Saint Roch
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Roch, also called Rock in English, was a Majorcan Catholic confessor whose death is commemorated on 16 August and 9 September in Italy; he was especially invoked against the plague. Wikipedia
Born: Montpellier, France
Died: August 16, 1327, Voghera, Italy
Parents: Jean Roch de La Croix and Dame Libéria
Attributes: Wound on thigh, dog offering bread, Pilgrim's hat, Pilgrim's staff
Canonized: by popular fervour; added to the Roman Martyrology by Pope Gregory XIV
Feast: 16 August; 17 August (Third Order of Saint Francis)
Venerated in: Catholic Church; Anglican Communion; Aglipayan Church