Saint Guinefort

Saint Guinefort
A painting based on Saint Guinefort by Jeanne-Elisabeth Chaudet
Dog Saint
Died13th-century
near Lyon, France
Venerated inFolk Catholicism
FeastVenerated locally on August 22
PatronageInfants
Catholic cult suppressed
 by Stephen of Bourbon

Saint Guinefort (modern French pronunciation: [ɡinfɔʁ]) was a legendary 13th-century French greyhound that received local veneration as a folk saint.

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