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The Catholic Church venerates him as the patron saint of amateur radio operators, drug addicts, political prisoners, families, journalists, and prisoners. [3] John Paul II declared him "the patron of our difficult century". [4] [5] His feast day is 14 August, the day of his martyrdom.
The future patron saint of prisoners, drug addicts and journalists was born in Poland on Jan. 8, 1894, as Raymund Kolbe, the second son of Julius Kolbe and Maria Dąbrowska.
Servers the sick - Saint Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur [26] Shepherds - Bernadette of Lourdes, [5] Cuthbert, Cuthman, Dominic of Silos, Drogo of Sebourg, George, Germaine Cousin, Julian the Hospitaller, Raphael the Archangel, Regina, Solange; Shoemakers - Crispin, Gangulphus, Peter the Apostle, Theobald of Provins; Shorthand writers ...
Joseph Cafasso (Italian: Giuseppe Cafasso; 15 January 1811 – 23 June 1860) was an Italian Catholic priest who was a significant social reformer in Turin. [1] He was one of the so-called "Social Saints" who emerged during that particular era.
He is revered as a saint in the Catholic Church. His feast day is 20 December. ... St. Dominic of Silos is patron saint of prisoners, pregnant women, and shepherds. [6]
A longstanding devotional following of Saint Demetrian continues through the present day in Cyprus. [1] [4] His annual feast day is celebrated on 6 November.[5]Venerated as a patron saint of prisoners, Demetrian is also invoked in a more general fashion by a preamble to Catholic prayer: "Loving Father, through the intercession of Saint Demetrian, rescue me from the anxieties that hold me captive".
His memorial day is May 8 in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Victor is the patron saint of prisoners and exiles. Victor is the patron saint of prisoners and exiles.
Their memorial in the current General Roman Calendar is on November 24 as Saint Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions (Vietnamese: Anrê Dũng-Lạc và các bạn tử đạo), although many of these saints have a second memorial, having been beatified and inscribed on the local calendar prior to the canonization of the group.