Patronage
Patron Saint of Indian Laity
The Catholic Church venerates St. Devasahayam Pillai as the patron saint of Indian laity. 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. Devasahayam Pillai
Feast: January 14“The first Indian layperson to be canonized, a Hindu convert who was martyred for his faith in 18th-century southern India.”
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