Saint Julia (Patron of Bodily Ills)

Patron Saint: Healing Bodily Ills Born: July, 1751 Died: April, 1816 - Died of natural causes while Praying Additional Patronages: Against Poverty Beautified: May, 1906 by Pope Pius X Canonized: June, 1969 by Pope Paul VI Why she is venerated by the Holy Roman Catholic Church: Without any formal education, By age 7 she had mastered all of the writings of the Catholic Church By age 14, she was spending most of her time serving the poor Established the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame. 15 Convents were in place when she passed Miracles: Crippled at a young age, she was bedridden for nearly 20 years. Some of the impoverished people who she had inspired decades earlier, took up her work. When St. Julia had heard of this, she was instantly healed and immediately went to assist them