Danger and protection

Which saint to pray to at sea or in a storm?

Sources gather maritime patronages and accounts of drowning or storms. These traditions do not replace any safety measures.

Please note. Sancteo presents traditions of intercession and hagiographical accounts. These resources do not replace medical, psychological, legal, social, or pastoral support, nor emergency services.

Direct devotional link

Saints traditionally invoked

The patronage or traditional use of invocation is explicitly preserved in Sancteo’s data.

The Holy Name of Mary1st century · September 12th

Documented patronage

« Sailors »

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Saint Erasmus (Elmo)4th century · June 2nd

Documented patronage

« seafarers »

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Saint Valery (Monk of Luxeuil and first abbot of Leuconaüs)7th century · April 1st

Documented patronage

« sailors »

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Saint Francis of Paola15th century · April 2nd

Documented patronage

« Seafarers »

Internal reference : saint_patronages.value

Saint Peter Gonzalez (Saint Elmo)13th century

Documented patronage

« mariners »

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Our Lady of the Guard (The Good Mother)13th century · August 15th

Documented patronage

« sailors »

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Light from the corpus

Saints linked by a miracle account

These figures are not presented as patron saints: their presence is explained by an account directly classified under this intention.

María Maravillas de Jesús20th century · December 11th

Directly related account

« Sudden and complete recovery of the infant Manuel Vilar after prolonged cardiorespiratory arrest and deep coma following a drowning in July 1998 »