Patronage

Patron Saint of Deaf People

The Catholic Church venerates St. Francis de Sales as the patron saint of deaf people. 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. Francis de Sales

Feast: January 24

Bishop of Geneva and a friend of the common people, he contributed significantly to the spiritual literature of the Catholic Church.

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