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St. Roch, Patron of Dogs
No.: S-151 (small size)
Dimensions: 6x2x1.5 (inches)
Price: $25.00
Comes boxed and with a card giving
the following history
Saint Roch was
born in Montpelier, France, in 1295. When as a young man he heard that
the plague had reached Italy and was causing great suffering, he walked
from Montpelier to Rome to help the victims. While in Rome, Roch himself
caught the plague. Believing he was soon to die, he went into the forest
at the edge of the city, built a small hut, and began to pray and
prepare himself for death. As he was in prayer, a dog came to him
holding a piece of bread in its mouth. Roch took the bread from the dog.
The dog then licked the plague wounds on Roch's leg, and the wounds were
healed. Roch ate the bread, and, brought back to wholeness by the dog
and his gifts, he and the dog returned to Rome, where they worked to
heal others and comfort the dying. The story demonstrates both the bond
between humans and dogs and the power of each to heal and rejuvenate the
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