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Patron Saint of Herbalists

May 6 2010 at 8:18 AM		  
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There are at least two.St. Gertrude,who is also the patron saint of cats and St.Ponc.In this post,with all due respect to St.Gertrude I shall concentrate on St.Ponc[there is a cedula under the c making an "s" sound] for 3 reasons:-
1.His feast day is 11th May,just around the corner.
2.He is also the patron saint of beekeepers.
3.His feast day is celebrated in Barcelona and a number of towns in Catalonia by holding fairs where medicinal herbs,herbal remedies are sold together with honey and jams and preserves made with honey.

Rather than providing links may I suggest a Google search with key words Saint/Sant Ponce for numerous article and a Wikipedia entry.Some are in Spanish but there is a translation function.

Let us hope St.Ponc and indeed St.Gertrude as well,remember the plight of British and Irish herbalists.

Kevin

 

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