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The military saints, warrior saints and soldier saints are patron saints, martyrs and other saints associated with the military. They were originally composed of the early Christians who were soldiers in the Roman army during the persecution of Christians , especially the Diocletianic Persecution of AD 303–313.
Saint Barbara, patron saint of artillerymen, with a cannon. Academics - Thomas Aquinas, Albert the Great; Actors - Genesius [1] Comic actors - Maturinus; Accountants - Matthew; Advertisers - Bernardino of Siena [2] Air travellers - Joseph of Cupertino; Altar servers - John Berchmans, [3] Tarcisius, Lorenzo Ruiz; Ambassadors - Gabriel the Archangel
The Order of Saint Barbara is a military honor society of the US for both the US Army and the US Marine Corps Artillery, including Field Artillery and Air Defense Artillery. The award is named for Saint Barbara , the patron saint of artillerymen.
Saint Barbara is the patron saint of the United States Field Artillery Association. To recognize the vital roles spouses and families play in the lives of field artillery soldiers and marines, the units celebrate Saint Barbara's Day with military balls or dinners and other activities. [28]
The "Shepherd's Crook," the original insignia authorized for U.S. Army chaplains, 1880–1888, and still included as part of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps regimental insignia Early army chaplain uniforms used the color black as a symbol of a ministerial presence, before corps insignia had been instituted WWI Army uniform coat with Christian Chaplain insignia WWI Army dress uniform coat with ...
On Oct. 10, 2020, Carlo Acutis, a computer enthusiast, was beatified and given the title of “Blessed,” in the town of Assisi in Italy. Already, Catholics are calling this 15-year-old video ...
ARMOR is the professional journal, originally published as the Cavalry Journal in 1885. The name was changed to Armor in 1940 after the transition from Horse Cavalry to Armor for the U.S. Army's Armor Branch, published by the Chief of Armor at Fort Moore, GA., training center for the Army's tank and cavalry forces.
St. Sebastian an early martyr of the Church and a Roman soldier is the patron saint of the Catholic War Veterans. The Honor Legion of the Order of Saint Sebastian is the highest honor award given by the Catholic War Veterans of the United States of America to honor a Catholic Veteran who has gone above and beyond the standard responsibilities ...