Patronage
Patron Saint of Captives
The Catholic Church venerates St. Joan of Arc as the patron saint of captives. 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. Joan of Arc
Feast: May 30“The Maid of Orleans”
She led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War and was later martyred at the young age of 19.
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