Saint Du Jour
Feb. 28th, 2006 11:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
weaktwosSoon, midnight will strike, and it shall be the 28th of February first of March. Time to ponder the life of St. Romanus of Condat (now modern day Saint-Claude).
St. Romanus started a monastery in Condat, his siblings also founded monasteries nearby. All of them embrased manual labor and lack of eating meat. It looks like he lived a long life, was fairly easy going, and cured a leper or two.
He was born in a place called Upper Bugey. If that doesn't sound like a place out in the sticks, I don't know what does. There is a lot of geological research opportunities in Bugey, though. Before this night, I had not heard of Bugey. Bugey is known for its wines as well. Then again, what part of France isn't? Any man I meet from Bugey will promptly be called the Bugeyman. And I will inquire about the Bugey Nights and if they know of thees Dirque Diggleur...
Oops, I've digressed with vast quantities of textual hooey!
Since he was a vegetarian, it's no surprise that he is the patron saint of drowning victims, insanity, mental illness, mentally ill people. Just kidding, my non-meat eating friends...if I have any left.
As a side note, there are other saints that are patrons of mentally ill folk:
* Benedict Joseph Labre
* Bibiana
* Christina the Astonishing
* Drogo
* Dymphna
* Eustochium of Padua
* Fillan
* Giles
* Job
* Margaret of Cortona
* Maria Fortunata Viti
* Medard
* Michelina
* Osmund
* Raphaela
* Romanus of Condat
* Veran
So, if you're nuts, you've got 16 Saints to call on.
Wow, just as I believe there is someone for everyone, romantically speaking, there's also a Saint for everyone. Take Benedict Joseph Labre listed up-top. He is the patron saint for: bachelors; beggars; hoboes; homeless people; insanity; mental illness; mentally ill people; people rejected by religious orders; pilgrims; tramps; unmarried men. Wow! What a repertoire of tortured souls! Bachelors, beggars, hoboes, oh my! And let's not forget the people rejected by religious orders. That's gotta hurt. Suddenly it seems like religious orders are as cliquey as fraternities and sororities. These religious orders. They'll be happy to hug a leper, but will they let you into their religious order. Nooooo.
Let the record reflect that if this were a leap year, there would be no saint. No leap year saints! Pshaw! There appears to be no saint for leap year babies, but there is a saint for lead workers (Saint Sebastian who also holds patronage for plague and enemies of religion!).
Source other than Englebert's book: Saint Joseph Software at http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/.
St. Romanus started a monastery in Condat, his siblings also founded monasteries nearby. All of them embrased manual labor and lack of eating meat. It looks like he lived a long life, was fairly easy going, and cured a leper or two.
He was born in a place called Upper Bugey. If that doesn't sound like a place out in the sticks, I don't know what does. There is a lot of geological research opportunities in Bugey, though. Before this night, I had not heard of Bugey. Bugey is known for its wines as well. Then again, what part of France isn't? Any man I meet from Bugey will promptly be called the Bugeyman. And I will inquire about the Bugey Nights and if they know of thees Dirque Diggleur...
Oops, I've digressed with vast quantities of textual hooey!
Since he was a vegetarian, it's no surprise that he is the patron saint of drowning victims, insanity, mental illness, mentally ill people. Just kidding, my non-meat eating friends...if I have any left.
As a side note, there are other saints that are patrons of mentally ill folk:
* Benedict Joseph Labre
* Bibiana
* Christina the Astonishing
* Drogo
* Dymphna
* Eustochium of Padua
* Fillan
* Giles
* Job
* Margaret of Cortona
* Maria Fortunata Viti
* Medard
* Michelina
* Osmund
* Raphaela
* Romanus of Condat
* Veran
So, if you're nuts, you've got 16 Saints to call on.
Wow, just as I believe there is someone for everyone, romantically speaking, there's also a Saint for everyone. Take Benedict Joseph Labre listed up-top. He is the patron saint for: bachelors; beggars; hoboes; homeless people; insanity; mental illness; mentally ill people; people rejected by religious orders; pilgrims; tramps; unmarried men. Wow! What a repertoire of tortured souls! Bachelors, beggars, hoboes, oh my! And let's not forget the people rejected by religious orders. That's gotta hurt. Suddenly it seems like religious orders are as cliquey as fraternities and sororities. These religious orders. They'll be happy to hug a leper, but will they let you into their religious order. Nooooo.
Let the record reflect that if this were a leap year, there would be no saint. No leap year saints! Pshaw! There appears to be no saint for leap year babies, but there is a saint for lead workers (Saint Sebastian who also holds patronage for plague and enemies of religion!).
Source other than Englebert's book: Saint Joseph Software at http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/.
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Date: 2006-03-01 07:51 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-01 07:56 am (UTC)http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintc80.htm
I don't even think I can editorialize on this one. How can I improve upon a saint who hid in ovens or cupboards to avoid people?
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Date: 2006-03-01 03:20 pm (UTC)http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/pst00049.htm
Pick Lucy! She's also the patron saint of dysentery!
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Date: 2006-03-01 04:03 pm (UTC)Nothing will make me pick Paul. He's the patron saint of asshattery.