St. Isadore - San Juan Bautista, CA
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N 36° 50.755 W 121° 32.172
10S E 630509 N 4078779
This sculpture is located in the church at Mission San Juan Bautista.
Waymark Code: WMRVD8
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/07/2016
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This sculpture is one of six works set behind the main altar a tthe church at Mission San Juan Bautista. It depicts St. Isadore standing standing in medieval garb holding a long pole with a cross at the top.
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"St. Isidore of Madrid is the patron of farmers."
Wikipedia (
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"Isidore the Farm Labourer, also known as Isidore the Farmer (Spanish: San Isidro Labrador) (c. 1070 – 15 May 1130), was a Spanish farmworker known for his piety toward the poor and animals. He is the Catholic patron saint of farmers and of Madrid, and of La Ceiba, Honduras. His feast day is celebrated on 15 May.
The Spanish word labrador means someone who works the land, not a worker in general, which in Spanish would be obrero, or trabajador. His real name was Isidro de Merlo y Quintana."