Our Patron Saints
Our Queen
As Catholic men of Croatian descent we have a special connection with Our Lady, the Blessed Virgin, Mother Mary. She is affectionately known and reverentially acclaimed by the Croats as “Rajsko Djevo Kraljice Hrvata” (Queen of Heaven and Queen of the Croats).
St. Maximilian Kolbe
St. Maximilian lived in dark times and died in a very dark place, yet wherever he went he radiated the light of God’s love and mercy. His life teaches us to entrust ourselves to our loving Mother, Mary Immaculate, and through her, to bring both our souls and the souls of others to the happiness of union with God.
St. Joseph
In 1687 the Croatian parliament (Sabor) officially declared St Joseph as the patron saint of Croatia. That this consecration also applies to the entire Croatian people was confirmed by the Croatian bishops in 1972 at a session in Split.
Bl Alojzije Stepinac
In the history of the Croatian people, faith, family and nation have always been inseparably woven together like the Croatian pleter, forming the backbone of our identity. Few embodied this truth more courageously than Blessed Cardinal Alojzije Stepinac, whose unwavering fidelity to Christ and His Church stood as a beacon of hope in times of trial.
St. Michael
St. Michael is one of the principal angels; his name was the war-cry of the holy & good angels in the battle fought in heaven against the enemy and his followers.