Comments | theoddbirdrant: Grey-a-Day #26:

theoddbirdrant

Grey-a-Day #26:

Apr 26, 2022 22:20

There is a Greyhound Saint called St Guinefort that originated back in the 1200's in France.
He is the protector of infants but is not officially recognized by the Catholic Church.
However the cult of St Guinefort lives on & his feast day is on August 22nd. You can read more about St Guinefort here: Read more... )

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Comments 5

evil_little_dog April 28 2022, 02:05:33 UTC

And there was a book kind of written about him that I bought a couple of years ago.

theoddbirdrant April 28 2022, 14:28:05 UTC

Neat!

edgeofthewoods April 28 2022, 10:28:13 UTC

I should think dogs make better saints than humans!

theoddbirdrant April 28 2022, 14:28:28 UTC

Agreed but the Pope doesnt think so LOL

edgeofthewoods April 28 2022, 16:49:30 UTC

He's a classic buzzkill, lol