{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63d95d79b7c161001000ab3a/69164ea8e4a19aaf07918534?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Pine Cones: The Plague Cult of St. Roch | Rowan & Pine Shorts","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63d95d79b7c161001000ab3a/1763069562223-7ab8c41d-1907-4ab3-a0f0-4d1915d2424b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>WELCOME TO THE HAGSTONE COVEN.</p><p><br></p><p>He walks through the fevered cities of medieval Europe - half man, half myth - healing the dying, blessing the dead. A saint, they said… though in the fields and forests, the old women knew better. They left bread for his dog and icons in the wells.</p><p>St Roch, or San Rocco, was a medieval nobleman who gave up his wealth and title to care for plague victims. After succumbing to pestilence, some time in exile, and help from a very special dog, his fame evolved into a distinctly witchy practice of iconography, offerings, and ritual not so different from its pagan predecessors...</p><p>S O U R C E S:</p><ul><li>&nbsp;<a href=\"https://jothornely.medium.com/when-the-saints-go-arting-in-roch-1c402639bb0a\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https://jothornely.medium.com/when-the-saints-go-arting-in-roch-1c402639bb0a</u></a></li><li><a href=\"https://reliquarian.com/2020/04/04/saint-roch-the-saint-par-excellence-against-disease/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https://reliquarian.com/2020/04/04/saint-roch-the-saint-par-excellence-against-disease/</u></a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.catholiccompany.com/blogs/magazine/st-roch-patron-of-dogs-6114\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https://www.catholiccompany.com/blogs/magazine/st-roch-patron-of-dogs-6114</u></a></li><li><a href=\"https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/salvation-time-plague/2020-05\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/salvation-time-plague/2020-05</u></a></li><li><em>\"The Golden Legend ,\" by Jacobus de Voragine, A.D. 1275</em></li></ul><p><br></p><p>C O N T A C T:</p><p><a href=\"https://linktr.ee/rowanandpine\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://linktr.ee/rowanandpine</a></p><p><a href=\"mailto:rowanpinepod@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">rowanpinepod@gmail.com</a></p><p>Theme: Creepy Mood by SoulProdMusic</p><p>Additional Sounds: Pixabay</p><p><br></p><p>Part of @Podmoth Media Network</p><p>Check out more PodMoth podcasts here: https://podmoth.network/</p><p>Additional sounds from Pixabay</p><p>Featured:<a href=\"https://theuglyradio.buzzsprout.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Ugly Radio</a></p>","author_name":"Emily & Niamh"}