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San Isidro Labrador (St. Isidore the Laborer)
San Isidro Labrador ( St. Isidore the Laborer )
"San Isidro Labrador" redirects here. For the city in El Salvador, see San Isidro Labrador, Chalatenango.
- "San Isidro Labrador" redirects here. For the city in El Salvador, see San Isidro Labrador, Chalatenango.
| Saint Isidore | |
|---|---|
 Saint Isidore the Farmer | |
| Confessor | |
| Born | c. 1070 Madrid, Kingdom of Castile |
| Died | May 15, 1130 (aged 59) Madrid, Kingdom of Castile |
| Honored in | Roman Catholic Church Aglipayan Church |
| Beatified | May 2, 1619, Rome by Pope Paul V |
| Canonized | March 12, 1622, Rome by Pope Gregory XV |
| Feast | May 15;[1] October 25; March 22 |
| Patronage | farmers; day laborers;  San Isidro Cuz Cuz Carampa and Lima Angono, Cuenca, Digos, Brgy. San Isidro, San Pablo City Lucban,Morong, Nabas, Pulilan, Pulupandan,Moises Padilla, Sariaya, Tavalera,Tayabas, and Mogpog Sabana Grande Castalla, Estepona, Madrid,Orotava La Ceiba |
Isidore the Laborer, also known as Isidore the Farmer, (Spanish: San Isidro Labrador), (c. 1070 – 15 May 1130) was a Spanish day laborer known for
his goodness toward the poor and animals. He is the Catholic patron saint of farmers and of Madrid and of La Ceiba, Honduras.
his goodness toward the poor and animals. He is the Catholic patron saint of farmers and of Madrid and of La Ceiba, Honduras.
[edit]Biography
Isidore was born to very poor parents in Madrid, about the year 1070. He was in the service of the wealthy Madrid landowner Juan de Vargas on a farm in the vicinity of Madrid. Juan de Vargas would later make him bailiff of his entire estate of Lower Caramanca.
Every morning before going to work, Isidore was accustomed to hearing a Mass at one of the churches in Madrid. One day his fellow-laborers complained to their master that Isidore was always late for work in the morning. Upon investigation, so runs the legend, the master found Isidore at prayer while an angel was doing the plowing for him.
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