[TheForge] St. Clement patron saint of blacksmiths

[rfertner at cox.net]

Look up St. Clement's day on wikipedia. It has the blacksmith traditions associated with that day. However, when you look at the wiki article about St Clement, there's nothing about his connection to blacksmithing. Part of his emblem is the anchor (he was drowned tied to an anchor) and since anchors were forged?? That's a pretty tenuous connection. There is no good explanation provided for the blacksmith traditions associated with his saint's day.

Rob
Wichita, KS

---- PlumDon at aol.com wrote: 
> 
> I have been trying to find a nice write-up  on St. Clement but have had no 
> luck with general on-line searching. I would like  to include something in 
> an up-coming publication. 
> 
> Does anyone recall  seeing it anywhere...perhaps in another publication, 
> book, magazine,  etc.
> 
> Kindest thanks for any suggestions
> 
> Don  Plummer
> Phoenixville.  
> 
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