Talk:Patron saints of occupations and activities
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[edit] Nicholas of Myra
Nicolas of Myra is claimed to be the Patron Saint of "prostitutes." Is this vandalism? I highly doubt the catholic church would consider prostitution to be a profession, much less one deserving of a patron saint.
I do not think this is vandalism. There is a patron saint of thieves (Dismas) and of petty thieves (Cucuphas), "professions" that also would not be condoned by the Catholic Church. There are also three female saints who are patronesses of reformed prostitutes.[1] There is also a patron saint of serial killers, Caedwalla.[2] --Polylerus 21:42, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Saint Miller
A google search for "Saint Miller" reveals little having anything to do with mathematics or mathematicians. Is there a reference for this listing?
[edit] Patron Saint of Gunfighters?
I remember reading a website a while back about an Italian guy who was supposedly canonized, and recognized as the Patron Saint of gunfighters. If memory serves, he was a monk who was travelling through Italy (maybe with other pilgrims, maybe not), and he came across a village being terrorized by a few soldiers. So, he walked up to one of the soldiers, drew the soldier's pistol, shot him with it, and got the rest of the soldiers to surrender.
Unfortunately, I can't remember his name, so I can't search for more information or create an article on him. Does this ring any bells for anyone?--Nick012000 02:48, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Distinguishing between Roman Catholic and other Catholic religion's saints
Should we bother doing this? As a Roman Catholic, I know I can receive communion in any other type of Catholic or Orthodox church, so I'm sure we should all recognize the saints no matter which type of Catholic church they were canonized in. I see no point in distinguishing them, which I have seen on several saints.
NewYork1956 23:54, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
- How about:
- "St. Trane of Modal", maybe?
- "St. Charles the Martyr King"
- "St. Dnyaneshwar sanjeevan Samadhi"
- St. Pontius Pilate is not celebrated in churches that celebrate Saint Procula
- St. Constantine the Great
- And because local Orthodox churches have their own saints, Rome does not accept all of them. Spelling it out would be labor intensive here, and would duplicate info from various other saints list articles.
- Mdbrownmsw 17:13, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] RTFT
Please read the title. Countries, medical conditions, etc. do not belong on this list. Epilepsy, France, real estate, potatoes, noble gases, etc. are neither occupations nor activities. Thank you and have a nice day. - Mdbrownmsw (talk) 15:06, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] St. Joseph
Is there anything about a St. Joseph the Worker? —Preceding unsigned comment added by ForestAngel (talk • contribs) 23:49, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
