portraitsofsaints: Happy Feast DaySaint Isidore the Farmer1070-1130Feast day: May 15 (New), March 22
portraitsofsaints: Happy Feast DaySaint Isidore the Farmer1070-1130Feast day: May 15 (New), March 22 (Trad)Patronage: Farmers, laborers, the national rural conference in the U.S. and rural communitiesSaint Isidore the Farmer, also known as St. Isidore the Laborer, was born in Madrid, Spain to a farming family. He married Maria de la Cabeza who was also declared a saint. Deeply religious, St. Isidore attended Mass daily, though never neglecting his labor. Many times his guardian angel would take up the plow while he lingered in prayer. He loved the poor and animals, miraculously multiplying food for both.{website} -- source link