Saint Sithney
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Saint Sithney (date unknown) is the patron saint
of mad dogs
.
A Breton
folk story, an adaptation of a tale associated with Ciarán of Saighir
, states that God asked Sithney to be the patron saint of girls seeking husbands, but Sithney said he would rather be the patron saint of mad dogs and get some rest.
He is the patron saint of Sithney
, Cornwall
, England
and is invoked for help against rabies and mad dogs and for healing of mad dogs. He was also venerated at Guissény
, Brittany, and at a number of other places in Brittany. The legends of St Sezni were compiled by Albert Le Grand in 1636 and a Breton translation of this was published in 1848 as Buez Sant Sezny.
Patron saint
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of mad dogs
Rabies
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.
A Breton
Brittany
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folk story, an adaptation of a tale associated with Ciarán of Saighir
Ciarán of Saighir
Saint Ciarán mac Luaigne or Ciarán of Saigir was an early Irish bishop and patron saint of Ossory, who was supposed to have flourished in the second half of the 5th century. He is also referred to as Ciarán the Elder in order to distinguish him from Ciarán of Clonmacnoise...
, states that God asked Sithney to be the patron saint of girls seeking husbands, but Sithney said he would rather be the patron saint of mad dogs and get some rest.
He is the patron saint of Sithney
Sithney
Sithney is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is named for Saint Sithney, the patron saint of the parish church....
, Cornwall
Cornwall
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, England
England
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and is invoked for help against rabies and mad dogs and for healing of mad dogs. He was also venerated at Guissény
Guissény
Guissény is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Guissény are called in French Guisséniens.-References:** ;-External links:*...
, Brittany, and at a number of other places in Brittany. The legends of St Sezni were compiled by Albert Le Grand in 1636 and a Breton translation of this was published in 1848 as Buez Sant Sezny.