Saint Jerome Emiliani (Hiëronymus Emiliani) is the patron Saint of orphans. He was the founder of the Somaschi Fathers and canonized in 1767 by Pope Clement XIII. <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giuseppe_Angeli,_Cristo_in_croce_e_San_Girolamo_Miani,_Santa_Maria_dei_Derelitti_(Venezia),_vulgo_dell%E2%80%99Ospedaletto_02.jpg" title="via Wikimedia Commons" target="_blank">Carlo Dell&#039;Orto</a> [<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0" target="_blank">CC BY-SA</a>]
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Christ on the cross and San Jerome Emiliani with some orphans - by Giuseppe Angeli

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Saint Jerome Emiliani (Hiëronymus Emiliani) is the patron Saint of orphans. He was the founder of the Somaschi Fathers and canonized in 1767 by Pope Clement XIII.


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