Sebald's Grünewald: Let's See How Long This Takes...

Sebald: Long before that time pain had entered into the pictures. That is the command, knows the painter who on the altar aligns himself with the scant company of the fourteen auxiliary saints. Each of these, the blessed Blasius, Achaz and Eustace; Panthaleon, Aegidius, Cyriax, Christopher and Erasmus and the truly beautiful St. Vitus with the cockerel,...

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The Auxiliary Saints[edit]

The fourteen saints are:
Name (Alternate)Feast dayPatronage
Agathius (Acacius)c8 MayAgainst headache
Barbaran4 DecemberAgainst fever and sudden death
Blaise (Blase, Blasius)a3 FebruaryAgainst illness of the throat and for protection of domestic animals
Catherine of Alexandriam25 NovemberAgainst sudden death
Christopher (Christophorus)g25 JulyAgainst bubonic plague and dangers while traveling
Cyriacusi8 AugustAgainst temptation on the death-bed
Denis (Dionysius)l9 OctoberAgainst headache
Erasmus (Elmo)d2 JuneAgainst intestinal ailments
Eustace (Eustachius, Eustathius)k20 SeptemberAgainst family discord
George (Georgius)b23 AprilFor the health of domestic animals
Giles (Aegidius)j1 SeptemberAgainst plague, for a good confession, and for cripples, beggars and blacksmiths
Margaret of Antiochf20 JulyDuring childbirth, and escape from devils
Pantaleon (Panteleimon)h27 JulyFor physicians, and against cancer & tuberculosis
Vitus (Guy)e15 JuneAgainst epilepsy, lightning and for protection of domestic animals
 
 

[From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteen_Holy_Helpers]

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