Isidore the Laborer

✶1079

†May 15, 1130

2 candles burning, 6 lit in all

About their life

Isidore the Laborer, born Isidro de Merlo y Quintana, also known as Isidore the Farmer, was a Mozarab farmworker who lived in medieval Madrid. Known for his piety toward the poor and animals, he is venerated as a Catholic patron saint of farmers, and of Madrid; El Gobernador, Jalisco; Condiro Jalisco, La Ceiba, Honduras; and of Tocoa, Honduras. His feast day is celebrated on 15 May.

Spanish farmer and saint

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Biography from the article Isidore the Laborer on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.