Why Fiacre?
- To: "'PERENNIALS@MALLORN.COM'"
- Subject: Why Fiacre?
- From: M* N*
- Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1999 16:31:15 -0500
A LIST MEMBER ASKED, "WHY FELLOW FIACRES"?
St. Fiacre (b. Ireland, 670 A.D) led a life of solitude in the forest of
Breuil, province of Brie, France. Amidst the trees, he lived simply in a
garden with an oratory in honor of the Blessed Virgin and a hospice for ill
travelers. This later developed into the village of Saint-Fiacre in
Seine-et-Marne. St. Fiacre was famed for his miracles of healing, which
continue centuries after his death. His feast is kept September 1st in some
parts of France and throughout Ireland.
Relevant to the definition found (a "hackney coach"), French cabs are
"fiacres" after the first coaches-for-hire (mid-17th century), which
originated in the rue Saint-Martin near the hôtel Saint-Fiacre, Paris.
Why do I greet The List as "fellow Fiacres"? Well, even though St. Francis
of Assisi is more commonly seen in gardens (or the Blessed Virgin in "Mary
Gardens"), St. Fiacre is actually the patron saint of gardeners! :-D
This concludes today's history lesson. Hope I didn't bore the list! You
learn something new every day.....
Maria
Maria C.S. Nauman
mnauman@mountdesales.org <m*@mountdesales.org>
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