San Roque

San Roque

San RoqueSaint Roch or Rocco (lived c. 1348 – 15/16 August 1376/79 (traditionally c. 1295 – 16 August 1327) was a Catholic saint, a confessor whose death is commemorated on 16 August; he is specially invoked against the plague. He may also be called Rock in English, and has the designation of St. Rollox in Glasgow, Scotland, said to be a corruption of St. Roch’s Loch. He is a patron saint of dogs and falsely accused people, among other things. (Source: Wikipedia)

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