Saint Homobonus is the Patron Saint of Businessmen

Ok, so you all know I grew up under the most glorious protection of the Most Holy and Roman Apostolic Church, my local being Saint Eugene's Cathedral in Derry, Northern Ireland. But I never knew there was a patron saint for Belgian Airlines Flight Crew. Who knew? Here are a few more from the exhaustive list at Catholic.org where you can "Meet Singles and Grow in Faith Together." Wow, sounds hot. I'm off to mass, already, or maybe Confession first. Here's just "A" and "B" from the site. Well worth a visit, and you never know, you might find that special someone to say the Rosary with.

AIDS care-givers Aloysius Gonzaga

AIDS patients Aloysius Gonzaga, Peregrine Laziosi, Therese of Lisieux

Abandoned children Ivo of Kermartin, Jerome Emiliani

Abbeville, France Wulfram of Sens

Abdominal pains Erasmus (Elmo)

Abingdon, England Edmund Rich of Abingdon

Abortion, protection against Catherine of Sweden

Abruzzi region of Italy Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows

Academies, Roman Catholic Thomas Aquinas

Acadians, Cajuns Our Lady of the Assumption

Accountants Matthew

Accused (falsely) Raymond Nonnatus

Achaia Andrew, Apostle

Actors Genesius, Vitus

Advertisers, advertising Bernardine of Siena

Advocates Ivo of Kermartin

Africa, Central The Most Pure Heart of Mary

Africa, North Cyprian of Carthage

Africa, Southern Mary, on feast of her Assumption

African Catholic Youth Action Charles Lwanga

Agirone Sicily of Agirone

Air crew Our Lady of Loreto

Air crew, Belgian Our Lady of Loreto

Air crew, French Mary, on feast of her Assumption

Air crew, Spanish Our Lady of Loreto

Air force, Argentinian Our Lady of Loreto

Air travelers Joseph of Cupertino

Airborne (Paratroopers) Michael the Archangel

Alabama USA Our Lady of the Gulf

Alaska USA Our Lady of the Kodiak and the Islands

Albania Mary, Mother of Good Counsel

Albi, France Cecilia

Alcala, Spain Justus and Pastor

Alcira, Valencia, Spain Bernard, Gracia, Mary

Alessandro, Italy Trifone

Alexandria, Egypt Cyril of Alexandria

Alexians Alexius

Alezio, Italy Our Lady of the Assumption

Algeria Cyprian of Carthage

Alpine troops Maurice

Alpinists Bernard of Montjoux (or Menthon)

Altar servers John Berchmans

Amalfi, Italy Andrew, Apostle

Ambassadors, Argentinian Gabriel the Archangel

American Indians, Native Americans Anthony of Padua

Americas Our Lady of Guadalupe, Rose of Lima

Ammunition/Ordnance /explosive workers Erasmus (Elmo)

Ancona, Italy Judas Cyriacus

Andalusia John of Avila

Anderlecht, Belgium Guy of Anderlecht

Andorran security forces Our Lady Help of Christians

Anesthetists Rene Goup

Babies The Holy Innocents, Maximus, Nicholas of Tolentino, Philip of Zell

Bakers Elizabeth of Hungary, Nicholas of Myra, Honoratus

Bankers Matthew, Bernardino of Feltre

Banking Michael the Archangel

Barbers Cosmas and Damian, Louis, Martin de Porres

Barcelona, Spain Our Lady of Mercy

Bari, Italy Nicholas, Sabinus

Barra, Scotland Finbar

Barrel makers Abdon and Sennen

Barren women Anthony of Padua, Felicity

Basket makers Antony the Abbot

Battle Michael the Archangel

Baume-les-Messieurs Drogo

Bavaria Hedwig, Killian

Bee Keepers Ambrose

Begerin, Ireland Ibar

Beggars Alexius, Martin of Tours, Giles

Belgium Joseph

Bellmakers Agatha

Benedictine oblates Henry the Emperor

Benevento, Italy Arthelais, Barbatus of Benevento

Bergamo, Italy Alexander of Bergamo

Bergen, Norway Sunniva

Bible scholars Jerome

Birds Gall

Bishops of Latin America Turibius

Blind people Raphael the Archangel, Thomas, Apostle, Cosmas and Damian, Lucy

Blood banks Januarius

Blood donors Our Lady of the Thorns

Bodily ills Our Lady of Lourdes

Bohemia Joseph, Adalbert, John Nepomucene, Cyril and Methodius, Wenceslaus

Bolivia Francis Solano, Our Lady of Capucdana (Virgin de la Candelaria), Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Virgin de la Candelaria, Virgin of Copacabana, La Virgen de Copacabana (Virgin of Copacabana)

Bolivian navy Our Lady of Charity

Bologna, Italy Petronius

Bombay, India Gundisalvus Garcia

Book trade John of God

Bookbinders Celestine V (pope), John of God

Bookkeepers Matthew

Booksellers John of God, Thomas Aquinas

Bordeaux, France Simon Stock

Borneo Francis Xavier

Boston, Massachusetts, USA Botulph

Boy Scouts George

Boys, young Dominic Savio

Brazil Nossa senhora de Aparecida, Peter of Alcantara

Breast-feeding Basilissa, Giles

Brescia, Italy Faustinus

Brewers Augustine of Hippo, Luke, Nicholas of Myra, Amand, Wenceslaus

Bricklayers Stephen

Brides Nicholas of Myra

Bridges John Nepomucene

Brigands (danger from) Leonard of Noblac

Brittany Ivo of Kermartin

Broadcasters Gabriel the Archangel

Brussels Michael the Archangel

Builders Vincent Ferrer, Barbara, Thomas, Apostle

Building trade Stephen

Bulgaria Cyril and Methodius

Burgos, Spain Adelelmus

Bursars Joseph

Business people Homobonus

Businesswomen Margaret of Clitherow

Button makers Louis

Byzantine Eparchy of Van Nuys, Arizona, USA Holy Protection of the Mother of God