Saint Julian the Hospitaller Biography
Saint Julian the Hospitaller Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date |
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| Date of Birth | N/A |
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| Country of Birth | Italy of Europe |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Saints who were Not Married |
| Profession | Layman |
| Place of Work | N/A |
| Date of Death | N/A |
| Place of Death | N/A |
| Feast Day | February 12 |
| Beatification | Beatified by N/A |
| Canonization | Canonized by Pre-Congregation |
| Patron Saint of | 1. boatmen 2. carnival workers 3. childless people 4. circus workers 5. clowns 6. ferrymen 7. fiddlers 8. fiddle players 9. hospitality 10. hotel-keepers 11. hoteliers 12. innkeepers 13. jugglers 14. knights 15. Macerata, Italy 16. reformed murderers 17. pilgrims 18. San Giljan, Malta 19. shepherds 20. to obtain lodging while traveling 21. travelers 22. wandering musicians |
Saint Julian the Hospitaller Biography
Saint Julian the Hospitaller was a noble layman who was a counselor to the King and was married to a wealthy widow. A deer he was hunting predicted that he would kill his parents. This made him move away from his parents to avoid them. However, they found him making a surprise visit. His wife gave the parents their bed and Julian killed them thinking they were his wife and another man.
They went to Rome, Italy for penance to seek absolution. On his way home, he built a Hospice on a river bed where he cared for the poor and sick and assisted travelers to cross the river for free.
After some time, Julian gave his bed to a pilgrim leper who was freezing to death. When they had settled safely, the man revealed that he was an angel. He announced that Christ had accepted Julian’s penance and the disappeared.
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