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| St. Isidore the Farmer |
He was born in Madrid, Spain during the 2nd half of the 12th century. When he was young, he was hired by John de Vergas, a rather wealthy man, to work on his estate outside of the city. While there he married his wife, St. Marie de la Cabeza, and also had a child whom died still a child.
St. Isidore was an extremely devout religious man. He would get up in the mornings to go to church and even used his holidays from working to go to famous churches across Madrid. Even during his task of working as a farmer, he always prayed to God. His dedication towards God was so great that he often showed up late because of lingering at church for a long time. It is also said that he received many visions and that angels would help him during his work in the fields. He was also known to be a miracle worker in that he gave a miraculous amount of food to the poor. He also good with animals due to his time on the farm.
He died on May 15, 1130 which is why his feast day is today. Something interesting too is that he was canonized in the year of 1622 along with St. Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier. Due to his work he is the patron saint of farmers, Madrid, and even the United States National Rural Life Conference.
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