Patron saints of ethnic groups

Europe

• Andalusians: St. John of Ávila, Virgin of Hope of Macarena.
• Austrians: St. Leopold the Good, Saint Joseph.
• Basques: St. Ignatius of Loyola.
• Bosnians: St. Elijah.
• Bretons: St. Ivo of Kermartin.
• Bulgarians: St. John of Rila.
• Canarians: Our Lady of Candelaria, St. Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur.
• Catalans: St. George.
• Cornish: St. Piran, St Petroc.
• Croats: St. Joseph.
• Czechs: St. Wenceslas.
• Danes: St. Canute.
• Dutch: St. Willibrord.
• English: St. George; Our Lady of Walsingham; Edward the Confessor; Edward the Martyr; Michael the Archangel.
• Finns: St. Henry bishop of Finland.
• French: St. Joan of Arc; St. Denis, St. Martin of Tours.
• Flemings: Saint Walpurga.
• Gaels: St Columba, St. Brigid of Kildare
• Galicians: St. James the Great.
• Germans: Archangel Michael.
• Greeks: St. Nicholas.
• Greek Cypriots: Barnabas, and Lazarus of Bethany.
• Hungarians: St. Stephen of Hungary.
• Irish: St. Patrick, St Bridget.
• Italians: St. Francis of Assisi and St. Catherine of Siena.
• Lithuanians: St. Casimir.
• Macedonians: St. Clement of Ohrid.
• Maltese: St. Paul.
• Manx: St. Maughold.
• Monégasques: St. Devota.
• Norwegians: St. Olaf.
• Poles: St. Stanislaus Kostka. St. Andrew Bobola.
• Portuguese: St. Anthony of Padua, Our Lady of Fatima.
• Romanians: St. Andrew.
• Romani people: Saint Sarah, Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla.
• Russians: St. Andrew, St. Nicholas.
• Sardinian: St. Antiochus of Sulcis, Our Lady of Bonaria
• Scots: St. Andrew. St. Margaret, St. Columba
• Serbs: St. Sava, Stefan Nemanja.
• Sicilians: Agatha of Sicily, Saint Rosalia.
• Spaniards: St. James the Great.
• Spanish Gypsies: Virgin of Hope of Macarena, Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla.
• Swedes: St. Bridget.
• Ukrainians: Vladimir the Great.
• Walloons: Saint Michael the Archangel.
• Welsh: St. David.

Africa

• Amharas and Tigrayans: St. George.
• Berbers: St. Cyprian.
• Copts: St. Mark.
• Dafurian: St. Josephine Bakhita
• Kongo people: St. Anthony of Padua.
• Maghrebis: St. Cyprian.
• Malagasy people: Vincent de Paul.
• Sudanese and South Sudanese: St. Josephine Bakhita

Asia

• Arabs: St. Sergius and Bacchus.
• Armenians: St. Gregory the Illuminator.
• Assyrians: St. Ephrem the Syrian, St. Zayya, Saint Mari, Addai of Edessa, Ephrem the Syrian.
• Bicolanos: Our Lady of Peñafrancia.
• Chinese Christians: Saint Joseph.
• Chinese Filipinos: St. Lorenzo Ruiz.
• Druze people: Jethro, Elijah or St. George (identified as Al-Khidr).
• Georgians: St. George.
• Goan Catholics: Francis Xavier.
• Japanese Christians: Francis Xavier.
• Jewish Christians: James the Just.
• Korean Christians: Saint Joseph.
• Maronites: St. Maron.
• Kapampangans: Virgen de los Remedios de Pampanga.
• Lebanese Christians: Saint George.
• Lebanese people: St. Charbel Makhlouf, Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès, Nimatullah Kassab.
• Palestinian Christians: Saint George.
• Pangasinense: Our Lady of Manaoag.
• Persian people: Addai of Edessa, Saint Mari.
• Singaporean Christians: Francis Xavier.
• Syrian Christians: Saint George.
• Syrian Christians of Kerala: Saint Thomas the Apostle.
• Turks: John the Apostle.
• Vietnamese Christians: Saint Joseph.

America

• African Americans: Saint Benedict the Moor.
• Afro-Caribbeans: Peter Claver.
• Argentines: Our Lady of Luján.
• Bolivians: Virgen de Copacabana.
• Brazilians: Our Lady of Aparecida.
• Chileans: Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
• Colombians: Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá, Peter Claver.
• Costa Ricans: Virgen de los Ángeles.
• Cubans: Our Lady of Charity.
• Dominicans: Virgin of Altagracia, Saint Dominic.
• Ecuadorians: Mariana de Jesús de Paredes.
• Euro-Americans: the Immaculate Conception, (unofficial:) Our Lady of America.
• French Canadians: St. John the Baptist.
• Guatemalans: Our Lady of the Rosary.
• Haitians: Our Lady of Perpetual Help.
• Hispanic people and the Hispanic world: Our Lady of the Pillar.
• Hondurans: Our Lady of Suyapa.
• Indigenous peoples of the Americas: St. Juan Diego.
• Mexicans: Our Lady of Guadalupe.
• Nicaraguans: Immaculate Conception.
• Panamanians: Virgen de la Antigua.
• Paraguayans: Our Lady of Caacupé.
• Peruvians: Lord of Miracles, Rose of Lima.
• Puerto Ricans: St. John the Baptist, Our Lady of Providence.
• Salvadorans: Our Lady of Peace.
• Uruguayans: Virgin of the Thirty-Three.
• Venezuelans: Our Lady of Coromoto, José Gregorio Hernández.

Oceania

• Australians: Mary MacKillop, Our Lady Help of Christians
• 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)

References

See also

• Patron saints of places