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St. Francis, St. Anthony Abate, St. Lazaro and more — plenty of saints are associated with animals. Here are photos of people having their pets and other animals (even insects!) blessed on saints’ days.
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A woman holds her dog in San Anton church in Madrid during Saint Anthony’s Day, on January 17, 2014. Dogs, cats, rabbits and even turtles, many dressed in their finest, trooped into churches across Spain in search of blessing on the patron saint of animals Saint Anthony’s Day. Pet blessings
