Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 3, 2026

Lymphocyte Isolation from Human Skin for Phenotypic Analysis and Ex Vivo Cell Culture
Published on: April 8, 2016
A collection of saints for sufferers of skin diseases
Uwe Wollina1, Leonard J Hoenig2, Lawrence Charles Parish3
1Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Städtisches Klinikum Dresden, Dresden, Germany; Department of Dermatology, Venerology, Leprosy, Jawaharal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education & Research-Premier Deemed to be University, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
Abstract:
Religion has long served as a means to avoid disease and death or to come to terms with the inevitable. Patron saints to protect against disease and to offer a miraculous cure have been adopted in the Christian world since medieval times. The invocation of saints in need and danger is one of the most intrinsic, traditional characteristics of popular piety. More than 14 saints are known as patrons of those who suffer from skin and venereal diseases. We provide an overview of several major saints with a connection to dermatology. Although women were not uncommon among the healers of the period, women saints are very rare, reflecting the traditional medieval patriarchal order.
Related Concept Videos
Clinical Applications of Epidermal Stem Cells
Changes in Skin Color: Clinical Perspectives
Albinism
Albinism is a genetic disorder that affects (completely or partially) the coloring of skin, hair, and eyes. The defect is primarily...
Skin Diseases and Disorders
Gram-positive Staphylococcus spp. and Streptococcus spp. are responsible for many of the most common skin infections. However, many...
Skin Cancer
Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC): BCC is the most common type of skin cancer, accounting for about 80% of cases. It typically develops in...
The Skin Microbiota
Staphylococcal Skin Infections

