Here are some common Patron Saints for the month of November (and again, this is by no means a comprehensive list). The sources are http://oasigr.5.forumer.com/a/_post1688-30.html and http://orthodoxwiki.org/Patron_saint primarily.
Menaion Icon of the Saints and Feasts of the Month of November (icon taken from Holy Transfiguration Monastery http://www.thehtm.org/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=27_33&products_id=344&osCsid=702c8b21d9b5844cd8db90c92ab7234b)1 - Sts. Kosmas and Damianos the "Anargyroi" (Unmercenary physicians and brothers from Asia Minor) and their mother St. Theodoti - protectors of doctors, protectors against every sickness and every soul-destroying passion, and for help in meeting a difficult situation
2 - Sts. Sygklitikoi - protectors of public officials and politicians
4 - St. Porfyrios the Mime - the protector of actors and mimes
8 - The Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel (and Raphael) - protectors of aviation, Archangel Michael as a protector at the end of one's life for a good end and for soldiers, and Archangel Raphael for meeting a difficult situation (along with all the Angels)
9 - St. Nektarios Archbishop of Pentapolis the Wonderworker - protector against and healer of many diseases (especially cancer), protector/patron of ecclesiastical training, and for help in difficult situations
10 - St. Arsenios of Cappadocia - the protector against demonic temptations and attacks, magic and spells [βασκανίας]
11 - St. Minas (sometimes spelled Menas) the Great-martyr - assists in finding lost objects, protector of shepherds, protector against jaundice, fire and theft
12 - St. John the Almsgiver (the Merciful) Patriarch of Alexandria and St. Martin Bishop of Tours - for help in distress or poverty
15 - The Holy Martyrs Sts. Shamuna, Guria, and Habib - for marital difficulties
16 - The Apostle and Evangelist Matthew - protector of customs [or tax collectors? τελωνειακών]
22 - St. Menignos the Martyr - the protector of chemists [knafefs? κναφεύς]
23 - St. Mitrophan of Voronezh - protector against demons and witchcraft
25 - St. Aikaterina (Catherine) the Great-martyr - protector of those engaged, protector against gynecological disorders, protector of students
26 - St. Stylianos of Paflagon - protector of children, infants, birth defects? / children's diseases? / illegitimate children? [νόθων παιδιών], protector against disagreements? [διαπληκτισμών] between brothers
29 - St. Filoumenos the Martyr of Lykaonia - a protector of roads? [των δρομέων]
29 - St. Filoumenos the New Hieromartyr - protector against strokes [εγκεφαλικών επεισοδίων]
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