How do they decide what a saints patronage is?

[Lilmissykato]

I think this would be the correct place to post this, if not sorry.

I've always wondered how they know what the patronage is.

 

[HisKid1973]

I always wondered that too..Because you don't see any thing like it in the NT..

 

[Lilmissykato]

I always wondered that too..Because you don't see any thing like it in the NT..

Or the Trinity, or sola scripture, or toliet paper.


I like saints, but do wonder how they get their partonage.

 

[Sphinx777]

This might help somewhat...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patron_saint

 

[E.C.]

I believe that it usually has something to do with what the saint in particular did on this earth or was well known for.

Example: St. Patrick of Ireland brought Christianity to Ireland, thus it makes sense for the Roman Catholic Church to dub him "Patron Saint of Ireland". In the Orthodox Church he may be something like "St. Patrick, bishop of <insert city in Ireland> and Enlightener of the Irish".