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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Graham Jones wished: >Myself, I'm a cat person. Anyone know of a saint accompanied by a cat? Yes, Google tells me: St. Gertrude of Nivelles (d. 659), whose day is March 17. She became associated with mice (=souls in purgatory) and so is invoked against rats and mice, and so represented occasionally with cats (there are a few at http://saintspreserved.com/gertrude.htm). Bio: http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintg14.htm Photo of the massive St. Gertrude's church in Nivelles, Belgium: http://www.planetware.ca/photos/B/BENIB1.HTM Al Magary (with Tigger & Spinky) ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html