Patron saints for the kitchen

Here is a list of saints we should all remember while cooking in our kitchens. At the end, you can find the day of their respective feast-day, not all of them found in the liturgical calendar.

1. St. Nicholas of Syracuse/Santa Claus — Patron of baking, confectionaries, chocolatiers - Dec. 6
2. St. Francis Caracciolo — Patron of Italian chefs, Italophiles and Italian food - June 4
3. St. Hyacinth — Patron of pierogi - Aug. 17
4. St. Anthony the Abbott — Patron of butchers, farm animals, meat-eaters, bacon, salumeria - Jan. 17
5. St. Drogo — Patron of coffee, coffee-drinkers, cafes, baristas - April 16
6. Dom Justo Takayama Ukon — Patron of tea - Feb. 3
7. St. Elizabeth of Hungary — Patron of bakers, baking - Nov. 17
8. St. Arnulf of Metz/Arnouf — Patron of beer, bartenders - July 18
9. St. Urban of Langres — Patron of wine, vintners, sommeliers - Jan. 23
10. St. Neot — Patron of fish fries - July 31
11. St. Lawrence of Rome — Patron of Chefs, sommeliers, cooking, comedians - Aug. 10
12. St. Michael the Archangel — Patron of Grocers - Sept. 29
13. St. Isidore the Farmer — Patron of Farmers, greengrocers - May 15
14. St. Brigid of Kildare — Patron of cheese and cheesemakers - Feb. 1
15. St. Abigail — Patron of bees and honey - Feb. 11
16. St. Hubert — Patron saint of hunters, venison, wild game - Nov. 3
17. St. Martha of Bethany — Patron saint of cooks, waiters, waitresses - July 29
18. St. Honoré — Patron saint of bread, bakers and those who make altar bread - May 16
19. St. Nicholas of Tolentino — Patron saint of vegans and vegetarians - Sept. 10
20. St. Hildegard of Bingen — Patron saint of nutritionists, recipe collectors, chefs - Sept. 17