Vendelín, hermit, abbot
Saint
Holiday: October 21
* about 555 Scotland or Ireland † 617 (?) Tholey, Saarland, Germany
Attributes: shepherd's or pilgrim's dress, kyjak
Patron of the environment, conservationists, shepherds, farmers; for good weather and a good harvest; against animal diseases
He was one of fourteen helpers in need.
Fourteen helpers in need were a group of saints worshiped in the Middle Ages as particularly helpful saints who helped in everyday life situations. There are several variations of the lists of saints who belonged among them. The most mentioned are St. Acacia, Barbora, Blažej, Katarína from Alexandria, Krištof, Cyriacus, Dionýz from Paris, Erasmus, Eustach, Juraj, Margaréta, Pantaleon, Vendelín and Július, sometimes also St. Vitus, St. Egidius, etc. However, we cannot say for sure whether they all existed. This cult disappeared after the Second Vatican Council (1969).
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