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Blessing of animals is a religious activity, and occurs broadly across most religions in some form, including, for example, across Christianity, [7] Islam, Judaism, [8] Shinto, [9] Unitarian Universalism, [10] amongst others. Secular respect for animals is also strong, for example, World Animal Day, an international day of action for animal ...
A list of Christian saints and blesseds in chronological order, sorted by date of death: Christianity portal; Saints portal; Biography portal; History portal; 1st ...
There he was befriended by a dog that licked his sores and brought him food, and he was able to recover. The feast day of Saint Roch, August 16, is celebrated in Bolivia as the "birthday of all dogs." [12] Saint Guinefort was the name given to a dog who received local veneration as a folk saint at a French shrine from the 13th to the 20th ...
Beekeepers - Ambrose of Milan, Bernard of Clairvaux, Valentine. Beggars - Ambrose of Milan, [ 5 ] Elisabeth of Hungary, [ 10 ] Giles. Bell makers - Agatha of Sicily [ 6 ] Belt makers - Alexius of Rome. Bird dealers - John the Baptist. Blacksmiths - Dunstan, [ 5 ] Peter the Apostle. Boatmen - Julian the Hospitaller.
Saint Guy is the patron saint of Anderlecht, animals with horns, bachelors, people with epilepsy, labourers, protection of outbuildings, protection of sheds, protection of stables, sacristans, sextons, work horses; and is invoked against epilepsy, against rabies, against infantile convulsions, and against mad dogs. [4]
This is an incomplete list of people and angels whom the Catholic Church has canonized as saints.According to Catholic theology, all saints enjoy the beatific vision.Many of the saints listed here are to be found in the General Roman Calendar, while others may also be found in the Roman Martyrology; [1] still others are particular to local places and their recognition does not extend to the ...
Stephen of Bourbon (d. 1262): De Supersticione: On St. Guinefort. [3] [1] The custom was regarded as harmful and superstitious by the church, which made efforts to eradicate it and enacted a fine for the continued practice. [3] [1] [5] Despite repeated prohibitions by the Catholic Church, the cult of this dog saint persisted for several ...
Saint Eligius. Eligius[b] (French: Éloi; 11 June 588 – 1 December 660), venerated as Saint Eligius, was a Frankish goldsmith, courtier, and bishop who was chief counsellor to Dagobert I and later Bishop of Noyon–Tournai. His deeds were recorded in Vita Sancti Eligii, written by his friend Audoin of Rouen.