Four Holy Marshals
The Four Holy Marshals (Vier Marschälle Gottes or just Vier Marschälle) are four
They are considered “
Evidence of this devotion is testified by documentation dating from 1478; however, the joint devotion of these four saints may have existed earlier.[2][3] The devotion reached its high point in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and diminished by the seventeenth.[1] There were churches dedicated to them at Hüngersdorf, Schleiden, and in the Mariwald.[4]
The Four Holy Marshals
The four saints are:
Name (Alternate) | Feast day | Patronage |
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Quirinus of Neuss (Quirin) | March 30, April 30 | Against goiter
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Hubertus (Hubert) | November 3 | Against rabies and dog bites |
Cornelius | September 16 | Against cramps and epilepsy |
Saint Anthony the Great (Antonius, Antony) |
January 17 | invoked against the plague |
In terms of protection over animals, Anthony is the patron of pigs, Cornelius cattle, Hubertus dogs, and Quirinus horses.[1] In addition, each saint has its own particular place of special veneration: Anthony was venerated at Cologne, Hubertus at St-Hubert in the Ardennes, Cornelius at Aachen, and Quirinus at Neuss.[3]
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Anthony the Great
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Pope Cornelius
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Hubertus
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Quirinus
See also
References
- ^ a b c marschaelle
- ^ a b Vier Marschälle - Kathpedia
- ^ a b Vier heilige Marschälle - Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon
- ^ "Die Kapelle". Archived from the original on 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
External links
- (in German) Vier heilige Marschälle
- (in German) Das war Papst Cornelius
- (in German) Einer der vier hl. Marschälle
- (in German) Der Heilige mit dem Horn/Beschützer des Hornviehs
- (in German) Helfer bei der Kornelkrankheit
- (in German) Verehrung und Bräuche Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- (in German) Der Raub der vier heiligen Marschälle
- http://www.cornelissen.de/cor_pap1.htm