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On Monday, March 8, 2010, at 12:51 pm, Meg Cormack wrote:

> Greetings,
> Can any hagiographers on the list give me an example or two of saints 
> who (at least according to their vitae!) actively 
> protect their churches, monasteries, or dioceses? I want something a 
> bit more local than the Virgin Mary's tunic (?) protecting
> Byzantium - preferably major disaster to someone who dared to steal 
> the saintīs property, however defined (with precise references, please!)
> Meg

Ephebus of Naples.  See the second paragraph of his "saints of the day" notice at:
http://tinyurl.com/y93m35o

Best,
John Dillon

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