Julian the Hospitaller

For the painting by Piero della Francesca, see Saint Julian the Hospitaller (Piero della Francesca).

Saint Julian the Hospitaller
Born4th Century
Venerated in
Feast12 February
Attributes
  • Carrying a leper through a river, ferryman, oar, holding an oar
  • hart, stag, man listening to a talking stag, young hunter with a stag
  • with Jesus and Martha as patrons of travellers
  • young man wearing a fur-lined cloak, sword, and gloves; young man holding a hawk on his finger
Patronage
  • Occupations:
    • Boatmen and ferrymen[1]
    • carnival and circus workers,[1] clowns
    • fiddlers, fiddle players,[2] wandering musicians, jugglers[2]
    • hospitallers, hospitality ministers, hotel-keepers, innkeepers[1]
    • hunters, knights, shepherds
  • Personal circumstances:
    • childless people[2]
    • murderers[2]
    • to obtain lodging while travelling, pilgrims, travellers[2]
  • Places:

Saint Julian the Hospitaller[a] is a saint venerated in the Roman Catholic Church[1] and Eastern Orthodox Church.[4][5] He is the patron saint of the cities of Ghent, Belgium; Saint Julian's, Malta; and Macerata, Italy.

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  5. ^ Hutchison-Hall, John (Ellsworth). "12th February O.S. — Julian the Hospitaller". Orthodox Saints of the Pre-Schism See of Rome. Retrieved 13 February 2024.


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