Patronage
Patron Saint of Bodily Illness
The Catholic Church venerates St. Bernadette Soubirous as the patron saint of bodily illness. 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. Bernadette Soubirous
Feast: April 16“A poor French girl who received 18 apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the grotto of Lourdes.”
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