Patron Saint Of Pets Cats. Or choose from the bible's psalms, such as 50 and 145, or albert schweitzer's prayer asking god to watch over his creatures. Since then, the idea that gertrude is the patron of cats—and cat owners—has spread.
Patron saint of domestic animals. Many churches of various denominations (roman catholic, anglican, methodist, etc.) celebrate and honor saint francis by offering services in which animals are blessed and prayed for. Gertrude of nivelles is the patron saint of cats dates back to the 1980s.
Saint roch also serves as the patron saint of bachelors, surgeons, disabled people, and people who have been falsely accused of crimes.
And mom did not know she was the patron saint of cats…but she did know that saint isidore (may 15th) is the patron saint of the interwebs and computers…what a geek. I did know about st. As saint expert thomas j. Gertrude of nivelles, the patron saint of cats.i had never heard of her before.