Patron saints of ailments, illness, and dangers

Saints have often been prevailed upon in requests for intercessory prayers to protect against or help combatting a variety of dangers, illnesses, and ailments.

This is a list of saints and such ills traditionally associated with them.

In shorthand, they are called the patron saints of (people guarding against or grappling with) these various troubles.

Saint Roch is invoked against the bubonic plague .