Saint Margaret has often been invoked as a patroness for pregnancy, childbirth and women in labor, and is thought to provide safety from demonic possession and ...

St. Margaret's protection for mother and child during birth might be invoked through prayers on an amulet or relics or belts for the mother to touch or wear."

St. Margaret of Antioch is a 3rd-century virgin martyr said to be devoured and spit up by a dragon, making her a patron saint of childbirth.

Margaret is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers and is one of the saints with whom Joan of Arc claimed to have spoken.

1 сент. 2018 г. · St. Margaret was a virgin, and died around the age of 15, so she doesn't seem like the logical choice to take special care of us during our pregnancy and labor.

St Margaret's miraculous rescue from the dragon's belly is thought to be the reason why she attained her popular rôle as the patron saint of women in labour.

Saint Margaret of Antioch Patron of Nurses; Invoked for Help with Fertility & Safe Pregnancies. "The Gift of Life" Feast Day: July 20

Facts. Feastday: July 20. Patron: of childbirth, pregnant women, dying people ... Margaret is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, and she spoke to St. Joan ...

Because of this tale, she has become the patron saint of pregnancy, labor, and childbirth, so I ask her to pray for every expectant mother I know, especially ...