St. Clare of Assisi is the patron saint of television.
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The patron saint of television and television writers are Clare of Assisi, Gabriel the Archangel and Martin de Porres.
Pope Pius XII designated her as the patron saint of television in 1958, on the basis that when she was too ill to attend Mass, she had reportedly been able to see and hear it on the wall of her room.
St. Clare of Assisi is the patron saint of television. Whe she was on her death bed and unable to attend Mass in the convent chapel, she said she was able to watch and hear the Mass on the wall of her room.
Pope Pius XII designated her as the patron saint of television in 1958, on the basis that when she was too ill to attend Mass, she had reportedly been able to see and hear it on the wall of her room.
When St. Clare was near death and could not leave her bed to attend Mass, Our Lord projected the Mass on her wall so she could follow it - much like we might watch TV in bed but there were no televisions at the time.