Patronage
Patron Saints of Ecumenism
The Catholic Church venerates 4 saints as patrons of ecumenism. Each came to this patronage through their own life — read their stories below and ask for the intercession of the one whose path speaks to yours.
St. Aidan
Feast: August 31“Founder of the monastery on Lindisfarne and a key figure in the conversion of the Northumbrians to Christianity.”
St. Cyril and Methodius
Feast: February 14“Evangelizing the Slavic peoples and creating the Cyrillic alphabet.”
St. Elżbieta Hesselblad
Feast: June 4“A Swedish convert who restored the Bridgettine Order and sheltered Jews during the Holocaust in Rome.”
St. Josaphat
Feast: November 12“Martyr for the unity of the Eastern and Western Churches.”
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