Saint Guinefort | |
|---|---|
 Modern illustration of St. Guinefort | |
| Dog Saint | |
| Died | 13th-century near Lyon, France |
| Venerated in | Folk Catholicism |
| Feast | Venerated locally on August 22 |
| Patronage | Infants |
Catholic cult suppressed | by Stephen of Bourbon[1] |
Saint Guinefort (modern French pronunciation: [ɡinfɔʁ]) was a legendary 13th-century French greyhound that received local veneration as a folk saint.[2][3][1]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Dickeywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Rist, R. (2019). "The papacy, inquisition and Saint Guinefort the Holy Greyhound" (PDF). Reinardus: The Yearbook of the International Reynard Society. 30 (1). University of Reading: 190–211. doi:10.1075/rein.00020. ISSN 0925-4757.
- ^ Halsall, Paul (September 8, 2000). "Stephen de Bourbon (d. 1262): De Supersticione: On St. Guinefort Etienne de Bourbon". Medieval Sourcebook. Fordham University. Retrieved December 26, 2023.