San Roque
Statement of responsibility: Ayala Museum Research TeamType:
Visual materialSubject(s): 1970
| Images of the angels and the saints | Catarman, Camiguin | camiguin | roch | dog | san roque | st. rochOnline resources: View in Retrato website | View photo (midsize) | View photo (thumbnail) printGeneral Note(s): A statue of the Catarman patron saint, placed at the side altar and used during processions; also done in polychromed hard wood in the classical style. The saint was born in Montpellier, France in 1295., gave up his possessions after the death of his parents and devoted his time to healing the afflicted when an epidemic of a plague hit Italy. At Piacenza he caught the disease and consequently banished to a forest where he nearly died of hunger, had it not been for a dog that brought him a piece of bread. Upon his return to Montpellier, he was arrested on suspicion of being a spy and imprisoned. He died in jail on August 16, 1327Image type: OriginalMedia format: print
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Filipinas Heritage Library | Retrato - Religious Images | RE00693 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | RE00693 |
A statue of the Catarman patron saint, placed at the side altar and used during processions; also done in polychromed hard wood in the classical style. The saint was born in Montpellier, France in 1295., gave up his possessions after the death of his parents and devoted his time to healing the afflicted when an epidemic of a plague hit Italy. At Piacenza he caught the disease and consequently banished to a forest where he nearly died of hunger, had it not been for a dog that brought him a piece of bread. Upon his return to Montpellier, he was arrested on suspicion of being a spy and imprisoned. He died in jail on August 16, 1327.
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