Patronage
Patron Saint Against Dysentery
The Catholic Church venerates St. Polycarp as the patron saint of against dysentery. Patron saints are heavenly intercessors — believers entrust a place, profession, or struggle to a saint whose own life touched it, and ask for their prayers before God.
St. Polycarp
Feast: February 23“An early Christian bishop and martyr, Polycarp was a direct disciple of St. John the Apostle.”
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