Happy saint's day

[jenkinsbrynmair]

This month we have the Saint’s days of three patron saints of beekeepers.

The Eleventh was the saint’s day of Gobnaith an Irish nun, today (the thirteenth) is St Dyfnog’s day (also known as Modomnoc, or Dominic) Another Irish disciple of St. David And tomorrow, of course is St Valentine’s day, the patron saint of beekeepers as well as lovers

Dyfnog was St David's Beekeeper and talked to the bees as he worked among them and they buzzed around his head in clouds as if they were responding. He would walk among the hives in the evening and talk to them, and the bees, for their part, would crowd out to meet him. He was never stung. When the time came for him to return to Ireland, three times the bees followed in great swarm and settled on the mast. he had to return to David and gift the bees to him before they would stay, St. David perceiving this occurrence to be a good omen allowed Modomnoc to bring some of the bees to Ireland. Bees feature strongly in the heraldry and history of st David's cathedral, so you could say David was also a patron saint of the bees

 

[victor meldrew]

This month we have the Saint’s days of three patron saints of beekeepers.

The Eleventh was the saint’s day of Gobnaith an Irish nun, today (the thirteenth) is St Dyfnog’s day (also known as Modomnoc, or Dominic) Another Irish disciple of St. Davbid And tomorrow, of course is St Valentine’s day, the patron saint of beekeepers as well as lovers

Dyfnog was St David's Beekeeper and talked to the bees as he worked among them and they buzzed around his head in clouds as if they were responding. He would walk among the hives in the evening and talk to them, and the bees, for their part, would crowd out to meet him. He was never stung. When the time came for him to return to Ireland, three times the bees followed in great swarm and settled on the mast. he had to return to David and gift the bees to him before they would stay, St. David perceiving this occurrence to be a good omen allowed Modomnoc to bring some of the bees to Ireland. Bees feature strongly in the heraldry and history of st David's cathedral, so you could say David was also a patron saint of the bees
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Where does St. Abigail feature ?

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Where does St. Abigail feature ?

That was Saint Gobnaith (her proper name) it means 'to bring Joy' she has also been anglicised as Deborah meaning 'Honeybee' she was born in County Clare

 

[happyculteur]

This month we have the Saint’s days of three patron saints of beekeepers.

Not to mention St. Ambroise, whose day is 7th December.

 

[roche]

So did the different Saints have different specialities? So the patron Saint of Queen Rearing, the patron Saint of Honey production, The patron Saint of Black Bees and so on?

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

So did the different Saints have different specialities? So the patron Saint of Queen Rearing, the patron Saint of Honey production, The patron Saint of Black Bees and so on?

some did have specialities:
St Ambrose - patron saint of bees, beekeepers and chandlers
St Dominic - who brought the bees to ireland
St Gregory - for opening the flowers
St Benedict for summoning the bees to the nectar
St Bartholomew - because his feast day coincided with the traditional day of gathering the honey
Karlampii/Harlampi/Harlambost/Karlambost - A Bishop and healer, who used honey and beeswax in his cures not really the patron saint of beekeepers but is celebrated in Bulgaria by bringing honeycomb and honey into the church and by baking cakes with beehive symbols on.
Saint Gobnait/Abigail/Debra - a beekeeping nun who saved the convent from raiders by setting her bees loose on them

 

[roche]

Where did you find all those JBM?

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Where did you find all those JBM?

can't remember, it was two years ago - for a thread on here, it was a bit of online research I should think

 

[Michael Palmer]

Saint Gobnait's grave



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[jenkinsbrynmair]

Happy Saint Patrick's day all - another saint born in Wales