Saint Roch

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Saint Roch is a Christian saint venerated as a protector against plagues and epidemics, often depicted as a pilgrim with a dog and a leg wound.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Saint Roch canonical 5
Saint Roch (São Roque) 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic saint
Christian saint
pilgrim saint
associatedWith Black Death
plague processions
birthPlace Kingdom of Majorca
Montpellier
canonizationStatus pre-congregation saint
centuryOfActivity 14th century
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Majorca
cultCenter Montpellier
Venice
deathPlace Duchy of Milan
Voghera
depictedAs accompanied by a dog
pilgrim with a staff
pilgrim with a wide-brimmed hat
showing a plague sore on his leg
ethnicGroup Occitan
feastDay 16 August
17 August
August 16 (Roman Catholic Church)
hasOccupation hermit
pilgrim
honorificPrefix Saint
iconographicAttribute dog bringing bread
pilgrim’s staff
plague bubo on thigh or leg
scallop shell
majorShrine Church of San Rocco, Venice
Montpellier, France
notableFor healing plague victims
intercession against plague
patronage apothecaries
bachelors
dogs
falsely accused people
gravediggers
invalids
pilgrims
protection against epidemics
protection against plague
surgeons
religion Christianity
sexOrGender male
traditionallyBornIn 14th century
traditionallyDiedIn 14th century
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheranism
surface form: Lutheran Church

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Église Saint-Roch de Paris (original burial, later lost) dedicatedTo Saint Roch
subject surface form: Église Saint-Roch de Paris
Église Saint-Roch de Paris (original burial, later lost) patronSaint Saint Roch
subject surface form: Église Saint-Roch de Paris
Cerveteri hasSaint Saint Roch
Montella, Italy hasPatronSaint Saint Roch
subject surface form: Montella
São Roque do Pico namedAfter Saint Roch
this entity surface form: Saint Roch (São Roque)
St Rollox namedAfter Saint Roch