The Daily Question
What saint is the 'universal patron of priests'?
1. St. John Bosco
2. St. Francis of Assisi
3. St. John Vianney
4. St. John De La Salle
2. St. Francis of Assisi
3. St. John Vianney
4. St. John De La Salle
Your answer was: St. Francis of Assisi
Answer: When Pope Pius XI canonized St. John Vianney in 1925. In1929 he was declared the 'universal patron of priests'. Pope Pius X proposed him as a model to the parochial clergy because humbly carried out his duties as a parish priest.
See also:
• 2010 UFN Bulletin 150th Anniversary Of The Death Of St. John Vianney
150th Anniversary of St. John of Vianney
Scott #1441-1442 (2010)
See also:
• 2010 UFN Bulletin 150th Anniversary Of The Death Of St. John Vianney
150th Anniversary of St. John of Vianney
Scott #1441-1442 (2010)
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