Patron Saint of Pharmacists

Saints Philip and James is invoked as patron of pharmacists. Saint Philip the Apostle, a native of Bethsaida in Galilee, was among the first disciples called by Jesus (John 1:43-45). The Gospel of John records his role at the multiplication of the loaves (John 6:5-7), his bringing of the Greeks who wished to see Jesus (John 12:21-22), and his request at the Last Supper, Show us the Father (John 14:8-9). Sources: https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/audiences/2006/documents/hf_ben-xvi_aud_20060906.html.

Saints Cosmas and Damian is invoked as patron of pharmacists. Cosmas and Damian, traditionally said to be twin brothers, were Arab Christians of the late third century who practiced medicine without payment and were known therefore as the Anargyroi, the silverless ones. Their cultus is securely attested from the fifth century: a great basilica was built in their honor at Cyrrhus in Syria, where their relics were translated; another, founded in their memory at Constantinople by the Emperor Justinian (527-565), became one of the chief churches of the Byzantine capital. Sources: https://www.vatican.va/content/john-xxiii/la/motu_proprio/documents/hf_j-xxiii_motu-proprio_19620713_rubricarum-instructum.html.

Saint John Leonardi is invoked as patron of pharmacists. Giovanni Leonardi was born at Diecimo near Lucca in 1541. Trained as a pharmacist, he was ordained priest in 1572 and at once embarked on the catechetical reform of his native city in the spirit of the recently concluded Council of Trent (1545-1563). Sources: https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/audiences/2009/documents/hf_ben-xvi_aud_20091007.html.

Saint John Damascene is invoked as patron of pharmacists. Mansur ibn Sarjun, known to the Church as John of Damascus, was born around 675 in Damascus, capital of the new Umayyad Caliphate. His Christian Arab family held the high civil office of Mansur (treasurer) at the caliph's court, an office his grandfather had held under the Byzantines and continued to hold under Muslim rule. Sources: https://www.usccb.org/resources/2026cal.pdf.