Simply Divina- My Tiny Tuscan Kitchen

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Bless the Animals

Saint Anthony the Abbot

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Jan 17, 2023
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January 17th is San Antonio Abate, the Abbot. He is patron saint of animals and often depicted with a pig at his feet. This is also when farmers slaughter the pigs and make the prosciutto, salami and other pork products.

I attended the blessing of the animals in a local village.

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