Saint Roch by Francesco Francia
Confessor
Born
c. 1348 (trad. 1295)
Montpellier, Kingdom of Majorca
Died
15/16 August 1376/79
Voghera, County of Savoy (trad. 1327, Montpellier)
Venerated in
Catholic Church
Anglican Communion
Aglipayan Church
Canonized
by popular fervour; added to the Roman Martyrology by Pope Gregory XIV
Feast
16 August
17 August (Third Order of Saint Francis)
Attributes
Wound on thigh, dog offering bread, Pilgrim's hat, Pilgrim's staff
Patronage
Invoked against: cholera, epidemics, knee problems, plague, skin diseases
Patron Saint of: bachelors, diseased cattle, dogs, falsely accused people, invalids, Istanbul, surgeons, tile-makers,[1] grave-diggers, second-hand dealers, pilgrims, apothecaries
Sarmato, Altare, and Girifalco (Italy)
Pateros, Cavite City and Caloocan as well as Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija, Cordova and Asturias in Cebu (Philippines)
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