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The patron saint of Lighthouse keepers is St. Venerius who died in the year 409. He was the second bishop of Milan (the first was St. Ambrose); friends with St. Paulinus of Nola, Delphinus of Bordeaux, and Chromatius of Aquileia. He supported and defended the Council of Carthage in 401. St. Charles Borromeo brought his relics to the cathedral of Milan in 1579.

It is not clear why Venerius is the patron of lighthouse keepers. Perhaps it has to do with the fact that St. Charles Borromeo once elevated his relics and placed them for all to see in Milan’s great cathedral. As a lighthouse guides the ships through the night, so an elevated saint is a sign and special comfort for all of the faithful. His feast day is May 4.

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𝘖 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘺 𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵. 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘩, 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘦, 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘦, 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘦, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵’𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘬𝘦, 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘯