Patronage
Patron Saint of Depressed People
The Catholic Church venerates St. Maria of Gatchina as the patron saint of depressed 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. Maria of Gatchina
Feast: February 8“A bedridden nun and martyr who was a source of spiritual strength for thousands during the Soviet era.”
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