Patronage
Patron Saint of Persecuted Priests
The Catholic Church venerates St. María Guadalupe García Zavala as the patron saint of persecuted priests. 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. María Guadalupe García Zavala
Feast: June 24“A Mexican co-foundress who sheltered persecuted priests and the Archbishop of Guadalajara during the Cristero War.”
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