He was converted by received a vision of the child Jesus and began caring for the sick, poor, and homeless and founded the Order of Charity and the Order of Hospitallers. He is a patron saint or nurses and of hospitals. He is a patron saint of those who suffer from cancer. December 13, 2020 Statue of St. Joseph and the God-child Jesus from the Wangfujing Cathedral in Beijing, China. Saint John of God, Patron Saint of Heart Patients, the Sick and Dying and Hospital Workers St. John of God followed every impulse of his heart all his life. On October 26, 1757, they were transferred to that church, now protected by the Knights of Saint John of God. The order he founded in 1585 continues to minister to the sick to this day, operating large hospitals in major cities, mobile clinics in some of the most remote and inhospitable places on earth, and ministering to those affected by man-made and natural disasters worldwide. What many Catholics might not be aware is that this humble carpenter from Nazareth is also the patron saint of departing souls – that is, a peaceful death. St. Joseph is the patron saint we need in this pandemic James Martin, S.J. St. Camillus de Lellis turned from a life as a soldier and gambler to become a priest and the founder of an order dedicated to caring for the sick. John was canonized by Pope Alexander VIII on October 16, 1690, and later named the patron saint of hospitals and the sick. St. Joseph is the patron saint of, among other things, husbands and families, and Pope Pius XI named him the Guardian and Protector of the Universal Church. His obvious challenge was to discern what was from the Holy Spirit and what was from his own human temptations. A church was erected in 1757 to house his remains. We pray for disease prevention, for physical healing, and for peace of soul while enduring physical suffering. she is the patron saint of : hospitals, nurses, bakers, brides, countesses, dying children, exiles, homeless people, lacemakers, tertiaries and widows. Patron Saints for Healing When it comes to concerns for our health and the health of our loved ones, we should always turn to prayer. Saint John of God lived a dissolute youth in early 16th century Spain. He is the patron saint of hospitals, nurses, and the sick. Gonzaga’s patron saint died young as he cared for pandemic victims. His feast day is celebrated on March 8. St. Dismas is considered the patron saint of those condemned to death, of those engaged in dishonest business who would like to make restitution before they die but do not know how, of great sinners and prodigal sons, of those near despair because of irresolvable situations. St. Dymphna (Patron Saint of Depression and Mental Illness) St. Dymphna is an Irish saint who was killed by her own father when he went mad from grief after the death of his beloved wife. https://catholiclife.diolc.org/2020/10/26/st-joseph-patron-of-a-happy-death