St. Angela Merici
Patron of sick people, disabled people, those who have lost parents
Saint Angela Merici (1474–1540) was born in Desenzano del Garda on the southern shore of Lake Garda, the daughter of pious parents who died while she was still a girl. Orphaned, she went to live with an uncle at Salò, where the loss of a beloved sister moved her deeply; in answer to her prayers she received the assurance that her sister was with God, and she resolved from that day to consecrate herself wholly to Christ.