St. Angela was devoted to caring for the sick and would rise from what she was doing to attend to those in need.
Among the many saints invoked in times of sickness, St. Angela Merici remains one of the most powerful intercessors. Many call upon her in their time of need and ask for her help in their illness.
While St. Angela is most widely known as the founder of the teaching order known as the Ursulines, she was also devoted to the sick in her lifetime.
A 19th-century biography by Bernard O'Reilly highlights this side of her life.
Furthermore, she also experienced poor health and was even blind before being fully cured by God, according to the Catholic Encyclopedia.
After her death, St. Angela became a favored intercessor of many sick people and eventually gained the reputation of being the "patron saint of the sick."
