About
Patron Saints
139 saints · 8 journeys · 1,329 paintings · 117 Vietnamese Martyrs
Content last updated on September 27, 2026. A life in pictures for all 139 saints, with a line of story beneath each painting. The family notebook can keep death anniversaries and days to remember, like birthdays and wedding anniversaries.
The app for your phone
Every story here is also in the Patron Saints app. In the app you can also choose your patron saint, get a reminder on the feast day, and keep the words that touch your heart.
- A life in pictures, with a line of story beneath each painting
- A prayer for each saint
- Choose patron saints for yourself and your loved ones, with feast day reminders
- Death anniversaries and days to remember for your loved ones
- Make a feast day card
The app runs on iPhone and iPad with iOS 16.4 or later, and on Android devices with Android 8 or later. If your device is older and cannot install the app, you can still read every story and watch each life in pictures right here on this website. Which devices can run the app
About the content
The saints’ lives in this app were written and checked against many Catholic sources and historical documents, listed at the end of each story.
About the images
Some images in the app are illustrations or reconstructions to help readers picture the setting, the people and the times. They should not be taken as authentic historical portraits of the saints.
What is yours stays on your device
This site needs no account. It has no ads, uses no cookies and does not track its readers.
The text size you choose, the place where you stopped reading and the candles you light are kept only in the browser on your device. They are never sent anywhere. To erase them, clear this website’s data in your browser settings.
For the app, please read the Privacy Policy. If you need help, see the Support page.
Fonts
This site uses the EB Garamond and Plus Jakarta Sans fonts under the SIL Open Font License (EB Garamond, Plus Jakarta Sans).
Contact
For any comments on the content, write to the author at [email protected], or see the Author page.