ST. JOAN OF ARC, VIRGIN, ST. FERDINAND, KING OF CASTILLA, May 30

ST. JOAN OF ARC, VIRGIN,

St. Joan of Arc, Patron Saint of soldiers and France,  May 30

ST. FERDINAND, KING OF CASTILLA

St. Ferdinand III of Castile, Roman Catholic King, In 1225, he held back Islamic invaders; prayed and fasted to prepare for the war; extremely devoted to the Blessed Virgin. Between 1234-36, Ferdinand conquered the city of Cordoba from the Moors. Feastday May 30