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According to the patron saint index on catholic-forum, St Barbara.
Dr Madeleine Gray, in the foothills of God's golden county of Gwent
Head of History
School of Education/Ysgol Addysg
University of Wales, Newport/Prifysgol Cymru, Casnewydd
Caerleon Campus/Campws Caerllion, PO /Blwch Post 179
Newport/Casnewydd NP18 3YG, Wales/Cymru
Tel: +44 (0)1633.432675
'Common experience sheweth, that where a change hath been made of things
advisedly established (no evident necessity so requiring), sundry
inconveniences have thereupon ensued; and those many times more and
greater than the evils, that were intended to be remedied by such
change.' (from the Preface to the 1662 Book of Common Prayer)
History at University of Wales, Newport: http://timezone.newport.ac.uk
Gwent County History Association website:
http://gwent-county-history-association.newport.ac.uk
Cistercian Way: http://cistercian-way.newport.ac.uk
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From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious
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McIntosh-Spinnler
Sent: 20 June 2007 17:57
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Subject: Re: [M-R] Rock Collecting Bishop
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
culture
> Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:47:55 EDT
> From: Ann Ball <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Rock Collecting Bishop
> Just ran across a photo of a carving obviously outside a church of a
male
> saint with bishop's mitre and he is holding three large rocks in his
cloak (he
> has lifted the cloak up to carry them) and it looks like a fourth rock
sits on
> his shoulder. By any chance does anyone recognize this?
> Ann
Picking this up rather belatedly, it occurs to me that this gentleman
would
make an excellent patron saint for geologists. Lugging the rocks about
in
his cloak like that sounds dismally familiar-- I expect it was raining,
too.
Do geologists have another patron?
Pat (a palaeontologist by trade)
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