Patronage
2 saints are venerated as patrons of sailors, led by Clement I (feast day November 23).
35 — 99 · Feast day: November 23
An Apostolic Father and the fourth Bishop of Rome, Clement's letter to the Corinthians is one of the oldest surviving Christian texts outside the New Testament, offering the earliest clear articulation of apostolic succession. According to 4th-century tradition, he was exiled to the Crimea under Trajan and martyred by being thrown into the sea with an anchor — the image that has made him patron of mariners.
484 — 577 · Feast day: May 16
One of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland, famous for his legendary seven-year voyage across the Atlantic in search of the 'Isle of the Blessed.' His tale, the Navigatio Sancti Brendani, spread throughout medieval Europe and appeared on maps into the Age of Exploration. He founded many monasteries, most notably Clonfert in County Galway.