San Roque – The Patron Saint for Plagues, Pestilence and AIDS, Commemorated Today
August 16, 2012 by GMA-7 · Comments Off
The Roman Catholic Church is commemorating the death of one of its saints, St. Roch (better known in the Philippines and in Hispanic countries as San Roque), the patron saint of plagues, pestilence and AIDS, today, August 16.









