Patron saints of the military - wikipedia Patron saints of the military List of patron saints associated with the military. Saint George : soldiers ( U.S. Cavalry and Armor ) see Patronages of Saint George. Martin of Tours : soldiers ( infantrymen ) Michael the Archangel : military ; paratroopers ; policemen. Adrian of Nicomedia : guards, soldiers ; arms dealers Saint Barbara : artillerymen, military engineers. Saint Sebastian : soldiers, infantrymen, archers, municipal police Joan of Arc ( Roman Catholic ) : soldiers Ignatius of Loyola ( Roman Catholic ) : soldiers Our Lady of Mount Carmel : Sailors Our Lady of Loretto : Airmen Saint Cecilia : Bandsmen The Eastern Orthodox Church considers Demetrius of Thessaloniki, Theodore Stratelates, Theodore of Amasea, and John the Warrior to be the patron saints of the military. Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of the Russian navy ; all naval cathedrals are dedicated to this saint. Finally Prophet Elijah is the patron Saint of the Hellenic Army Aviation Arm. The Russian Orthodox Church has a number of patron saints associated with the military. Some of them are the same or similar to Catholic saints. Saint Barbara : artillerymen, military engineers, missileers including those of the Strategic Rocket Forces, the Missile and Artillery Forces, and the Air Defense Forces, Space Forces. Michael the Archangel : military ; paratroopers ; policemen ; Heavenly guardian of the Russian Lands. Saint George : soldiers, cavalry. Saint Alexander Nevskiy : soldiers protecting Russian Lands, National Guard of Russia, Spetsnaz. Saint Dimitry Donskoy : soldiers, armored troops. Saint George : soldiers and all people protecting the nation, and Patron Saint of the city of Moscow. Saints Aleksandr Peresvet and Andrey Oslyabya : Radonezhskiy holy monk - warriers. Saint Nikita the Warrior ( Vesoron ) : Orthodox soldiers. Saints Boris and Gleb, holy orthodox princes of Russia : soldiers. Saint John the Warrior : soldiers. Saint Merkuriy of Smolensk, warrior - martyr : soldiers. Saint Evgeniy Sevastiyskiy, warrior - martyr : soldiers. Prince Vladimir, Patron Saint of the National Guard of Russia Saint Iliya Muromets : Border Guards. Saint Feodor Stratilat : Orthodox soldiers. Saint Savva Storozhevskiy : the Air Force. Saint Feodor Ushakov : the Navy, including nuclear submarines. Saint Andrew : Navy. Holy Prophet Isaiah : Russian Airborne Troops Saint Seraphim of Sarov : Nuclear Warhead Specialists ( 12th GUMO ) Saint Martin of Tura : cavalry. http://kurufin.ru/html/Saints/saints-profession.html See also Military saint Miles Christianus New Testament military metaphors List of patron saints by occupation and activity Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA § Patron Saints References Jump up ^ `` St. Michael, the Archangel - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online ''. Catholic.org. Retrieved 2012 - 12 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Patron Saints : M - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online ''. www.catholic.org. Retrieved 2015 - 12 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Portal Cultura de Defensa ''. Ministerio de Defensa. Jump up ^ Ministerio de Defensa, Portal Cultura de Defensa. `` Santos Patrones de las FAS y la Guardía Civil ''. Jump up ^ http://www.pravenc.ru/text/471095.html Jump up ^ `` Patron Saints of the Military - in Russian ''. www.ikonu.ru. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Patron Saints - Catholic and Orthodox - in Russian ''. kurufin.ru. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 05. External links Military Saints. Mission Capodanno website. Catholics in the Military. Retrieved 2011 - 08 - 11. Military Blesseds. Mission Capodanno website. Catholics in the Military. Retrieved 2011 - 08 - 11. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patron_saints_of_the_military&oldid=826247071 '' Categories : Patron saints Lists of saints Military traditions Hidden categories : All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from August 2016 Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 18 February 2018, at 02 : 08. About Wikipedia

Question: who is the patron saint of american soldiers
Answer: Saint George