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  2. Blessing of animals - Wikipedia

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    Secular respect for animals is also strong, for example, World Animal Day, an international day of action for animal rights and welfare celebrated annually, but is still held on 4 October, the feast day of Francis of Assisi, a Christian patron saint of animals. [11]

  3. Saints on animal and plant life - Wikipedia

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    The dogs stopped and the hare continued. Anselm thought the hare reminded him of a poor soul about to die that is surrounded by devils waiting to carry away their prey. And Anselm then forbade the dogs to continue pursuing the hare, and the dogs obeyed and left the hare in peace. [1]

  4. Dogs in religion - Wikipedia

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    The Roman Catholic Church recognizes Saint Roch (also called Saint Rocco), who lived in the early 14th century in France, as the patron saint of dogs. It is said that he caught the plague while doing charitable work and went into the forest, expecting to die. There he was befriended by a dog that licked his sores and brought him food, and he ...

  5. List of patron saints by occupation and activity - Wikipedia

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    Saint Barbara, patron saint of artillerymen, with a cannon. Academics - Thomas Aquinas, Albert the Great; Actors - Genesius [1] Comic actors - Maturinus; Accountants - Matthew; Advertisers - Bernardino of Siena [2] Air travellers - Joseph of Cupertino; Altar servers - John Berchmans, [3] Tarcisius, Lorenzo Ruiz; Ambassadors - Gabriel the Archangel

  6. Saint Guinefort - Wikipedia

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    Upon learning of the dog's martyrdom, the locals venerated the dog as a saint and visited his shrine of trees when they were in need, especially mothers with sick children. [ 4 ] The local peasants hearing of the dog's noble deed and innocent death, began to visit the place and honor the dog as a martyr in quest of help for their sicknesses and ...

  7. Saint Sithney - Wikipedia

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    A Breton folk story, an adaptation of a tale associated with Ciarán of Saigir, states that God asked Sithney to be the patron saint of girls seeking husbands, but Sithney said he would rather be the patron saint of mad dogs and get some rest. He is the patron saint of Sithney, Cornwall, United Kingdom, [3] and is invoked for help against ...

  8. Saint Roch - Wikipedia

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    He is a patron saint of dogs, invalids, falsely accused people, bachelors, and several other things. He is the patron saint of Dolo (near Venice) and Parma, as well as Casamassima, Cisterna di Latina and Palagiano (Italy). [4] He is also the patron saint of the towns of Arboleas and Albanchez, in Almeria, southern Spain, and Deba, in the Basque ...

  9. Guy of Anderlecht - Wikipedia

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    Saint Guy is the patron saint of Anderlecht, horned animals, bachelors, epileptics, labourers, protection of outbuildings, sheds and stables, sacristans, sextons, work horses; and is invoked against epilepsy, rabies, infantile convulsions, and mad dogs. [4]

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