A dog saint?

[I_Believe]

Don’t forget St Dominic.

"According to the Golden Legend St. Dominic’s mother while pregnant dreamed that she would give birth to a dog who would hold a torch in its mouth and would “burn the world.” …

Get the rest of the story and see the dog here …
aug.edu/augusta/iconography/dominic.html

 

[Hastrman]

Don’t forget St Dominic.

"According to the Golden Legend St. Dominic’s mother while pregnant dreamed that she would give birth to a dog who would hold a torch in its mouth and would “burn the world.” …

Get the rest of the story and see the dog here …
aug.edu/augusta/iconography/dominic.html

Ah, yes, founder of the Lord’s Dogs (Domini Canes).uch:

 

[HollyDolly]

Suszane Schiffman the french director made a movie of the called The Soceress and the Monk.You can find it at both Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com It’s a very good movie.There is the one in french,and an english verison of it.
I have the english verison by her.

 

[ac_claire]

Don’t forget St. Bernard!

(yeah, sorry…that was lame. )

We always prayed to St. Francis when a dog was lost or sick. The saint Guinefort thing is nonsense, although it’s a good story. I do know that God can use dogs to help us humans. Same is true of all animals, of course, but there is something special with dogs.

 

[holdencaulfield]

We always prayed to St. Francis when a dog was lost or sick. The saint Guinefort thing is nonsense, although it’s a good story. I do know that God can use dogs to help us humans. Same is true of all animals, of course, but there is something special with dogs.

Quite true.

 

[Catherine_S]

I actually have a a relic from this dog saint–

Boloney :whacky: !!
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[holdencaulfield]

Boloney :whacky: !!
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They were just kidding. It doesn’t matter anyway, the dog is not a real saint.

 

[Zooey]

Also folks, this was the 13th century. We don’t worship our animals anymore.

Speak for yourself:

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[Irish_Saints]

I know my late kitty Merlyn was pretty holy. He’d climb up on my lap while I said my rosary at night. I fully expect to see him in heaven. Of course, he’s probably up there now, begging for table scraps (chicken and turkey was his favorite!)

 

[Pious]

The Welsh version named Bedd Gelert (Gelerts Grave); and no the dog is not venerated as a saint in our country.

valleystream.co.uk/gelert.htm

 

[Gottle_of_Geer]

What do you think about this?

St. Guinefort

Better him than some. There was a thread about him three years or so ago. Which began IIRC as a discussion of St. Murgen the Mermaid ​

I wonder if St. Guinefort’s “intercession” was at all effective ?

FWIW, anyone in Heaven is a Saint - so if an animal is in Heaven, that means it is a Saint. “If” being the operative word…