England was protected by St George, Scotland by St Andrew, Hungary by St Stephen, and France had St Martin. Cities and towns, professions, and even diseases – each had their own saint. The city of Milan had St Ambrose, while St Mark watched over Venice. St Florian protected chimney cleaners, whereas St Matthew lent a hand to tax collectors in distress. If you suffered from headaches you had to pray to St Agathius, but if from toothaches then St Apollonia was a much better audience.
