Patronage
Patron Saint of Chronic Illness Sufferers
The Catholic Church venerates St. Lidwina of Schiedam as the patron saint of chronic illness sufferers. 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. Lidwina of Schiedam
Feast: April 14“A Dutch mystic who suffered a skating accident at 15 and spent the rest of her life bedridden, offering her suffering for others.”
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