patron saint of cooks

[Anna Roderic]

who is the patron saint of cooks? I thought it was st christopher

[naz_nomad]

Jamie Oliver ?

[spanner7853]

i think there are a few, depends on what type of food etc see list below.

Lawrence
Macarius the Younger
Martha
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin
Pascal Baylon

[vehelpfulguy]

Surely it has to be St Ivel

http://www.dairyreporter.com/news/ng.asp?id=12 366-dairy-crest-confirms

[MustafaTickl]

Saint Lawrence, also known as Laurence; Laurent; Laurentius; Lawrence of Rome; and Lorenzo. His incredible strength and courage when being grilled to death led to his patronage of cooks and those who work in or supply things to the kitchen

[crete]

no st christopher is patron saints of travellers its saint delia

[Octavius]

According to legend, when Lawrence was asked by Emperor Valerian to bring forth the Church's treasures he brought forth the orphaned, crippled and diseased of the kingdom and announced that "These are the treasures of the Church!" This act of defiance resulted in the public torture and execution of Lawrence on the site of the Basilica di San Lorenzo in Rome by means of "grilling to death." Legend says that he was so strong-willed that instead of giving in to the Romans and releasing information about the Church, at the point of death he exclaimed "Turn me over. I am done on this side!" For this reason Saint Lawrence has been deemed the Patron Saint of Chefs and specifically those who cook on barbeques. In religious art he is often depicted holding a metal grill to memorialize his martyrdom.

Many modern scholars hold death by decapitation to be more likely and August 10 is celebrated as his feast day.

[nickmo]

Depends on the type of chef . . .! (Change to comedy Terry Wogan type accent at this point fopr best effect . . .)

St Honorius of Amiens is one (of a choice of 3) for pastry chefs.......he also covers: bakers; bakers of holy wafers; cake makers; confectioners; candlemakers; chandlers; confectioners; corn chandlers; florists; flour merchants; oil refiners and pastry chefs - busy little saint isn't he?

I'm not some weird 'saint spotter' by the way - get the info at the Patron Saints Index . !!! http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/indexsnt. htm This has to be a topic for Mastermind I reckon...

Enjoy..

[Tatty Rollox]

...... and here at http://tinyurl.com/j4e4c is Lawrence just getting started on becoming a Saint ......

[remesses]

what ever it is i do know that saint Judd is the helper of hopless cases

[Sausagegirl]

Not St Judd, but St Jude, whose official title is actually the patron saint of lost causes rather than hopeless cases.

Apart from that, bang on!

[compman]

St Delia??

[samuel23]

if delia is a saint is ramsey the antichrist?

[vicalncraig]

Joan of Arc.............burns everything

[berniecuddles]

alfred the great

[baa_means_no]

i am a cook by trade and we have st christopher in our kitchen at work.

[dragonfly8]

The Patron Saint of Chefs (or cooks) is San Lorenzo or St. Lawrence.
St. Christopher is The Patron Saint of Travelers. I have a St. Christopher's medal and I always feel protected, whether I'm going to and from work, going shopping or a road trip.

[jtrobin]

Saint Euphrosynos The Cook A Saint of the Orthodox Church.