Saint Fiacre

Saint

Fiacre of Breuil
Saint; Fiacre of Breuil
	Stained glass window, Notre-Dame, Bar-le-Duc, France, 19th century.
Abbot, Gardener, Hermit
Born	c. 600 AD[1]; Ireland
Died	18 August 670 (aged 70); Likely Saint-Fiacre, Seine-et-Marne, France
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
Canonized	Pre-Congregation
Major shrine	Meaux Cathedral
Feast	30 August or 1 September
Attributes	spade, basket of vegetables
Patronage	gardeners; herbalists; victims of hemorrhoids and venereal diseases; Saint-Fiacre, Seine-et-Marne, France

Fiacre (Irish: Fiachra, Latin: Fiacrius) is the name of three different Irish saints, the most famous of which is Fiacre of Breuil (c. AD 600 – 18 August 670^[1]), the priest, abbot, hermit, and gardener of the seventh century who was famous for his sanctity and skill in curing infirmities. He emigrated from his native Ireland to France, where he constructed for himself a hermitage together with a vegetable and herb garden, oratory, and hospice for travellers. He is the patron saint of gardeners.^[1]

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[Stracke-2] Stracke, Richard (20 October 2015). "Saint Fiacre". Christian Iconography.

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