What’s a Patron Saint? -- An Introduction

Ever wondered what a patron saint is? Or why people celebrate them? Regardless the answer, we've got you sorted! On this week's episode we (briefly) talk you through the lives of some of our favourite saints! Tune in to learn more about Saint Rosalia, Saint Francis of Assisi, Benedict of Nursia, and Saint Walburga.

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In our introduction, we mention acoustic archaeology project led by Stanford Art Historian Bissera Pentcheva, which we discovered through the New York Times article "How a Historian Stuffed Hagia Sophia's Sound Into a Studio." The sound clip we feature is from the 'Asmatikon Cherubic Hymn' performed by the Cappella Romana, who you can find on Spotify.

You can find out more about this fascinating project here:

https://ccrma.stanford.edu/groups/iconsofsound/film/ 

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Icon image for this week is of Saint Walburga from: 'Equipment of the former side altars of the Messkirch St. Martinskirche, inactive wing: Saint Walburga as a martyr.'

Scanned in from: Anna Moraht-Fromm and Hans Westhoff: The Master of Messkirch - Research on Southwest German Painting of the 16th Century, Ulm, 1997, p. 196 left.