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Saint Christopher

Christian saint

For other uses, see Saint Christopher (disambiguation).

For places named for the saint in various languages, see Saint-Christophe, San Cristóbal, and São Cristóvão.

Saint Christopher
St. Christopher Carrying the Christ Child, by Hieronymus Bosch (AD 1485)
Born	Unknown Canaan (Western accounts) or Marmarica (Eastern account)
Died	251 Anatolia
Venerated in
Canonized	Pre-Congregation
Feast
Attributes	tree, branch, as a giant or ogre, carrying the Christ child, Spear, shield, as a dog-headed man
Patronage	athletics, bachelors, transportation (drivers, sailors, etc.), traveling (especially for long journeys), surfing, storms, Brunswick, Saint Christopher's Island (Saint Kitts), Island of Rab, Vilnius, Havana, epilepsy, gardeners, toothache

Saint Christopher (Greek: Ἅγιος Χριστόφορος, Hágios Christóphoros, lit. 'Christ-bearer';^[3]Latin: Sanctus Christophorus) is venerated by several Christian denominations. According to these traditions, he was a martyr killed in the reign of t

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About St Christopher

Until the coming of the railroad in mid-19th century, travel on land was difficult and very slow. For the most part travel was done on foot, as few were able to afford horses or oxen to pull their wagons. In the Mediterranean world there were the Roman roads but as the centuries went on, many of these were not kept up.

People who traveled usually did so in groups for protection. The distance between the inns on the road was from 20 to 25 miles, and the travelers had to reach the safety of the villages before nightfall. If they did not arrive by nightfall, their goods could be stolen by the local bands of thieves. As there was no long distant communication, the travelers never knew if the inn they were walking to had enough food. When they arrived they were served what was available, and went hungry if there was famine in the area. Everyone slept in the same large room in the inn, and any coins or valuables the travelers carried had to be kept hidden.

Travel by ship was little better. There were no luxury cabins, the galleys were carrying sand or wheat if

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The True Story of St Christopher

Once upon a time, there was a nasty character called “Reprobus” (as in the word “reprobate”). In the Orthodox East he is remembered as a monster, and his icon shows him with the head of a dog. In the Catholic West, they say that he was a giant; and we all know that giants are only partly human, being the product of illicit sexual activity between angels of doubtful morality and human women (Gen. 6, 4). Reprobus was so nasty that he became an intimate friend and companion of the devil himself and he served him because he believed Satan to be the most powerful king in the world. Rebrobus was a soldier who went about doing harm.

One day, he was travelling with the devil when he came across a wayside cross. To his astonishment, the devil showed obvious signs of distress and fear. It became clear to Reprobus that whoever was represented by this cross was more powerful than the devil. He left the devil’s service and began to look for whoever it was with a cross as his badge.

It was not long before he met up with Christian