There is a patron for virtually every cause, profession or special interest. The following facts provides fast information about Saint Phocas:
- Saint Phocas
- The Patron Saint of Gardens
- Memorial Day / Feast Day: July 23rd
- Date of Death of Saint Phocas: A.D. 303
- Cause of Death: Beheaded
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Prayers to Saint Phocas the Patron Saint of Gardens
There is a patron for virtually every cause, country, profession or special interest. Prayers are considered more likely to be answered by asking a patron, such as Saint Phocas the Patron Saint of Gardens for intercession on their behalf.
Why is Saint Phocas the Patron Saint of Gardens?
Why is Saint Phocas the Patron Saint of Gardens? Because he was a gardener and he used his crops to feed the poor.
How Patron Saint of Gardens is represented in Christian Art
It is helpful to be able to recognise Saint Phocas the Patron Saint of Gardens in paintings, stained glass windows, illuminated manuscripts, architecture and other forms of Christian art. The artistic representations reflect the life or death of saints, or an aspect of life with which the person is most closely associated. Saint Phocas the Patron Saint of Gardens is represented in Christian Art in the dress and with the implements of a gardener.
Feast Day of Patron Saint of Gardens
The Feast Day of Saint Phocas the Patron Saint of Gardens is July 23rd. The origin of Feast Days: most saints have specially designated feast days and are associated with a specific day of the year and these are referred to as the saint's feast day. The feast days first arose from the very early Christian custom of the annual commemoration of martyrs on the dates of their deaths at the same time celebrating their birth into heaven.
