St. Fiacre
by Brenda Nippert
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St. Fiacre
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Brenda Nippert
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Painting - Painting
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Saint Fiacre was a seventh century hermit in County Kilkenny, Ireland. His holiness, skills with herbs, and healing powers led to great unwanted fame. He wanted so much to be left alone with God that he fled Ireland and went to France. He prayed, fasted, and tended his garden. Seeking to build a monastery, Fiacre asked Saint Faro for a plot of land. Faro told him he could have as much land as he could turn in one day. Using only the end of his staff, Fiacre miraculously toppled trees and cleared an uncanny amount of land. A nosy woman who witnessed the miracle mistook it for witchcraft and went running to tell Faro. Luckily Faro recognized it as a miracle, but because of this event, no women was ever allowed into Saint Fiacre's monastery. As the patron saint of gardeners, he continued his skill with plants, cultivating not only healing herbs, but vegetable and fruits as well to feed the poor. Today, people can often see a statue of Saint Fiacre in many gardens all over the world.
His feast day is August 30.
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January 27th, 2018
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