Patronage
Patron Saint of California
The Catholic Church venerates St. Junípero Serra as the patron saint of California. 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. Junípero Serra
Feast: July 1“Founder of the California mission system and evangelizer of the native populations.”
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