St. Philip Neri, Patron Saint of U S Army Special Forces
St. Philip Neri was an Italian saint, and is best known as the founder of the secular order 'The Congregation of the Oratory (or the Orations)'. He was an important figure in the Counter-Reformation. Philip worked with the poor in Rome, and had many followers in this area of work. Philip helped to revive Catholicism during the spread of Protestantism. St. Philip Neri truly knew how to carry out the Corporal Works of Mercy.
