Patron Saints of Couples?

[Holly3278]

Hi everyone. Who are the patron saints of couples? I could really use their prayers. Please provide me a list of them. Thanks.

 

[PhilotheaZ]

There’s a great book entitled Married Saints and Blesseds by Ferdinand Holböck (published by Ignatius Press) which includes biographies of the following married saints and many others:

• Sts. Mary and Joseph
• Sts. Anne and Joachim (Mary’s parents)
• Sts. Elizabeth and Zechariah (John the Baptist’s parents)
• St. Monica (Augustine’s mother)
• St. Elizabeth of Hungary
• St. Louis IX
• St. Elizabeth of Portugal
• St. Bridget of Sweden
• St. Rita of Cascia
• St. Frances of Rome
• St. Catherine of Genoa
• St. Thomas More
• St. Jane Frances de Chantal
• Louis and Zélie Martin (parents of St. Thérèse of Lisieux — not beatified yet, but getting close?)
• St. Gianna Beretta Molla

Any of these should be good prayer partners for married couples.

 

[Holly3278]

Thank you for the list. I just asked all of those saints to pray for me and David, my fiance. We need the help.