Patronage
Patron Saint of The Franciscan Order
The Catholic Church venerates St. Albert of Montecorvino as the patron saint of the Franciscan Order. 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. Albert of Montecorvino
Feast: April 19“He was a Franciscan missionary known for spreading the Gospel in the East.”
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