What makes a saint a Patron saint of a country? - patron saint anemia
I wonder because I always thought that Joan of Arc, the patron saint of France, but Saint-Denis.
Is it more of a saint? What makes a saint, a patron saint of something?
I do not know many saints that I know and do not understand it.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Patron Saint Anemia What Makes A Saint A Patron Saint Of A Country?
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He says in his article on French Wikipedia is one of the three patron saints of France. This is a rough translation of the French list of its patron saint, and you may Jeanne d'Arc, second in the list:
"Patron Saint of France.
Chief Patron:
Sainte-Marie.
Principal patron of France by Pope Pius XI in 1922,
Secondary Patron Saints:
Jeanne d'Arc, the patron saint of the school since 1922.
St. Therese of Lisieux, patron saint secondary since 1944.
Other saints and National Guard:
Saint-Denis, the first bishop of Paris.
St. Martin, bishop of Tours, the father of the church.
St. Louis, King of France.
Saint-Michel, the patron saint, but apROTECTOR France. "
It seems that popes have often chosen the patron saint, but the groups can too.
I think it is often the first saint who introduced Christianity in this country as well as St. Patrick in Ireland.
Good question. In fact, I do not know, but may have all our personal standard model.
Tradition. Invalid
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