Beggars, St. Giles. Hence the outskirts of cities are often called “St. Giles.”
Bishops, etc., St. Timothy and St. Titus (1 Tim. iii. 1; Titus i. 7).
Blind Folk, St. Thomas à Becket, and St. Lucy, who was deprived of her eyes by Paschasius.
Booksellers, St. John Port Latin.
Brides, St. Nicholas, because he threw three stockings, filled with wedding portions, into the chamber window of three virgins, that they might marry their sweethearts, and not live a life of sin for the sake of earning a living.
Burglars, St. Dismas, the penitent thief.
Candle and Lamp Makers, St. Lucy and Lucian. A pun upon lux lucis (“light”).
Cannoneers, St. Barbara, because she is generally represented in a fort or tower.
Captives, St. Barbara and St. Leonard.
Carpenters, St. Joseph, who was a carpenter.