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Beer has been around since the Mesopotamians! And good on Bob Haley for noting St Brigid, who prayed for a lake of ale to serve to the saints.
I just learned that Saint Arnulf is my 41st Great Grandfather!!! OORAH.
Credit to Eduard von Grützner for his gorgeous painting?
Monks and Canons Regular drank beer during Lent in the Middle Ages. This is because the fast was so strict, that they looked for a fortifying drink that could get them through to their one meal of the day, after sunset. (Lent slowly evolved to the lax thing it is now.)
Saint Augustine’s patronage of brewing likely comes from the fact that Augustinan Canons (not exactly, but almost, monks) brewed the beverage in English- and German-speaking countries, and also Belgium, it appears.
The following links may help. From Germany:
http://www.augustiner-braeu.de/augustiners/html/en/Historie.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustiner_Br%C3%A4u
From the UK:
http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1390/3747/
The Norbertines are also Augustinian Canons, as they are Canons Regular living the Rule of Saint Augustine, so their beer — from Belgium, the land of sublime Trappist Ales — counts too:
http://belgianbeershrimper.wordpress.com/tag/augustine/
Here is a longer article on patron saints of beer:
http://www.beerhistory.com/library/holdings/patron_saints.shtml
I live in St. Augustine’s Priory, and have a devotion to the Saint… and I like the beverage a bit, too.
I think you can Saint Florian to the list too. http://www.SaintsforSinners.com
Sam,I wish that you were my neighbor 🙂
Ellis Spear
The way the Irish go about it, you’d think St. Patrick was the patron saint of brewing!
Padraeg Sant (St. Patrick to you English barbarians) was a Holy man and a good Welshman, so no doubt he, in his mercy, brought not only the Faith to the pagan Irish, but also the wonderful golden nectar called beer. 🙂
For the ladies who follow your site and also enjoy the brown beers. Saint Brigid of Ireland. Yenguling brewery has a icon of her in the brew house area.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigit_of_Kildare
Great post! Beer is Catholic! At the link is a great graphic of a very old latin beer blessing with English translation. http://avemarialiving.com/hail-welcome/
“Saint Luke (first century) is widely regarded as a patron saint of brewers although there is no obvious reason. Possible connections include his being a physician and knowing that the beer of the time was healthier than the water of the time, and his ability to mix various herbs together for medicines just as they were mixed for beer.”
From http://www.beerhistory.com/library/holdings/patron_saints.shtml