Isidore the Laborer
Isidore the Laborer, born Isidro de Merlo y Quintana, also known as Isidore the Farmer (c. 1070 – 15 May 1130), was a Mozarab farmworker who lived in medieval Madrid. Known for his piety toward the poor and animals, he is venerated as a Catholic patron saint of farmers, and of Madrid; El Gobernador, Jalisco; Condiro Jalisco, La Ceiba, Honduras; and of Tocoa, Honduras. His feast day is celebrated on 15 May.
The Spanish profession name labrador comes from the verb labrar ("to till", "to plow" or, in a broader sense, "to work the land"). Hence, to refer to him as simply a "laborer" is a poor translation of the Spanish labrador as it makes no reference to the essential farming aspect of his work and his identity.
Patron saint of San Ysidro, San Diego, California; "San Isidro Labrador, quita el agua y pon el sol" ,Madrid; agriculture; farmers; day labourers; Argentina: San Isidro; Chile: Cuz Cuz; Peru: Carampa and Lima; The Philippines: Pulilan, Bulacan; Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur; Angono, Rizal; Malaybalay City; Mantalongon, Cebu; Cabaon-an, Labrador, Pangasinan, Ormoc City, Leyte Cuenca, Batangas; Digos; Barangay San Isidro, San Pablo City; San Isidro, Lupao, Nueva Ecija; Lucban, Quezon; Anos, Los Baños, Laguna; Barangay Ligtong, Rosario, Cavite; Makiling, Calamba City, Laguna; Mogpog, Marinduque; Morong, Rizal; Nabas, Aklan; Bayebaye, Jamindan, Capiz; Binalbagan, Negros Occidental; Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental; Sariaya, Quezon; Talavera, Nueva Ecija; Tayabas, Quezon; San Isidro, Talisay City, Cebu, Gumaca, Quezon; Pinili, Ilocos Norte; Tudela, Misamis Occidental; San Fernando, Cebu, Tabogon, Cebu; Calamba, Misamis Occidental; San Isidro, Naga City; San Isidro, San Luis; San Isidro, Batangas City; San Isidro, Tarlac City Pampanga; Mabalacat City, Pampanga; Puerto Rico: Sabana Grande; Spain: Castalla, Estepona, Madrid, Orotava, Valdepiélagos; Bohol; Honduras: La Ceiba
In the Martyrology
- May 15 Saint Isidore, farmer