Saint Christopher St. Christopher Carrying the Christ Child, by Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1485) Martyr Born Unknown Canaan (Western accounts) or Marmarica (Eastern accounts) Died c. 251 Asia Minor Venerated in Roman Catholicism Eastern Orthodoxy Lutheranism Oriental Orthodoxy Anglicanism Canonized Pre-Congregation Feast 24 July (German-speaking dioceses) 25 July (Latin Church) 9 May (Eastern Churches)[1] 2 Parmouti (Coptic Church)[2] Attributes tree, branch, as a giant or ogre, carrying the Christ child, spear, shield, as a dog-headed man Patronage athletics, bachelors, transportation (drivers, sailors, etc.), traveling (especially for long journeys), surfing, storms, Brunswick, Saint Christopher's Island (Saint Kitts), Island Rab, Vilnius, Havana, epilepsy, gardeners, toothache