Fiacre of Breuil | |
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 Stained glass window, Notre-Dame, Bar-le-Duc, France, 19th century. | |
| Abbot, Gardener, Hermit | |
| Born | c. 600 AD[1] Ireland |
| Died | 18 August 670 (aged 70) Likely Saint-Fiacre, Seine-et-Marne, France |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Major shrine | Meaux Cathedral |
| Feast | 30 August or 1 September |
| Attributes | spade, basket of vegetables[2] |
| Patronage | gardeners;[1] herbalists; victims of hemorrhoids and venereal diseases; Saint-Fiacre, Seine-et-Marne, France |
Fiacre (Irish: Fiachra, Latin: Fiacrius) is the name of three different Irish saints, the most famous of which is Fiacre of Breuil (c. AD 600 – 18 August 670[1]), the priest, abbot, hermit, and gardener of the seventh century who was famous for his sanctity and skill in curing infirmities. He emigrated from his native Ireland to France, where he constructed for himself a hermitage together with a vegetable and herb garden, oratory, and hospice for travellers. He is the patron saint of gardeners.[1]