Isidore the Laborer 1 Isidore the Laborer
Isidore the Laborer 1 Isidore the Laborer "San Isidro Labrador" redirects here. For the city in El Salvador, see San Isidro Labrador, Chalatenango. Saint Isidore Saint Isidore the Farmer Confessor Born c. 1070 Madrid, Kingdom of Castile Died May 15, 1130 (aged 59) or 1172 Madrid, Kingdom of Castile Honored in Roman Catholic Church Aglipayan Church Beatified May 2, 1619, Rome by Pope Paul V Canonized March 12, 1622, Rome by Pope Gregory XV [1] Feast May 15; October 25; March 22 Patronage Madrid agricultures; farmers; day labourers; San Isidro Cuz Cuz Carampa and Lima Angono, Malaybalay City, Cuenca, Digos, Brgy. San Isidro, San Pablo City Lucban, Mogpog, Morong, Nabas, Pulilan, Pulupandan, Moises Padilla, Sariaya, Talavera, Tayabas, San Isidro, Talisay City, Cebu Sabana Grande Castalla, Estepona, Madrid, Orotava, Valdepiélagos La Ceiba Isidore the Farm Labourer, also known as Isidore the Farmer, (Spanish: San Isidro Labrador), (c. 1070 – 15 May 1130) was a Spanish farmworker known for his piety toward the poor and animals. He is the Catholic patron saint of farmers and of Madrid and of La Ceiba, Honduras. His feast day is celebrated on 15 May. The Spanish word labrador means someone who works the land,[2][3] not a worker in general, which in Spanish would be obrero,[4][5] or trabajador.[6][7] His real name was Isidro de Merlo y Quintana. Isidore the Laborer 2 Biography Isidore was born in Madrid, in about the year 1070, of poor but very devout parents, and was christened Isidore from the name of their patron, St. Isidore of Seville.
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