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Apparently they want to make the Pope a saint. I thought to be a saint you had to perform at least three miracles. (Though upon further reference they don't have to be *great* miracles. Getting to work on time, that could be a miracle...)

But I digress.

So I looked around to find out the truth about these three miracle thingies.

And, of course, I got sidetracked.

I found a list of Patron Saints.

And you know what? There are some really wierd patron saints out there.

For example:

Saint Matthew, patron saint of Accountants, is also the patron saint of Customs Workers.
Saint Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of animals, unless you're a domesticated animal, then your patron saint is Anthony the Abbot. Francis of Assisi is also the patron saint of Colorado.
Saint Hubert is the patron saint of rabies. Saint Hubert doesn't often hang out with Saint Francis of Assisi or Anthony the Abbot.
Saint Mark is the patron saint of cattle breaders.
The angel Gabriel is the patron saint of Communication Workers and stamp collectors. (Now, wouldn't you think if you were somebody important like the angel Gabriel you would have been assigned some really big cheeze thing to be saint over? Like... The afflicted, or The persecuted, or The righteous, or priests or something? But no. He gets to be the saint of stamp collectors. Who do you think he pissed off the day that they were handing out *that* sainthood?)
Venantius is the patron saint of Leaping. (Leaping? There's a saint for Leaping?) Not to be confused with Giles, the patron saint of Lepers, or Venantius, the patron saint of Jumping.
Arnulph is the patron saint of Gap, and Sarah Jessica Parker is the patron saint for The Gap.
Saint Peter Chrysologus is the patron saint of Golden-Tounges orators. (Perhaps he should have been around when Gabriel was up for his sainthood)
There are three saints for death. Joseph of Cupertino is the saint of Happy Death, Andrew Avellino is the saint of Sudden Death, and Michael the Archangel is the saint of Just Death.
This one kills me. Saint Joseph is the saint of Doubters. Now there's a saint with a whole lot of spare time on his hands. The most underused saint going.

I could go on, but I've got work to do.

No really.

Go look for yourself.