Catholic Directory of Patron Saints of Countries
Welcome to the Catholic Directory of Patron Saints of Countries—a comprehensive and faith-filled resource celebrating the spiritual guardianship of nations across the world. From ancient Christendom to young missionary lands, every country conveys a sacred story shaped by its patron saint, a heavenly intercessor chosen to guide, protect, and inspire its people.
This directory gathers, in one authoritative place, the patron saints of all countries, their feast days, and the rich historical and devotional traditions behind each patronage. Since it is rooted in Catholic teaching and centuries of Church history, the directory serves as a trusted reference for Catholics, clergy, catechists, students, researchers, pilgrims, and families that sincerely seeks an opportunity to deepen their understanding of how faith has really shaped national identities.
In this place, you will discover how saints—martyrs, missionaries, apostles, virgins, bishops, and confessors—became spiritual symbols of hope, unity, resilience, and moral courage for entire nations. Are you exploring your country’s patron saint, preparing for a feast day celebration, teaching Church history, planning pilgrimages, or simply growing in devotion, then this directory is for you: it contains clear, well-organized, and spiritually enriching content.
The Catholic Directory of Patron Saints of Countries is more than just a list: it is an invitation to rediscover the universal nature of the Catholic Church—one faith, many nations, united under the communion of saints. As you journey through this global catalogue of holiness, may you be inspired to seek the intercession of the saints and to recognize God’s providential hand at work in the history of every nation.
Country | Patron Saint(s) | Feast Day(s) |
Albania | Our Lady of Good Counsel; St. Nicholas | April 26; December 6 |
Andorra | Our Lady of Meritxell | January 6 |
Angola | Immaculate Heart of Mary | October 19 |
Antigua and Barbuda | St. John the Apostle | December 27 |
Argentina | Our Lady of Luján | May 8 |
Armenia | St. Gregory the Illuminator | September 30 |
Australia | Our Lady Help of Christians | May 24 |
Austria | St. Leopold | November 15 |
Bahamas | St. Francis Xavier; St. Therese of Lisieux | December 3; October 1 |
Bangladesh | St. Francis Xavier | December 3 |
Barbados | St. Andrew the Apostle | November 30 |
Belarus | St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk | May 23 |
Belgium | St. Joseph | March 19 |
Belize | St. George | April 23 |
Benin | Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception | December 8 |
Bolivia | Our Lady of Copacabana | August 5 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | St. Lawrence | August 10 |
Brazil | Our Lady of Aparecida | October 12 |
Bulgaria | Sts. Cyril and Methodius, St John of Rila | February 14, October 19 |
Burkina Faso | St. Joseph | March 19 |
Burundi | Our Lady of the Assumption | August 15 |
Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) | St. Philip the Apostle | May 3 |
Cameroon | Immaculate Conception | December 8 |
Canada | St. Joseph; Canadian Martyrs | March 19; September 26 (Canada) |
Chile | Our Lady of Mount Carmel | July 16 |
Colombia | Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá | July 9 |
Costa Rica | Our Lady of the Angels | August 2 |
Croatia | St. Joseph | March 19 |
Cuba | Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre | September 8 |
Cyprus | St. Barnabas | June 11 |
Czech Republic | St. Wenceslaus | September 28 |
Denmark | St. Canute (Canute IV) | January 19 |
Dominican Republic | Our Lady of Altagracia | January 21 |
Ecuador | Our Lady of the Presentation (Quinche) | November 21 |
Equatorial Guinea | Immaculate Conception | December 8 |
Eritrea | St. Justin de Jacobis | July 31 |
Ethiopia | St. Frumentius | October 27 |
Fiji | St. Peter Chanel | April 28 |
Finland | St. Henry | January 19 |
France | St Dennis; St. Joan of Arc; St. Martin of Tours, | October 9, May 30, November 11 |
Gambia | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary | August 15 |
Georgia | St George | April 23 |
Germany | St. Boniface | June 5 |
Greece | St. Nicholas (Agios Nikolaos), St. Dionysius the Areopagite, | December 6, October 3, |
Grenada | St Caecilius, Our Lady of Sorrows | Feb 1, September 15 |
Guatemala | St. Pedro de San Jose Betancur; Our Lady of the Rosary | April 25, October 7 |
Guinea-Bissau | Immaculate Heart of Mary | October 19 |
Haiti | Our Lady of Perpetual Help | June 27 |
