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)
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