CLASSIC ROCK Q107 » Saint Francis of Assisi http://q1077.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:10:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 'Blessing of the Pets' Scheduled For October 7 in Lufkin http://q1077.com/blessing-of-the-pets-scheduled-for-october-7-in-lufkin/ http://q1077.com/blessing-of-the-pets-scheduled-for-october-7-in-lufkin/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 21:51:28 +0000 Rick St. Nick http://q1077.com/?p=81258 Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone was never ordained as a priest, but is revered as one of the most notable religious figures in history.

He was pronounced the patron saint of animals in the year 1228 (Saint Francis of Assisi), and because of this it is customary for churches to conduct services for animals, blessing them on the Sunday nearest to the anniversay of the death of Saint Francis on October 4, 1226.

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