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Blessing of the Animals on St. Francis' Day at an Episcopal church in Lincoln, Nebraska. Annually now, on or around October 4, Christians worldwide celebrate the Feast of Saint Francis with a blessing of animals and prayers for creation. [7] Catholicism [12] has specific liturgies for the blessing of animals, highlighting creation and ...
Servers the sick - Saint Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur [26] Shepherds - Bernadette of Lourdes, [5] Cuthbert, Cuthman, Dominic of Silos, Drogo of Sebourg, George, Germaine Cousin, Julian the Hospitaller, Raphael the Archangel, Regina, Solange; Shoemakers - Crispin, Gangulphus, Peter the Apostle, Theobald of Provins; Shorthand writers ...
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 ...
Many animal owners make the annual pilgrimage for their pets on the feast day of St. Anthony, the patron saint of animals.
MADRID (Reuters) - Dozens of dogs and cats, a few parrots and a chicken queued up alongside their owners outside a church in Madrid on Friday, waiting their turn to be blessed by a Catholic priest ...
Blaise is a saint in the Catholic, Western Rite Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches and is the patron saint of wool combers and of sufferers from ENT illnesses. In the Latin Church , his feast falls on 3 February.
Finding St. Francis, a 2014 film directed by Paul Alexander; L'ami – François d'Assise et ses frères (The friend – Francis of Assisi and his brothers), [104] a 2016 film directed by Renaud Fely and Arnaud Louvet starring Elio Germano; The Sultan and the Saint, [105] a 2016 film directed by Alexander Kronemer, starring Alexander McPherson
Isidore the Laborer, also known as Isidore the Farmer (Spanish: San Isidro Labrador) (c. 1070 – 15 May 1130), was a Mozarab farmworker who lived in medieval Madrid.Known for his piety toward the poor and animals, he is venerated as a Catholic patron saint of farmers, and of Madrid; El Gobernador, Jalisco; La Ceiba, Honduras; and of Tocoa, Honduras.