A patron saint....for serial killers?
Those falsely accused of cannibalism?
Of television? The Internet?
Those afraid of a wasp attack?
For more interesting details read on!
Christian martyr
Blandina: Patron saint of those falsely accused of cannibalism-
she was falsely accused of cannibalism, during the persecutions
of Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
Caedwalla of Wales: Serial killers-he killed pagan inhabitants
on the Isle of Wright.
Clare of Assisi: Television-an image of the mass appeared on
her cell wall when she was too ill to attend the service.
Drausinus: Invincible people-according to legend, spending
the night at the tomb of Drausinus made one invincible.
Drogo: The really ugly-he was stricken with an ugly body affliction.
Dympna: The mentally ill, runaways, and rape victims-her relics are
reported to cure the mentally ill and runaways and to comfort rape victims.
Fiarce: Venereal disease-he had the gift of healing.
Friad: Spheksophobics-those afraid of wasps-he prayed for his
persecutors to be free from wasp attacks.
Gertrude of Nivelles: Recently deceased-some believed the first day
of death was spent in the care of Gertrude.
Isidore of Seville: The Internet-he had a prolific writing career that
included producing dictionaries, encyclopedias, and a history of the world.
Monica: Alcoholics-she was a reformed alcoholic.
Nicholas of Myra: Pawnbrokers-he paid three bags of gold to save
local girls from prostitution.
Philomena: Impossible causes-she healed cancers and heart conditions.
Rose of Viterbo: Those rejected by the monks and nuns-many times.
Rose was refused entry to the Poor Clares.
Theobald: Bachelors-he was a hermit, priest, and member of
the Camaldolese Monks.
"Unusual Patron Saints"
Taken from the book,
"Summon's Christian Miscellany
An Amusingly Informative Collection
of Unexpected Facts, Curiosities, and Trivia"
By Parminder Summon
Copyright 2004
Doubleday
A division of Random House Inc.
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