Saint Fiacre of Breuil

Catholic icon of Saint Fiacre of Breuil on thick plywood 20mm, which does not sting and keeps its shape over time. Preparation with acrylic stucco and have been used acrylic colors. It has been covered with varnish to keep the colors undiluted in time and humidity. Hanging clip included on the back of the icon.

St. Fiacre was born in Ireland in 600 AD. He was raised in a monastery where he became a monk and imbibed knowledge of herbal medicine. St. Fiacre was ordained a priest and later abbot. He had his own hermitage and in search of greater solitude he sailed to France. He arrived in Meaux in 628 AD. and the Bishop there granted him a site at Breuil to live a life of solitude in the forest. There he built a hermitage, a vegetable and herb garden, an oratory, and a hospice. He died on August 18, 670 AD. His feast day is on August 30 and is the patron saint of gardeners, herbalists, victims of hemorrhoids and venereal diseases, taxi cab drivers, box makers, florists, hosiers, pewterers, tilemakers, those who suffer from infertility,  and the village of Saint-Fiacre, France.