5/2/2024 0 Comments Saint lazarus vs papa legbaSymbols: lily flowers, a baby (in the arms of a monk, especially), fish, bread Also patron of the oppressed, draftees, expectant mothers, the infertile, the elderly, spice merchants, fishermen, travel agents, shopkeepers, and (paradoxically) thieves Patronage: Anyone who’s lost anything – amputees (lost limbs), orphans (lost parents), Native Americans (lost homeland), etc. He’s also a devout helper of the poor and needy, and frequently depicted warmly jostling a child Christ in his arms. Anthony is the famous “finder of lost things,” which can include lost people, lost souls, etc.
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