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Hubert is venerated every year by the hunts in formal ceremonies. In Belgium, the feast day of St Hubert (Fête de la Saint-Hubert, in French) is marked by blessings of horses, dogs, and other animals, [21] [22] not necessarily those involved with hunts. The St. Hubert Club of Great Britain is dedicated to responsible deer management. [23]
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 ...
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 ...
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.
During the reign of John I of Portugal (1357–1433), George became the patron saint of Portugal and the King ordered that the saint's image on the horse be carried in the Corpus Christi procession. The flag of George (white with red cross) was also carried by the Portuguese troops and hoisted in the fortresses, during the 15th century.
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 ...
Anderlecht; against mad dogs; against rabies; bachelors; epileptics; horned animals; labourers; protection of outbuildings, stables, and sheds; sacristans; work horses Guy of Anderlecht , also known as Saint Guy (or Guido , Guidon and Wye of Láken ) (ca. 950–1012) was a Christian saint who is venerated in Catholic and Orthodox churches.
Simon Stock, OCarm was an English Catholic priest and saint who lived in the 13th century and was an early prior of the Carmelite Order. The Blessed Virgin Mary is traditionally said to have appeared to him and given him the Brown Scapular. Although his visionary meeting with Mary is likely legendary, popular devotion to Stock is usually ...