Saint Fulk
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The first Saint Fulk was a pilgrim
who was beatified for his selfless assistance of plague
victims even when this was a risk to himself. He was travelling to Rome when he stopped at Santopadre
, or Castrofuli, in southern Italy, to help plague victims. He died of the plague, and was beatified and adopted as the patron saint
of Castrofuli. His cult was approved in 1572, and his feast day is May 22.
Pilgrim
A pilgrim is a traveler who is on a journey to a holy place. Typically, this is a physical journeying to some place of special significance to the adherent of a particular religious belief system...
who was beatified for his selfless assistance of plague
Bubonic plague
Plague is a deadly infectious disease that is caused by the enterobacteria Yersinia pestis, named after the French-Swiss bacteriologist Alexandre Yersin. Primarily carried by rodents and spread to humans via fleas, the disease is notorious throughout history, due to the unrivaled scale of death...
victims even when this was a risk to himself. He was travelling to Rome when he stopped at Santopadre
Santopadre
Santopadre is a small town and comune in the province of Frosinone, Lazio region of Italy....
, or Castrofuli, in southern Italy, to help plague victims. He died of the plague, and was beatified and adopted as the patron saint
Patron saint
A patron saint is a saint who is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person...
of Castrofuli. His cult was approved in 1572, and his feast day is May 22.