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Engineers - Benedict of Nursia, Ferdinand III, Patrick. Military engineers - Barbara, Eligius [19] English writers - Bede; Environmentalists - Kateri; Equestrians - Andrew the Apostle, George, James (son of Zebedee) Exorcists - Anastasia of Sirmium [8]
Saint Barbara is also the patron saint of the northern Greek city of Drama, where a sweet called varvara, which resembles a more liquid form of koliva, is prepared and consumed on her feast day. [citation needed] In North Macedonia Saint Barbara's day is celebrated by the Eastern Orthodox, as Варвара (Varvara) on 17 December. Some ...
Eligius is the patron saint of horses and cattle and is also the patron saint of goldsmiths, blacksmiths, [c] metalworkers in general, [9] numismatists/coin collectors [10] and the British Army corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME).
He is also the patron of the Spanish Army's Corps of Engineers, [21] and engineers generally. [22] Since the establishment in 1819 of the Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, also called "Diocese of Tenerife" (Canary Islands), Saint Ferdinand is the co-patron of the diocese and of its Cathedral pursuant to the papal bull issued by Pope Pius ...
The town of Santo Domingo de la Calzada began as a few houses built around the hermitage of the saint in his lifetime. At this death in 1109, the village had grown in population. Alfonso VI of Castile annexed La Rioja in 1076 and seeing that Dominic's efforts contributed to the Castilianization of the region, decided to support him and his ...
The Canadian Military Engineers have no patron saint but Engineers often take part in artillery celebrations honouring St. Barbara, the patron saint of the artillery. Engineers, along with the artillery and miners, celebrate her feast day on December 4. St.
Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789–1857): French mathematician, engineer, and physicist who made pioneering contributions to several branches of mathematics, including mathematical analysis and continuum mechanics. He was a committed Catholic and member of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul. [50]
Prior to the start of National Engineers Week, the University of Missouri College of Engineering began celebrating the world's first Engineers' Week in 1903, 48 years before the National Society of Professional Engineers, with St. Patrick as the patron saint of engineers. [3] [circular reference]