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Rogerteder
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Who decides what patron a particular saint is?
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reggieM
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I think it’s a combination of factors.
The Holy See declares a patron saint (St. Joseph the Worker, St. Thomas Aquinas, patron of universities …) and that sometimes assigned to a feast day.
I think the old saints were considered patrons just based on venerable custom. Or perhaps the local bishops declared them patrons.
It’s a good question. The first thing saints are patrons of are churches given to their name.
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mchale
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Well formally these days, the decision is made by the Vatican. However, in the past, I suspect it had a lot to do with popular acclimation similar to the way that it could result in sainthood. Thus, I doubt that the Church ever needed to proclaim St. Patrick the Patron of Ireland, rather it simply recognized him long after the Irish had 
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