nPosted October 4, 2019
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n“Patron saints” in the Catholic religion sometimes have a long list of groups of people and even cities that count that saint as their very own patron. For example, Saint Peter is the patron saint of bakers, bridge builders, butchers, fishermen, harvesters, cordwainers, locksmiths, cobblers, net makers, shipwrights, and stationers (and maybe other workers!!!). He is also the patron saint of places as far-flung as Las Vegas (Nevada, U.S.), Birżebbuġa (Malta), Worms (Germany), Pubnico (Nova Scotia, Canada), Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), Calahag (Philippines), and Toa Baja (Puerto Rico).
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But today’s featured saint, St. Petronius, seems to have only one item on his patronage list: the city of Bologna, in Italy.
But today’s featured saint, St. Petronius, seems to have only one item on his patronage list: the city of Bologna, in Italy.n
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nThat’s a pretty good item! Bologna is the seventh largest city in Italy and in the Middle Ages was one of the largest cities in all of Europe.
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| This modern-looking landscape is a computer-generated 3-D map of the medieval towers of Bologna. During the Middle Ages, this city had as many as 180 towers!!! |
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nIt was a major center for the Etruscan civilization (an ancient pre-Roman-Empire power).
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nIt’s supposed to be the home of the oldest university in the world (established in 1088 CE – or AD 1088).
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nIt’s one of the wealthiest cities in Italy but is famous in the U.S. mostly for its sausage!!
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n(Thanks, Oscar Meyer!)
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nCheck out the beautiful Bologna:
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n Lovely!
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nAlso on this date:
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nLesotho’s Independence Day
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nTen-Four Day
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World Animal Day
World Animal Dayn
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nCinnamon Roll Day in Sweden
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National Taco Day
National Taco Day
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nBirthday of U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes
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nNational Ship in a Bottle Day
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nNational Denim Day
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n(First Friday in October)
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nNational Diversity Day
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n(First Friday in October)
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nWorld Smile Day
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n(First Friday in October)
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nPlan ahead:
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nAnd here are my Pinterest boards for:
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nHistorical anniversaries in November
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