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Saints of the Month: February
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Saint Julian the Hospitaller
Saint Julian, from a fresco by
Domenico Ghirlandaio
The 12th of February is the feast day of Saint Julian the
Hospitaller (4th c.). He is the patron saint of boatmen, carnival
workers, childless people, circus workers, clowns, ferrymen,
fiddlers, fiddle players, hospitallers, hotel-keepers, hunters,
innkeepers, jugglers, knights, murderers, pilgrims, shepherds, to
obtain lodging while traveling, travelers, wandering musicians,
St. Julian’s; and Macerata.
Saint Julian the Hospitaller lived in the 4th century and was born
in a wealthy noble European family. Though little is known about
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