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In the Middle Ages a cult emerged based up around a dog - a greyhound - named Guinefort. The dog had saved the life of a baby from poisonous snake - but had then been killed by the baby’s father - a knight - who thought the dog had attacked his child. The local people would embrace the heroics of the animal - and proclaim him a saint. This is the story of St. Guinefort the Greyhound.
Sources
https://www.thegreyhoundsaint.com
https://barteredhistory.wordpress.com/2024/05/28/the-dogma-of-saint-guinefort-the-holy-greyhound/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Guinefort
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In the Middle Ages a cult emerged based up around a dog - a greyhound - named Guinefort. The dog had saved the life of a baby from poisonous snake - but had then been killed by the baby’s father - a knight - who thought the dog had attacked his child. The local people would embrace the heroics of the animal - and proclaim him a saint. This is the story of St. Guinefort the Greyhound.
Sources
https://www.thegreyhoundsaint.com
https://barteredhistory.wordpress.com/2024/05/28/the-dogma-of-saint-guinefort-the-holy-greyhound/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Guinefort
History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com
Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at [email protected]
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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