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Article: Strange but true; PATRON SAINTS.(Features)
- Article from:
- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- October 28, 2009
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Byline: CHRIS BEANLAND
IF SOMEONE told you there was a patron saint of the internet you might have to check it wasn't April Fool's Day. But Isidore, Bishop of Seville -- a scholar who lived from 600 to 636 AD -- is just that.
It turns out there's a patron saint for pretty much everything you can think of. The tenor Placido Domingo revealed that he regularly says a prayer to St Blaise, the patron saint of, you guessed it, healthy throats. Or what about Dismas -- the patron saint of, er, thieves? Or Lidwina -- the patron saint of ice skaters? There really is a saint for all seasons , but how do they get chosen? Well, the Pope can pick them, or groups can ...