The Garden Saint

Big Guy and I enjoy having visual interest in our garden.  While not looking for him, we stumbled upon a beautiful statue of St. Fiacre.  We were informed he was the patron saint of gardeners, so it seemed like a good idea to add him to our garden.

Upon further research, we found he is also a patron saint of cab drivers in Paris, so he is a multiple purpose saint.  There is a legend St. Faro offered him land and instead of driving his furrow with a plough, he merely turned the top of the soil with the point of his staff.  He created a cell with a garden making a hospice for travelers which developed into the village of Saint-Fiacre in Seine-et-Marne.
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I can’t say that his “presence” has changed our garden, but he certainly provides a prayerful backdrop for our flowers.  And, if we don’t get any cabs racing through our car port and into our back yard, we should be fine.

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