Patronage
Patron Saint of Foreign Missions
The Catholic Church venerates St. Francis Xavier as the patron saint of foreign missions. 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 Xavier
Feast: December 3“St. Francis Xavier was a pioneering Jesuit missionary who played a vital role in spreading Christianity across Asia, particularly in India and Japan.”
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