Urban, patron saint of the wine dressers PDF Print E-mail

 
Urban Altogether ther are five holy spoken persons named Urban the 1st (which means "the citizen”). Three of them can be ranked to the so called "wine patron saints". The 17th Pope Urban officiated from 222 to 230 AC. The excessive quantities over its living and working are unsecured. Some mention that it has been a roman of distinguished birth.
Allegedly he issued a regulation that the cup during the communion must always be made out of silver or gold. Thatswhy he is often displayed holding a wine cup.

Urban is considered as the patron saint of the vineyards, the wine, the winegrower and the barrel maker as well as against drunkennessness, frost, thunderstorm and lightning.
This explains the wine grapes on his bible. A life-large arranged figure of this wine holy welcomes the visitors at the entrance of the restaurant.

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