Isidore the Laborer, Saint
Isidore the Laborer, Saint
Confessor , born near Madrid, Spain, 1070; died there, 1130. He was a laborer, employed on a farm outside the city. His wife was Saint Maria Torribia. Isidore was favored with celestial visions, assisted in his work by angels , and is said to have restored to life the deceased daughter of his master. Many miracles followed after his death. Patron of peasants and day-laborers, also of Madrid, Leon, Saragossa, and Seville. Emblems : a spade and sheaf. Canonized , 1622. Relics in the church of Saint Andrew, Madrid. Feast , 15 May .