Patronage

Patron Saint of Asia Minor

The Catholic Church venerates St. John the Apostle as the patron saint of Asia Minor. 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. John the Apostle

Feast: December 27

St. John is revered as the beloved disciple and the author of the Gospel of John and the Book of Revelation.

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