Saint Roch
Christian saint
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FranceA medieval confessor invoked across centuries against plague — and still patron to dogs, the falsely accused, and bachelors. His feast day anchors towns from Venice to the Basque Country, and his name shifts with the language: Roque, Rocco, Rok.
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Roch lived sometime around the mid-to-late 1300s, though tradition pushes his dates earlier to the turn of the 14th century. A Majorcan Catholic confessor, he became especially associated with protection against plague during an era when the disease tore through Europe. His death is commemorated on 16 August in most places, 9 September in parts of Italy. Over time his patronage broadened — dogs, invalids, the falsely accused, bachelors — and his reach spread across regions and languages. Today he remains patron saint of multiple Italian towns including Dolo near Venice, Parma, Casamassima, and…
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