3493 x 5242 px | 29,6 x 44,4 cm | 11,6 x 17,5 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
17. Juli 2009
Ort:
Blackhead's House, Town hall Square, Old Town, Riga, Latvia, Baltic Region, Northern Europe
Weitere Informationen:
Saint Roland was the third abbot of a Cistercian monastery founded in 1140 in Chezery, France, in what is now the Diocese of Belley-Ars. According to local tradition, he was born in 1150 in England or Ireland. In 1186 he succeeded the Abbot Guillaume at Chezery. St. Roland died there around 1200. His feast day is July 14. Relics of St. Roland are housed in the altar of the parish church of Chezery. Prayers for St. Roland's intercession are said to be effective for curing eye, head and stomach ailments, and for alleviating drought. A local legend has St. Roland encountering a thirsty reaper along the road to Lélex on a hot day. He offers the reaper a choice of wine or water. The reaper replies that wine is not made for the lips of the poor, and he is very poor. St. Roland strikes the ground with his walking stick, and up springs fresh water. Today the "Oratory of the Blessed Fountain" stands over the site, and locals say, "If only the peasant had asked for wine." A statue of the saint in full armor can be found in the center of the city of Riga, in the country Latvia. St. Roland is said to be the patron saint of Riga
