Patronage
Patron Saint of Gravediggers
The Catholic Church venerates St. Hugh of Grenoble as the patron saint of gravediggers. 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. Hugh of Grenoble
Feast: April 1“He is recognized for his role in the reform of the Church and the establishment of the Carthusian Order.”
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