Official Patron Saint of the Internet

[Doug]

From James Randi's website here:
The Vatican has declared St. Isidore of Seville as the patron saint of the Internet. He lived in the fourth and fifth century, which is about right for the Catholic Church, I guess. Boston College “celebrates” the saint with a stained glass image in the window of the data center. Sure, it looks nice, but can he Google?



From The Catholic Encyclopedia:
Born at Cartagena, Spain, about 560; died 4 April, 636.

from another website:
Patronage
computer technicians; computer users; computers; the Internet; schoolchildren; students

Representation
bees; bishop holding a pen while surrounded by a swarm of bees; bishop standing near a beehive; old bishop with a prince at his feet; pen; priest or bishop with pen and book

Here.

[Hogeye]

Hmmm. I thought the patron saint of the internet was Tim Berners-Lee. Silly me.

[Barbara Fitzpatrick]

Figures the RC church would name St. Isadore instead of St. Brigit. The feud between the Roman Catholic and Irish Catholic churchs is sort of like the U.S. Civil War/War Between the States/War of the Southern Secession.