Honduras | Our Lady of Suyapa | February 3 |
Hungary | St. Stephen of Hungary | August 16 |
Iceland | St. Thorlak Thorhallsson | December 23 |
India | St. Thomas the Apostle | July 3 |
Indonesia | St. Francis Xavier; Our Lady of the Assumption | December 3, August 15 |
Iraq | St. Thomas the Apostle | July 3 |
Ireland | St. Patrick | March 17 |
Italy | St. Francis of Assisi; St. Catherine of Siena (co-patrons) | October 4; April 29 |
Jamaica | Our Lady of the Assumption | August 15 |
Japan | St. Paul Miki | February 6 |
Jordan | St. John the Baptist | June 24 |
Korea (North and South) | Korean Martyrs (St. Andrew Kim Taegon & Companions) | September 20 |
Kuwait | Our Lady of Arabia | Saturday preceding the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time |
Laos | Blessed Martyrs of Laos | December 16 |
Latvia | St. Meinhard | August 14 |
Lebanon | St. Charbel Makhlouf | July 24 |
Lesotho | Blessed Joseph Gerard | May 29 |
Liberia | St. Anthony of Padua | July 13 |
Liechtenstein | St. Michael the Archangel | September 29 |
Lithuania | St. Casimir | March 4 |
Luxembourg | St. Willibrord | November 7 |
Madagascar | St. Vincent de Paul | September 27 |
Malawi | St. John Paul II | October 22 |
Malaysia | St. Francis Xavier | December 3 |
Malta | St. Paul the Apostle; St. Publius (First Bishop of Malta) | February 10 (Shipwreck); January 21 |
Mauritius | Blessed Jacques-Désiré Laval | September 9 |
Mexico | Our Lady of Guadalupe | December 12 |
Moldova | St. Paraskeva of the Balkans | October 14 |
Monaco | St. Devota | January 27 |
Mongolia | St. Francis Xavier | December 3 |
Mozambique | St. Francis Xavier | December 3 |
Netherlands | St. Willibrord | November 7 |
New Zealand | St. Peter Chanel | April 28 |
Nicaragua | Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception | December 8 |
Nigeria | Our Lady, Queen of Nigeria; St. Patrick | October 1; March 17 |
North Macedonia | St. Clement of Ohrid | December 8 |
Norway | St. Olaf | July 29 |
Pakistan | St. Francis Xavier | December 3 |
Panama | Santa María la Antigua (St. Mary the Ancient) | September 9 |
Paraguay | Our Lady of Caacupé (Virgin of Caacupé) | December 8 |
Peru | St. Rose of Lima | August 23 |
Philippines | Immaculate Conception; St. Lorenzo Ruiz, | December 8; September 28 |
Poland | St. Stanislaus of Szczepanów; St. Casimir | April 11; March 4 |
Portugal | St. Anthony of Padua | June 13 |
Romania | St. Andrew the Apostle | November 30 |
Russia | St. Andrew the Apostle | November 30 |
Rwanda | Our Lady of Kibeho | November 28 |
Saint Lucia | St. Lucy (Lucia of Syracuse) | December 13 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | St. Vincent of Saragossa | January 22 |
Samoa | St. Peter Chanel | April 28 |
San Marino | St. Marinus | September 3 |
Sao Tome and Principe | St. Thomas the Apostle | December 21 |
Serbia | St. Sava | January 14 |
Seychelles | Our Lady of the Assumption | August 15 |
Slovakia | Our Lady of Seven Sorrows | September 15 |
Slovenia | Our Lady of Brezje (Mary Help of Christians) | May 24 |
South Sudan | St. Josephine Bakhita | February 8 |
Spain | St. James the Greater | July 25 |
Sri Lanka | St. Joseph Vaz | January 16 |
Sudan | St. Josephine Bakhita | February 8 |
Sweden | St. Bridget (Birgitta) of Sweden | July 23 |
Switzerland | St. Nicholas of Flüe | March 21 |
Syria | St. Ephrem the Syrian | June 9 |
Thailand | Blessed Nicholas Bunkerd Kitbamrung | January 12 |
Timor-Leste (East Timor) | Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception | December 8 |
Togo | St. Jogn Paul II | October 22 |
Tonga | St. Peter Chanel | April 28 |
Tunisia | St. Cyprian of Carthage | September 16 |
Turkey | St. Nicholas of Myra | December 6 |
Uganda | St. Charles Lwanga and his Companions | June 3 |
Ukraine | Saint Josaphat Kuntsevych, | November 12 |
United Arab Emirates | Sts. Peter and Paul Sts. Peter and Paul; Our Lady of Arabia | June 29; Saturday preceding the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time |
United Kingdom | St. George (England); St. Andrew (Scotland); St. Patrick (Northern Ireland); St. David (Wales) | April 23; November 30; March 17; March 1 |
United States of America | Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception | December 8 |
Uruguay | Sts. Philip and James; Our Lady of the Thirty-Three | May 3; Second Sunday of November |
Vanuatu | St. Peter Chanel | April 28 |
Vatican City (Holy See) | Sts. Peter and Paul; St. Joseph | June 29; March 19 |
Venezuela | Our Lady of Coromoto | September 11 |
Vietnam | St. Andrew Dũng-Lạc and his 116 Companions, | November 24 |