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4 Saints not named Francis who made friends with animals
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12/17/2023
Animals have played a role in Christian history from the very beginning. St. Francis is famed for his kindness to animals -- but here are 4 saints not named Francis who befriended animals
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Animals have played a role in Christianity from the very beginning of our history.
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We all know about St. Francis and how he was kind to animals and even preached to them.
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Here are four saints not named Francis who made friends with animals.
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Number 1.
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St. Vitus and the Dogs According to legend, the Emperor Diocletian
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sent rabid dogs to attack Vitus because of his Christian faith.
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But the dogs refused to bite Vitus and he cured them.
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And that's why each year, on the Feast of St. Vitus, the people of Positano, Sicily
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bring their dogs to church to be blessed.
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Number 2.
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St. Jerome and the Lion St. Jerome lived in the 4th century AD.
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He was renowned for his holiness and great intellect.
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The story goes that while he was on the grounds of his monastery, he encountered a wild lion
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that was walking with a limp.
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Jerome removed a thorn from the lion's foot.
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St. Jerome is most famous for translating the Bible into the Latin Vulgate.
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In the book of Romans, you will see him depicted reading and writing in his study, with his
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faithful lion friend, now tame, lying at his feet.
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Number 3.
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St. Remedius and the Bear Remedius grew up in a wealthy family, but
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gave his possessions to the church and withdrew to a cave to pray.
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One day he planned to visit a friend, but discovered that a bear had killed his horse.
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Remedius forgave the bear and, putting a saddle on its back, rode the bear to his friend.
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The sanctuary of San Remedio was built as a pilgrimage site above his mountain cave.
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And the last brown bears in the Alps are cared for in a nearby preserve.
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Number 4.
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St. Benedict and the Raven St. Benedict is well known as the father of
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Western monasticism, but did you know that he was friends with a bird?
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Benedict would show charity by always giving some of his bread to a raven in his monastery.
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One day an enemy of the monastery tried to poison his bread.
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Benedict asked the raven to take the bread away so that none of his monks would be harmed,
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and the bird obeyed him.
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