Imaginary or legendary saints associated with Catholicism?
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This question deserves to be answered. Lets start a wiki of imaginary saints.
Fake saints in folklore/tradition
- Saint Wilgefortis - I read about in a picture book of saints, she was more or less a character out of folklore. She didn't want to marry a king because she had made a vow of virginity. When she was forced to she prayed she would be delivered and grew a fine beard and moustache so the king (or maybe her father) had her put to death.
Fake saints in music
- Saint Alfonso - Of pancake breakfast fame, from the Frank Zappa song, St. Alfonso's Pancake breakfast, possibly related St. Alphonsus Ligouri, but probably just chosen for purposes of meter and jocularity.
Fake saints in literature
The following saints are from a G.K. Chesterton poem appearing in The Flying Inn and collected in The Collected Poems of G.K. Chesterton under the title Me Heart. Two of the three are imaginary and for whatever reason, the third is St. Barnabas (most likely because of the manner of his martyrdom)
Saint Gallowglass - upon whose eve a lady stole the poet's heart. Gallowglass, is not a saints name, but refers to a group of Irish soldiers which the hero of the story was ostensibly the last of.
Saint Poleander - also upon whose eve a lady stole the poet's heart. Poleander doesn't appears to be anything, but it could be a contraction with oleander, which is pretty poisonous flower.
Fake saints in television/movies
St. Elsewhere - The nickname for the hospital on eponymous the 80's medical drama. Actually St. Eligius so maybe this doesn't belong here
St. Elmo - From St. Elmo's Fire. Which is apparently a nickname for St. Erasamus. Probably doesn't belong in a list of fake saints since he is also a real person, but find he sounds fake, I thought it worth including.
Fake Saints for Charity
- St. Baldrick - Imaginary saint used in a charitable foundation to raise money for childhood cancer by fundraisers involving shaving heads. St. Baldrick is a combination of Bald and Patrick.
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