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St. Nicholas is a very hard-working saint, being the patron saint of children, merchants, apothecaries, pawnbrokers, scholars and:
C) Mariners
St. Nicholas is reputed to be able to calm storms and rescue sailors. Even pirates have claimed his protection. There are almost 400 churches
of St. Nicholas in England, more even than churches of St. George, England's patron. As for the other choices in our question: St. John de
la Salle protects teachers, St. Lawrence librarians, and St. Cecilia is the patron saint of music. |
