The Daily Question
Who is the patron saint of the United States?
1. St. Francis of Assissi
2. St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton
3. St. Joseph
4. Our Lady of The Immaculate Conception
2. St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton
3. St. Joseph
4. Our Lady of The Immaculate Conception
Your answer was: Our Lady of The Immaculate Conception
You are correct!!
Answer: The patron saint of the United States is the Blessed Virgin Mary under her title of the Immaculate Conception. Her feast day usually falls on December 8th, but if December 8 is a Sunday the celebration of her feast day is moved to Monday. The Immaculate Conception was defined as Catholic Church dogma in 1854 by Pope Pius VIII.
100th Anniversary of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception
Scott # 176-181 (1954)
100th Anniversary of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception
Scott # 176-181 (1954)