!!!Bartholomäus, Heiliger

Bartholomew, Saint, (in German, Bartholomaeus); Apostle, feast day on 
August 24, attributes: skin, knife; saint venerated by farmers, patron 
saint for cattle and wine, St. Bartholomew day was market day and 
marked the beginning of pig fattening (origin of epithet "Saubartl" - 
"sau" meaning "pig", "Bartl" abbreviation for Bartholomaeus - for a 
dirty or slovenly person). In the provinces of Vienna and Lower 
Austria, the quality of wine was examined on St. Bartholomew day.


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