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Patron saints of ethnic groups
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Europe
- Andalusians: St. John of Ávila,[1] Virgin of Hope of Macarena.
- Austrians: St. Leopold the Good,[2] Saint Joseph.
- Basques: St. Ignatius of Loyola.[3]
- Bosnians: St. Elijah.[4]
- Bretons: St. Ivo of Kermartin.
- Bulgarians: St. John of Rila.
- Canarians: Our Lady of Candelaria,[5] St. Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur.[6]
- Catalans: St. George.[7]
- Cornish: St. Piran, St Petroc.
- Croats: St. Joseph.[8]
- Czechs: St. Wenceslas.[9]
- Danes: St. Canute.
- Dutch: St. Willibrord.[10]
- English: St. George;[11] Our Lady of Walsingham; Edward the Confessor; Edward the Martyr; Michael the Archangel.
- Finns: St. Henry bishop of Finland.
- French: St. Joan of Arc;[11] St. Denis, St. Martin of Tours.
- Flemings: Saint Walpurga.
- Gaels: St Columba, St. Brigid of Kildare
- Galicians: St. James the Great.
- Germans: Archangel Michael.[12]
- Greeks: St. Nicholas.[13]
- Greek Cypriots: Barnabas, and Lazarus of Bethany.
- Hungarians: St. Stephen of Hungary.[14]
- Irish: St. Patrick,[11] St Bridget.
- Italians: St. Francis of Assisi and St. Catherine of Siena.[15]
- Lithuanians: St. Casimir.
- Macedonians: St. Clement of Ohrid.[16]
- Maltese: St. Paul.[17]
- Manx: St. Maughold.
- Monégasques: St. Devota.
- Norwegians: St. Olaf.
- Poles: St. Stanislaus Kostka.[11] St. Andrew Bobola.[11]
- Portuguese: St. Anthony of Padua,[18] Our Lady of Fatima.
- Romanians: St. Andrew.
- Romani people: Saint Sarah,[19] Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla.[20]
- Russians: St. Andrew,[21] St. Nicholas.[22]
- Sardinian: St. Antiochus of Sulcis, Our Lady of Bonaria
- Scots: St. Andrew.[11] St. Margaret, St. Columba
- Serbs: St. Sava,[23] Stefan Nemanja.[22]
- Sicilians: Agatha of Sicily, Saint Rosalia.
- Spaniards: St. James the Great.[24]
- Spanish Gypsies: Virgin of Hope of Macarena,[25] Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla.
- Swedes: St. Bridget.
- Ukrainians: Vladimir the Great.[26]
- Walloons: Saint Michael the Archangel.[27]
- Welsh: St. David.[11]
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Africa
- Amharas and Tigrayans: St. George.
- Berbers: St. Cyprian.[28][29]
- Copts: St. Mark.[30]
- Kongo people: St. Anthony of Padua.[31]
- Maghrebis: St. Cyprian.[32]
- Malagasy people: Vincent de Paul.
Asia
- Arabs: St. Sergius and Bacchus.[33]
- Armenians: St. Gregory the Illuminator.[34]
- Assyrians: St. Ephrem the Syrian,[35] St. Zayya, Saint Mari,[36] Addai of Edessa,[36] Ephrem the Syrian.[35]
- Bicolanos: Our Lady of Peñafrancia.
- Chinese Christians: Saint Joseph.[37]
- Chinese Filipinos: St. Lorenzo Ruiz.
- Druze people: Jethro,[38] Elijah[39] or St. George (identified as Al-Khidr).[40]
- Georgians: St. George.[41]
- Goan Catholics: Francis Xavier.[42]
- Japanese Christians: Francis Xavier.[43]
- Jewish Christians: James the Just.[44]
- Korean Christians: Saint Joseph.[45]
- Maronites: St. Maron.[46]
- Kapampangans: Virgen de los Remedios de Pampanga.
- Lebanese Christians: Saint George.[47]
- Lebanese people: St. Charbel Makhlouf, Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès, Nimatullah Kassab.[48]
- Palestinian Christians: Saint George.[49]
- Pangasinense: Our Lady of Manaoag.[50]
- Persian people: Addai of Edessa, Saint Mari.[36]
- Singaporean Christians: Francis Xavier.
- Syrian Christians: Saint George.[51]
- Syrian Christians of Kerala: Saint Thomas the Apostle.[52]
- Turks: John the Apostle.[53][54]
- Vietnamese Christians: Saint Joseph.[55]
America
- African Americans: Saint Benedict the Moor.[56]
- Afro-Caribbeans: Peter Claver.[57]
- Argentines: Our Lady of Luján.[58]
- Bolivians: Virgen de Copacabana.[59]
- Brazilians: Our Lady of Aparecida.[60]
- Chileans: Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
- Colombians: Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá, Peter Claver.[61]
- Costa Ricans: Virgen de los Ángeles.[62]
- Cubans: Our Lady of Charity.[63][64][59]
- Dominicans: Virgin of Altagracia,[65] Saint Dominic.
- Ecuadorians: Mariana de Jesús de Paredes.[59]
- Euro-Americans: the Immaculate Conception, (unofficial:) Our Lady of America.
- French Canadians: St. John the Baptist.[66]
- Guatemalans: Our Lady of the Rosary.[59]
- Haitians: Our Lady of Perpetual Help.[67]
- Hispanic people and the Hispanic world: Our Lady of the Pillar.[68]
- Hondurans: Our Lady of Suyapa.[59]
- Indigenous peoples of the Americas: St. Juan Diego.
- Mexicans: Our Lady of Guadalupe.[69][70]
- Nicaraguans: Immaculate Conception.[59]
- Panamanians: Virgen de la Antigua.[59]
- Paraguayans: Our Lady of Caacupé.[59]
- Peruvians: Lord of Miracles,[59] Rose of Lima.
- Puerto Ricans: St. John the Baptist,[71] Our Lady of Providence.
- Salvadorans: Our Lady of Peace.[59]
- Uruguayans: Virgin of the Thirty-Three.[59]
- Venezuelans: Our Lady of Coromoto,[72] José Gregorio Hernández.
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Oceania
- Australians: Mary MacKillop, Our Lady Help of Christians[73]
- Hawaiians: Father Damien, Malia O Ka Malu (Our Lady of Peace)
- New Zealanders: Our Lady Help of Christians
- Rapa Nui: Santa María de Rapa Nui (Our Lady of Rapa Nui)
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See also
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