Patronage
Patron Saint of The Destitute
The Catholic Church venerates St. Jeanne Jugan as the patron saint of the destitute. 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. Jeanne Jugan
Feast: August 30“A French laywoman who founded the Little Sisters of the Poor to care for destitute elderly people.”
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