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Patron Saints of African missions

3 saints serve as patrons of african missions.

Saint Benedict The Black

Saint Benedict The Black

Feast: April 4

Saint Benedict The Black, also known as Benedict of Palermo, Benedict of San Philadelphio, Benedict of Sanfratello, Benedict the African, Benedict the Moor, and Benedetto il Moro, was born in 1526 in...

Saint Francis Xavier

Saint Francis Xavier

Feast: December 3

Saint Francis Xavier, born Francisco de Jaso y Azpilicueta on April 7, 1506, in Javier, Spanish Navarre, was a revered Catholic missionary and one of the founding members of the Society of Jesus,...

Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

Feast: October 1

Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, also known as Francoise-Marie Thérèse Martin, was born on January 2, 1873, in Alençon, Normandy, France. She was the youngest of five daughters born to Blessed Louis Martin...

Prayer for the Intercession of the Patron Saints of African missions

Dear patron saints of african missions, we humbly ask for your intercession before our Lord. Guide and protect all those who seek your help. Through your holy examples, help us to grow in faith and virtue. Amen.

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Palermo, Sicily, ItalyAfrican-Americansblack peopleNegroesIndiaNew ZealandGrodno, Belarus, diocese ofMacau, China, diocese ofFreising, Germanynavigatorsblack missionsforeign missions (proclaimed on 25 March 1904 by Pope Pius X)missionariesparish missionsplague epidemics
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