!!!Veit Vitus, Heiliger

Veit (Vitus), Saint, feast day June 15, b. Sicily (Italy), 
d. Sicily (Italy), around 305, One of the 14 Auxiliary Saints, martyr; 
protects against epilepsy ("St. Vitus´ dance"), rabies, storms 
and the plague; Patron saint of dancers and actors, reapers, early 
risers and owners of cattle. Is worshipped in numerous Austrian 
churches; is often depicted as a young boy standing in a cauldron of 
oil. In some areas black cocks and hens were sacrificed to Saint Veit; 
also Veit fires.



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