Part 134 (1/2)

SCHOOL CHILDREN, St. Nicholas and St. Gregory.

SCOTCH REFORMERS. Knox is ”The Apostle of the Scotch Reformers”

(1505-72).

SEAMAN, St. Nicholas, who once was in danger of s.h.i.+pwreck; and St.

Christopher, who was a ferryman.

SHEPHERDS and their FLOCKS, St. Windeline, who kept sheep, like David.

SHOEMAKERS, St. Crispin, who made shoes.

SILVERSMITHS, St. Eloy, who worked in gold and silver.

SLAVES, St. Cyril. This is a pun; he was ”The Apostle of the Slavi.”

SOOTHSAYERS, etc., St. Agabus (_Acts_ xxi. 10).

SPORTSMEN, St. Hubert. (See ”Huntsmen.”)

STATUARIES, St. Veronica. (See above, ”Portrait-painters.”)

STONEMASONS, St. Peter, (_John_ i. 42).

STUDENTS, St. Katherine, noted for her great learning.

SURGEONS, St. Cosme, who practised medicine in Cilicia gratuitously (died 310).

SWEETHEARTS, St. Valentine, because in the Middle Ages ladies held their ”courts of love” about this time. (See VALENTINE.)

SWINEHERDS and SWINE, St. Anthony.

TAILORS, St. Goodman, who was a tailor.

TANNERS, St. Clement, the son of a tanner.

TAX-COLLECTORS, St. Matthew, (_Matt._ ix. 9).

TENTMAKERS, St. Paul and St. Aquila, who were tentmakers (_Acts_ xviii.

3).

THIEVES, St. Dismas, the penitent thief. St. Ethelbert and St. Elian ward off thieves.

TRAVELLERS, St. Raphael, because he a.s.sumed the guise of a traveller in order to guide Tobias from Nineveh to Rages (_Tobit_ v.).