Saints Closest To Jesus
In His Live Time
St. Joseph
Jesus' Father
Patron of the Universal Church, Carpenters and Others
Born in - Judea or Galilee
Feast Day March 19 & May 1
St Mary, the Blessed Virgin
Mother of Jesus
Patron of Motherhood
Born in - Jerusalem
Feast Day Aug 15 & Dec 8
St Anne
(Mother of Mary and Grandmother to Jesus)
Patron of Women in Childbirth, Homemakers, Canada, and Others
Born in - Galilee
Feast Day July 26
St. Joachim
(Father of Mary, Grandfather to Jesus)
Patron of Fathers and Grandparents
Born in - Unknown
Feast Day July 26
St Lazarus of Bethany
Friend of Jesus
Born in - Unknown
Feast Day July 29
St Nicodemus
Pharisee Who Defended Jesus
Born in - Unknown
Feast Day Aug 31
St Mary Magdalene
Patroness of Order of Preachers and Penitents
Born in - Magdala - Galilee
Feast Day July22
St Mary Cleophas
Witness at Calvary
Born in - Unknown
Feast Day April 9
St Dismas, the Good Thief
Patron of Thieves and prisoners
Born in - Palestine
Feast Day March 25
Apostles
St. Thomas
One of the 12 Apostles
Patron of Builders, the Blind and East Indies
Born - Unknown
Feast Day July 3
St Bartholomew
Also known as Nathanael Bartholomew
or Son of Tolmai
One of the 12 Apostles
Patron of Armenia, Tanners, Butchers and Others,
Born in - Galilee
Feast Day Aug 24
St Jude (Also know as Jude Thaddeus)
One of the First Apolstles
Patorn of Hopeless and Desperate Cases, Hospitals and Others
Born in - Unknown
Feast Day Oct 28
St John the Baptist
(Cousin to Jesus)
Patron of Baptism and Farriers
Born in - Judah
Feast Day June 24
St Elizabeth
Mother of John the Baptist
Born in - Unknown
Feast Day Nov 5
St Hyacinth ( Also Known as Jacek)
Apostle of Poland
Born in - Oppeln Poland
Feast Day 15
St Clement of Ohrid
One of the Seven Apolstles of Bulgaria
Patron of Macedonia
Born in - Macedonia
Feast Day 27
St Vladmir of Kiev
Apolstle of Russia
Born in - Russia
Feast Day July 15
St Maria Faustina Kowalska
Apolstle of Divine Mercy
(Named Helena Kowalska at Birth)
Born in - Glogowiec Poland
Feast Day Oct 5
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