Saints as Intercessors

 We just posted a "Spiritual Alms" piece about the saints who surround us who are ready intercessors for us in times of need.  The list that follows may help you find a saint you may turn to in any particular need.

The following is a list of Saints called upon for special purposes: *

To Have a Child

• St. Anna, Mother of the Theotokos
• St. Elizabeth, Mother of the Forerunner
• St. Sabbas the Sanctified of Palestine
• St. Irene Chrysovolantou

For Safe Childbirth

• St. Eleftherios

For the Care and Protection of Infants

• St. Stylianos

For Young People

• Holy Great Martyr Demetrios the Wonderworker

Delivery from Sudden Death

• St. Barbara the Great Martyr

Against Drinking

• Holy Martyr Boniface and the Righteous Aglais

For Travelers

• St. Nicholas: in general, and specifically for sea travel
• St. John the Russian: for transport, auto, busses
• St. Niphon, Patriarch of Constantinople: for safety at sea

For Cobblers

• St. Eustathius the Cobbler of Georgia

For Physicians

• St. Panteleimon
• The Holy Unmercenaries, Saints Cosmas and Damian

For the Kitchen, Home

• St. Euphrosynos the Cook
• St. Sergius of Radonezh: for baking
• Sts. Spyridon and Nikodim of Kievo-Pechersk: Prosphora making

For Trading

• St. Paraskeva

For Headaches

• Holy New Martyr Demas of Smyrna

For Eyes

• St. Paraskeva

For Ears

• St. Spyridon the Wonderworker

For Teeth

• St. Antipas of Pergamum

For Hernias and Intestinal Disorders

• Holy Great Martyr Artemius
• St. Artemius of Verkola

For Throat

• St. Blaise of Sebastia

For Finding Employment

• St. Xenia of St. Petersburg

For Help in Studies

• The Three Hierarchs:St. Basil the Great, St. John Chrysostom, St. Gregory the Theologian
• St. Sergius of Radonezh
• St. John of Kronstadt
• St. Justin the Philosopher

For Church-Chanting

• St. Romanos the Melodist

For Iconographers

• St. Luke the Apostle and Evangelist
• St. John of Damascus

For Patient Endurance of Affliction

• St. Job the Much-Suffering
• Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebastia: especially in freezing cold weather
• Holy Forty-Two Martyrs of Amorion

For Protection Against Thieves

• St. Gregory the Wonderworker of Kievo-Pechersk

For Stone-workers

• Holy Martyrs Florus and Laurus

For Soldiers

• Holy Archangel Michael
• St. George the Great Martyr
• St. Barbara the Great Martyr
• St. Longinus the Martyr

For Spiritual Help, Consolation and Compunction

• St. Ephraim the Syrian
• St. Alexis the Man of God
• St. Seraphim of Sarov

For a Good End to One’s Life

• Holy Archangel Michael
• St. Niphon, Patriarch of Constantinople

For Captives and Court Cases

• St. Onouphrios the Great
• St. Peter of Athos
• St. George the Great Martyr

For Help in Distress, Poverty, Etc.

• St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
• St. John the Almsgiver of Alexandria
• St. John of Kronstadt

For Finding Things

• St. Phanourios the Great Martyr
• St. Menas the Great Martyr of Egypt

For Meeting a Difficult Situation, an Interview, Etc.

• St. David the Prophet, Psalmist and King
• The Holy Unmercenaries and Healers
• SS. Cosmas and Damian of Rome
• SS. Panteleimon and Hermolaus
• St. Julian the Martyr
• St. John of Kronstadt
• St. Nectarios of Aegina
• Holy Archangel Raphael

For Animals and Livestock

• St. George: cattle and herds
• St. Parthenius of Radovysdius: cattle
• SS. Spevsippus, Elesippus and Melevsippus: horses
• St. Tryphon: geese

For Protection of Crops from Pests

• St. Michael of Synnada

For the Protection of Gardens Against Pests and for Hunters

• Holy Great Martyr Tryphon

Against Demons and Witchcraft

• SS. Cyprian and Justina
• St. Theodore Sykeote
• St. Mitrophan of Voronezh

For Chastity and Help in Carnal Warfare

• St. John the Forerunner
• St. Demetrios the Great Martyr
• St. John the Much-Suffering
• Holy Martyr Theodore the Byzantine
• Holy Martyr Ignatios of Athos
• St. Mary of Egypt
• St. Joseph the All-Comely
• St. Susanna [Old Testament]

For Mental Disorders

• St. Naum of Ochrid
• St. Anastasia
• St. Gerasimos of Cephalonia: the possessed

Against Plague

• St. Haralambos
• St. Marina the Great Martyr

For Help Against Quick-Temper and Despondency

• St. Tikhon of Zadonsk

For Workers in Hospitals

• Holy Unmercenaries Saints Cosmas and Damian
• St. Dositheus, Disciple of Abba Dorotheus

For Guilelessness and Simplicity

• Holy Apostle Nathaniel and St. Paul the Simple

* Reprinted from Orthodox Family Life. Volume 3, Issue 3. Spring 1998