Patronage
Patron Saint of Nonviolence
The Catholic Church venerates St. Moses the Black as the patron saint of nonviolence. 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. Moses the Black
Feast: August 28“A former Ethiopian gang leader and robber who converted to Christianity and became one of the greatest Desert Fathers.”
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