Re: Re: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches

March 2, 2010 at 9:02 pm #773738

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Although various English language aricels refer to the Viezehnheiligen as the the fourteen helpers, it is more accurate to refere to them as the fourteen holy patrons. Here is the list from Vierzehnheiligen with the various ailments and situations against which their help and intercession are invoked:

The altar of the Vierzehnheiligen
The fourteen saints represented in the altar are:

Achatius (or Acacius) (May 8), martyr, invoked against headache
Barbara (December 4), virgin and martyr, invoked against fever and sudden death
Blaise (also Blase and Blasius) (February 3), bishop and martyr, invoked against illness of the throat
Catherine of Alexandria (November 25), virgin and martyr, invoked against sudden death
Christopher (Christophorus) (July 25), martyr, invoked against bubonic plague
Cyriacus (Cyriac) (August 8), deacon and martyr, invoked against temptation on the death-bed
Denis (Dionysius) (October 9), bishop and martyr, invoked against headache
Erasmus (Elmo) (June 2), bishop and martyr, invoked against intestinal ailments
Eustachius (Eustace, Eustathius) (September 20), martyr, invoked against family discord
George (April 23), soldier-martyr, for the health of domestic animals
Giles (Aegidius) (September 1), hermit and abbot, invoked against plague, for a good confession
Margaret of Antioch (July 20), virgin and martyr, invoked in childbirth
Pantaleon (July 27), bishop and martyr, for physicians
Vitus (also known as Saint Guy) (June 15), martyr, invoked against epilepsy

1. St. Agathius http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agathius

2. St. Barbara http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Barbara

3. St. Blaise http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Blaise

4. St. Catherine of Alexandria http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Alexandria

5. St. Christopher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Christopher

6. St. Cyriacus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Cyriacus

7. St. Denis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis

8. St. Erasmus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erasmus_of_Formiae

9. St. Eustace http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Eustace_(legend)

10. St. George http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George

11. St. Giles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Giles

12. St. Margaret of Antioch http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_of_Antioch