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> "Anvils were also traditionally fired on St. Clement's Day, honoring Pope Clement I, the patron saint of blacksmiths and metalworkers." Hm. Obscure. Intrigui
by emptybits 7y ago
> "Anvils were also traditionally fired on St. Clement's Day, honoring Pope Clement I, the patron saint of blacksmiths and metalworkers."
Hm. Obscure. Intriguing. Okay. Then briefly down a rabbit hole I learn that Saint Isidore of Seville is the patron saint of "the Internet, computer users, computer technicians, programmers, students"[0]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isidore_of_Seville https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isidore_of_Seville
- rixrax 7y agoDoes this mean that some hundred years from now, we’ll be blowing MacBooks up to the sky?
- legohead 7y agofrom reddit [1]: * Saint Bartholomew was skinned alive - he is the patron saint of butcher, tanners, book binders etc. * John the Apostle was boiled alive - he is the patron saint of burn victims * Simon the Zealot was sawed in half - he is the patron saint of sawyers, lumberjacks and curriers (leather tanners who specialize in shaping and stretching leather) * St Sebastian was shot full of arrows, recovered, an beaten to death by a bunch of clubs by the emperor's soldiers - he's the saint of archers and soldiers * St Barbara was tortured and then beheaded, when they were carting her body off, the cart was struck by lighting, catching fire - she's the patron saint of firefighters, artillerymen, and those who work with explosives * St Lawrence got cooked to death over hot coals. After being roasted for a while, he told his executioner "I'm done on this side, turn me over" - patron saint of cooks and barbeque and comedians [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/b9u3d8/statue_of_saint_bartholomew_an_early_christian/ek7bzg6/ https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/b9u3d8/statue_of_sain...
- jcoffland 7y agoHere's the Wikipedia on St. Lawrence: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lawrence https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lawrence
- hyperion2010 7y agoit was the result of a mistaken transcription, the accidental omission of the letter "p" – "by which the customary and solemn formula for announcing the death of a martyr – passus est ["he suffered," that is, was martyred] – was made to read assus est [he was roasted]." The real roast is always in the comments. I like to imagine that it wasn't so much a transcription error as it was a bored monk looking for some variety.
- pm90 7y agoThis seems like Polytheism to me. I find it deeply amusing how much Mankind loves polytheism and yet most of today's major religions are monotheistic.
- AceJohnny2 7y agoRight? Patron saints are such an interesting and weird compromise to polytheism.
- User23 7y agoCatholics believe that all mankind is made in the image of God. The saints are just the ones who turned out best and we authoritatively know made it to heaven, and thus have achieved the perfection we all had before the Fall. Veneration is not worship, it's more like asking an experienced mentor with access to excellent resources for help.
- int_19h 7y agoThis all is true as a matter of Church doctrine, but the actual practice among worshippers is rather different (not just in Catholicism - same thing among the Orthodox).
- simonw 7y agoMy favourite resource for patron saints is https://www.catholic.org/saints/patron.php https://www.catholic.org/saints/patron.php