Chapter Saints to Sakhrat of S by Brewer's Readers Handbook

Miners, St. Barbara, whose day is November 25.

Mothers, the Virgin Mary; St. Margaret, for those who wish to be so. The girdle of St. Margaret, for those who wish to be so. The girdle of St. Margaret, in St. Germain’s, is placed round the waist of those who wish to be mothers.

Musicians, St. Cecilia, who was an excellent musician.

Nailers, St. Cloud, because clou, in French, means “a nail.”

Netmakers, St. James and St. John (Matt. iv. 21).

Nurses, St. Agatha.

Painters, St. Luke, who was a painter.

Parish Clerks, St. Nicholas.

Parsons, St. Thomas Aquinas, doctor of theology at Paris.

Physicians, St. Cosme, who was a surgeon; St. Luke (Col. iv. 14).

Pilgrims, St. Julian, St. Raphael, St. James of Compostella.

Pinmakers, St. Sebastian, whose body was as full of arrows in his martyrdom as a pincushion is of pins.

Poor Folks, St. Giles, who affected indigence, thinking “poverty and suffering” a service acceptable to God.

Portrait-Painters and Photographers, St. Veronica, who had a handkerchief with the face of Jesus photographed on it.

Potters, St. Gore, who was a potter.

Prisoners, St. Sebastian and St. Leonard.

Sages, St. Cosme, St. Damian, and St. Catharine.

Sailors, St. Nicholas and St. Christopher.

Scholars, St. Catharine. (See “Learned Men.”)

School Children, St. Nicholas and St. Gregory.

Scotch Reformers. Knox is “The Apostle of the Scotch Reformers” (1505–1572).

Seamen, St. Nicholas, who once was in danger of shipwreck; and St. Christopher, who was a ferryman.

Shepherds and their Flocks, St. Windeline, who kept sheep, like David.

Shoemakers, St. Crispin, who made shoes.

Silversmiths, St. Eloy, who worked in gold and silver.

Slaves, St. Cyril. This is a pun; he was “The Apostle of the Slavi.”

Soothsayers, etc., St. Agabus (Acts xxi. 10).