Plague Saints
The Plague Saints were saints in Catholic and Orthodox Christian plague culture believed to protect against the plague. Numbering over 100, these saints included some whose renown was mostly local, such as the patron saints of Catholic towns like Saint Adrian and Saint Anthony, and also more prominent saints like Gregory the Great, who in 590 was consecrated as Pope during a plague year. Gregory reportedly ordered an image of Mary the Mother of Jesus be carried in his inaugural procession, described by the ''Golden Legend'': "The poisonous uncleanliness of the air yielded to the image as if fleeing from it and being unable to withstand its presence". In 1414, when plague broke out during the Council of Constance, the priests ordered public prayer and processions in honor of St. Roche, and the plague was said to have abated immediately. During an outbreak of plague in Milan in 1576 Bishop Carlo Borromeo, who was later canonized, was said to have visited the homes of the afflicted, ...
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Catholic
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is th ...
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