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Saint Isidore
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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

agricultures; farmers; day labourers; Argentina San Isidro
Chile Cuz Cuz
Peru Carampa and Lima
The Philippines Angono, Cuenca, Digos, Brgy. San Isidro, San Pablo City Lucban, Mogpog, Morong, Nabas, Pulilan, Pulupandan, Moises Padilla, Sariaya, Talavera, Tayabas
Puerto Rico Sabana Grande
Spain Castalla, Estepona, Madrid, Orotava
Honduras La Ceiba

Isidore the Labourer, also known as Isidore the Farmer, (Spanish: San Isidro Labrador), (c. 1070 – 15 May 1130) was a Spanish day laborer known for his piety toward the poor and animals. He is the Catholic patron saint of farmers and of Madrid and of La Ceiba, Honduras. His feast day is celebrated on 15 May.


Short Story:


Every morning before going to work, Isidore was accustomed to hearing Mass at one of the churches in Madrid. One day, his fellow labourers 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 whilst an angel was doing the ploughing for him.[3]

On another occasion, his master saw an angel ploughing on either side of him, so that Isidore's work was equal to that of three of his fellow labourers. Isidore is also said to have brought back to life his master's deceased daughter, and to have caused a fountain of fresh water to burst from the dry earth to quench his master's thirst.[3]

One snowy day, when going to the mill with corn to be ground, he passed a flock of wood-pigeons scratching vainly for food on the hard surface of the frosty ground. Taking pity on the poor animals, he poured half of his sack of precious corn upon the ground for the birds, despite the mocking of witnesses. When he reached the mill, however, the bag was full, and the corn, when it was ground, produced double the expected amount of flour.[3]

Isidore's wife, Maria, always kept a pot of stew on the fireplace in their humble home as Isidore would often bring home anyone who was hungry. One day he brought home more hungry people than usual. After she served many of them, Maria told him that there simply was no more stew in the pot. He insisted that she check the pot again, and she was able to spoon out enough stew to feed them all.[4]

He is said to have appeared to Alfonso VIII of Castile, and to have shown him the hidden path by which he surprised the Moors and gained the victory of Las Nevas de Tolosa, in 1212.[3] When King Philip III of Spain was cured of a deadly disease after touching the relics of the saint, the king replaced the old reliquary with a costly silver one.

ref:: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isidore_the_Laborer