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* <small>see also [https://www.wmf.org/project/murgia-dei-trulli Murgia dei Trulli | World Monuments Fund (wmf.org)] for the conical dwellings used in the region starting around 500 AD. (also:[[wikipedia:Trullo|Trullo - Wikipedia]])</small> | * <small>see also [https://www.wmf.org/project/murgia-dei-trulli Murgia dei Trulli | World Monuments Fund (wmf.org)] for the conical dwellings used in the region starting around 500 AD. (also:[[wikipedia:Trullo|Trullo - Wikipedia]])</small> | ||
== Ice Cold: St. Sebaldus == | |||
The patron Saint of Cold Weather (lived around the 8th century), Saint Sebaldus, was born in England and served as a missionary in the Reichswald forest area of western Germany, converting hard-core pagans. One cold night, St. Sebaldus stumbled upon a peasant cottage and was welcomed inside by the owners, who kept a low fire burning as they were low on firewood. It's unclear why, given they were in a forest, but, heh, when a saint is called, that saint is called. The near-frozen Saint asked about building up the fire, and when told they had very little firewood left, he told the lady of the house to go outside and bring in icicles hanging from the roof. She brought some in, which Saint Sebaldus put on the fire, sending it ablaze as if the icicles were seasoned firewood. | |||
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That's kinda cool (get it?) but even better was when St. Sebaldus was accosted by an unrepentant pagan who repeatedly insulted him with profanity and blasphemy. The Saint coolly but fervently prayed, and the blasphemer was swallowed into a suddenly-appearing hole in the ground below him. As the man screamed for mercy, the Saint coolly prayed some more and the now repentant pagan was pitched from the fathoms into the air, landing, we supposed, as a Christian, or one to soon be. | |||
Saint Sebaldus more importantly preached across the region, converting souls and caring for the sick and poor. His feast day is August 19. | |||
<small>Sources:</small> | |||
* [https://www.saintforaminute.com/saints/saint_sebaldus <small>Saint Sebaldus - Catholic Saint | Saint for a Minute: Saints & Blesseds</small>] | |||
* [https://www.catholicherald.com/article/columns/a-patron-saint-against-cold-weather/ <small>A patron saint against cold weather - Arlington Catholic Herald</small>] | |||
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