Patron Saint of Brewers

Category: Trades & Occupations

In Catholic tradition, patron saints are holy men and women whose lives and intercession are considered especially suited to particular needs, groups, or situations. The Church's practice of invoking saints reflects the doctrine of the Communion of Saints — the belief that the faithful departed remain united with the living in the one Body of Christ and can intercede before God on our behalf.

The designation of a patron saint for "Brewers" reflects centuries of Catholic popular devotion and, in many cases, formal proclamations by popes or bishops recognizing a saint's particular connection to this intention through the circumstances of their life, death, or documented miracles.

Patron Saints of Brewers

Formally proclaimed patronage — sourced from canonized saints in the Roman Calendar.

Primary Patron
Saint Boniface

Feast Day
June 5

Saint Boniface is invoked as patron of brewers. Saint Boniface, born Winfrid about 675 in Wessex, England, became a Benedictine monk at Exeter and then at Nursling in Hampshire, where he was ordained priest about 715. After an unsuccessful first mission to Frisia in 716, he traveled to Rome in 718, where Pope Gregory II commissioned him to evangelize the Germanic peoples east of the Rhine and gave him the name Boniface (good-doer).Boniface preached in Hesse, Thuringia, and Bavaria. Sources: https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/audiences/2009/documents/hf_ben-xvi_aud_20090311.html.

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Saint Augustine

Feast Day
August 28

Saint Augustine is invoked as patron of brewers. Saint Augustine was born at Thagaste in Roman Numidia on November 13, 354, son of the pagan Patricius and the Christian Saint Monica. His father provided for the education of his brilliant elder son at Madaura and Carthage in classical Latin literature and rhetoric, looking to a career in the imperial service. Sources: https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/audiences/2008/documents/hf_ben-xvi_aud_20080109.html.

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Saint Wenceslaus

Feast Day
September 28

Saint Wenceslaus is invoked as patron of brewers. Wenceslaus (Czech: Václav) was born about 907, son of Duke Vratislav I of Bohemia and his wife Drahomíra. After his father's death in battle in 921 he was raised by his Christian grandmother Saint Ludmila, who was strangled at the order of his mother in the same year. Sources: https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/speeches/1990/april/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_19900421_president-cssr.html.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the patron saint of brewers?

Saint Boniface is the primary patron saint of brewers. Their feast day is June 5.

What is a patron saint?

A patron saint is a holy man or woman canonized by the Church whose life and heavenly intercession are considered especially powerful for particular needs, groups, or situations. Catholics ask patron saints to intercede — to pray to God on their behalf — drawing on the doctrine of the Communion of Saints.

How do I ask for Boniface's intercession?

To ask for a patron saint's intercession, Catholics typically pray directly to the saint, saying something like: "Boniface, pray for us." You may also light a candle, attend Mass on their feast day, or make a novena — nine days of consecutive prayer — asking for their help before a particular need.