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Saint Fiacre

Fiacre is the name of three different Irish saints, the most famous of which is Fiacre of Breuil, the priest, abbot, hermit, and gardener of the seventh century who was famous for his sanctity and skill in curing infirmities. Wikipedia
Born: 600 AD, Connacht, Ireland
Died: August 18, 670 AD (age 70 years), Meaux, France
Attributes: spade, basket of vegetables
Canonized: Pre-Congregation
Feast: 30 August or 1 September
Major shrine: Meaux Cathedral
Patronage: gardeners; herbalists; victims of hemorrhoids and venereal diseases; Saint-Fiacre, Seine-et-Marne, France