5 Patron Saints of Wine

St. Trifon Zarezan, or St. Trifon the Pruner (pictured left)

Saint Trifon was the Bulgarian patron saint of vine growers and winemakers. All was going
so well for this guy until (according to legend) he laughed at a vision of the virgin Mary, and
was forced to cut off his nose with a pair of pruning shears.

St. Vincent of Saragossa

Official patron saint of winemakers and vinegar makers, which is the same thing I guess
depending on who is making the wine!

St. Morand
The not so well-known saint, Morand lived through Lent off a single bunch of grapes.

St. Armand of Maastricht (pictured left)

Saint Amand was obviously a popular fella! He is the patron saint of brewers, innkeepers
and bartenders (I don’t want to assume, but he sounds like kind of an alcoholic). He is also
the patron of vine growers, vintners and merchants, and for some reason also of the Boy
Scouts!

St. Urban of Langres

Saint Urban (sounds like a rapper to me) hid from persecution in a vineyard, and while he
was there happenedAs to convert
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Urban is the patron saint of everyone who works in the wine industry.