tenesmus (painful straining to pass stool), cramping, and frequent, small-volume severe diarrhea associated with blood in the feces. ...

Q

• Saint Quentin - coughs, sneezes, and dropsy.^[15]
• Quiteria - against rabies^[16]

Places called Saint-Quentin include: Saint-Quentin, Aisne, Picardie, France Saint-Quentin, New Brunswick, Canada Saint-Quentin is part of the name of several places, including: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, a new town and communauté dagglomération in the French département of Yvelines Saint-Quentin is part of... This page is about the condition called oedema. ... Quiteria ( Quitterie, Quitéria) was a 5th century virgin martyr and saint. ...

R

• Roch - against the bubonic plague
• Rita of Cascia - lost causes or impossible cases

Saint Roch (Latin: Rochus; Italian: Rocco; French: Roch; Spanish and Portuguese: Roque; c. ... The bubonic plague or bubonic fever is the best-known variant of the deadly infectious disease caused by the enterobacteria Yersinia pestis. ... Saint Rita (1381 – May 22, 1457), a pre-eminent Augustinian saint was born at Roccaporena near Cascia in the Diocese of Spoleto, Italy. ...

S

• Scholastica -convulsive children; invoked against storms and rain
• Servatius - invoked against foot troubles, lameness, rheumatism, rats, and mice^[17]
• Simon of Trent - torture and kidnap victims (no longer venerated)^[18]
• Suitbert of Kaiserwerdt - angina
• Symphorian - syphilis, eye troubles^[19]

Saint Scholastica, from the San Luca Altarpiece Saint Scholastica (c. ... This article is about the medical condition. ... Saint Servatius ( ) (3?? - 384) was the first bishop of the Netherlands. ... Simon of Trent (? - approx. ... Torture is defined by the United Nations Convention Against Torture as any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he... Saint Suitbert, Suidbert or Swithbert, can refer to two saints: Suitbert of Kaiserwerdt Apostle of the Frisians, born in England in the seventh century; He studied in Ireland, at Rathmelsigi, Connacht, along with St. ... The latin word angina refers to a painful constriction or tightness somewhere in the body. ... Saints Timotheus (Timothy) and Symphorian (Symphorianus, Symphorien) are venerated together as saints by the Catholic Church and share the same feast day (August 22), though the lives of the two saints are not related. ... Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum. ...

T

• Teresa of Avila - headaches

Teresa of Avila by Peter Paul Rubens Saint Teresa of Avila (known in religion as Teresa de Jesús, baptised as Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada) was a Spanish Roman Catholic mystic and monastic reformer; born at Avila (53 miles north-west of Madrid), Old Castile, March 28, 1515; died... A headache (cephalalgia in medical terminology) is a condition of pain in the head; sometimes neck or upper back pain may also be interpreted as a headache. ...

U

• Ubald - migraine, neuralgia, sick children, autism, obsessive compulsive disorder
• Urban of Langres -invoked against blight, frost, storms, alcoholism, and faintness^[20]
• Ursicinus of Saint-Ursanne - invoked against stiff neck^[21]
• Ursus of Aosta -faintness, kidney disease, and rheumatism^[22]

Saint Ubald of Gubbio ( Ubaldo; Ubaldus; Ubalde) (ca. ... Neuralgia is a painful disorder of the nerves. ... Autism is classified by the World Health Organization and American Psychological Association as a developmental disability that results from a disorder of the human central nervous system. ... For other things named OCD, see OCD (disambiguation). ... Saint Urban of Langres (327-ca. ... Blight is the name for any of a number of diseases affecting many species of plants. ... Frost on black pipes Frost is a solid deposition of water vapor from saturated air. ... Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ... Saint Ursicinus (Hursannus, Ursitz, Oschanne) (d. ... Saint Ursus (Orso, Ours) of Aosta is an Italian saint of the 6th century. ... Rheumatism or Rheumatic disorder is a non-specific term for medical problems affecting the heart, bones, joints, kidney, skin and lung. ...

V

• Victor of Marseilles - invoked against lightning^[23]
• Vitalis of Assisi - diseases and sicknesses affecting the genitals^[24]
• Vitus - chorea

Saint Victor of Marseilles (died ca. ... Saint Vitalis of Assisi (Italian: ) (1295—May 31, 1370) was an Italian hermit and monk. ... A sex organ, or primary sexual characteristic, narrowly defined, is any of those parts of the body (which are not always bodily organs according to the strict definition) which are involved in sexual reproduction and constitute the reproductive system in an complex organism; namely: Male: penis (notably the glans penis... Vitus was a Christian saint from Sicily, Italy, Roman Empire. ... // Chorea sancti viti (Latin for St. ...

W

• Wilgefortis -people seeking relief from tribulations, in particular by women who wished to be liberated from abusive husbands.^[25]
• Willibrord - convulsions, epilepsy, epileptics
• Winnoc - fever, whooping cough^[26]
• Wulfram of Sens is called upon for protection against the dangers of the sea.

Wilgefortis is a saint, known as Uncumber in England. ... Saint Willibrord (c. ... Saint Winnoc (Vinocus, Winnoc of Flanders, Winnoc of Wormhoudt, Winnoc of Wormhoult, Winnow, Winoc, Winocus, Wunnoc, Pinnock, Winnock, Gwynnog) (ca. ... Wulfram of Sens, Saint Wulfram is also known as Wulfram of Fontenelle. ... For the three letter acronym, see SEA. For the ancient Jewish unit of volume, see Seah (unit). ...

Notes

1. ^ http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0203.htm#berl
2. ^ http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0619.htm#deod
3. ^ http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/90229
4. ^ http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/sainte16.htm.
5. ^ http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0621.htm
6. ^ http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/sainte21.htm
7. ^ http://www.andarines.com/culturapopular/santa.htm
8. ^ http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/sainte72.htm
9. ^ http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintg39.htm
10. ^ http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0723.htm#libo
11. ^ http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/91134
12. ^ http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0121.htm#patr
13. ^ http://catholique-sens-auxerre.cef.fr/auxerre/article.php3?id_article=20
14. ^ http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintp13.htm
15. ^ http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/1031.htm#quen
16. ^ http://www.aciprensa.com/santos/santo.php?id=630
17. ^ http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0513.htm#serv
18. ^ http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saints0b.htm
19. ^ http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0822.htm
20. ^ http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0402.htm#urba
21. ^ http://www.2heartsnetwork.org/Ursicinus.htm
22. ^ http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0201.htm#ursu
23. ^ http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0721.htm
24. ^ http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/90745
25. ^ Ilse E. Friesen (2001). The Female Crucifix: Images of St. Wilgefortis Since the Middle Ages, p47-8. ISBN 0-88920-365-2
26. ^ http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintw20.htm

External links

• Patron Saints for Chronic and Incurable Illnesses