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Photos: Pets, farm animals in Spain and Mexico receive blessings on feast of Saint Anthony

Catholic priests blessed them on Day of St Anthony the Abbott, the patron saint of animals

Published: January 18, 2024 12:55 Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor

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2024-01-18T014538Z_1722849615_RC2WJ5ANFS9J_RTRMADP_3_MEXICO-RELIGION-PETS — A woman holds her dog to be blessed by a priest at the Cathedral San Bernardino de Siena during the ceremony commemorating the Feast of San Antonio Abad, the patron saint of domestic animals, in Xochimilco on the outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico. Image Credit: Reuters

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2024-01-18T020055Z_1226513802_RC2WJ5AB7OCC_RTRMADP_3_MEXICO-RELIGION-PETS — A girl holds her dog to be blessed by a priest at the Cathedral San Bernardino de Siena. Image Credit: Reuters

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2024-01-17T152013Z_85469842_RC2LJ5A4DJQU_RTRMADP_3_SPAIN-RELIGION-PETS — Father Valentin Bravo blesses 'Janna' at San Anton Church, in Madrid, Spain. Image Credit: Reuters

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2024-01-17T152500Z_773010730_RC2LJ5AKLAAF_RTRMADP_3_SPAIN-RELIGION-PETS — Yolanda Parra holds her rabbit 'Samy' after getting blessed at San Anton Church, in Madrid, Spain. Image Credit: Reuters

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2024-01-17T135512Z_53328351_RC2NJ5AQJSAT_RTRMADP_3_SPAIN-RELIGION-PETS-(Read-Only) — Priest Alex Alonso blesses Perico the donkey at the Sanctuary of Saint Anthony the Abbot and Saint Anthony of Padua, in the Basque mountain port of Urkiola, Spain. Image Credit: Reuters

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2024-01-17T152524Z_42109119_RC2KJ5AJXYEB_RTRMADP_3_SPAIN-RELIGION-PETS — Father Valentin Bravo blesses 'Mogli' at San Anton Church in Madrid, Spain. Image Credit: Reuters

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2024-01-17T152626Z_1747615680_RC2LJ5ACJHPS_RTRMADP_3_SPAIN-RELIGION-PETS — A woman holds 'Blas' (dog) and 'Curro' (bird) as she waits to have them blessed at San Anton Church. Image Credit: Reuters

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2024-01-18T020117Z_1471805123_RC2WJ5AW0FCJ_RTRMADP_3_MEXICO-RELIGION-PETS — Women hold their roosters to be blessed by a priest at the Cathedral San Bernardino de Siena. Image Credit: Reuters

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2024-01-18T020618Z_1383245977_RC2VJ5AY9TKU_RTRMADP_3_MEXICO-RELIGION-PETS — People hold their pets to be blessed by a priest at the Cathedral San Bernardino de Siena. Image Credit: Reuters

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2024-01-18T020654Z_1810187471_RC2WJ5AGO0DK_RTRMADP_3_MEXICO-RELIGION-PETS — A girl holds her hedgehog to be blessed by a priest at the Cathedral San Bernardino de Siena. Image Credit: Reuters

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2024-01-18T020706Z_1812070624_RC2WJ5A76PSV_RTRMADP_3_MEXICO-RELIGION-PETS — A man brings his iguanas to be blessed by a priest at the Cathedral San Bernardino de Siena during the ceremony commemorating the Feast of San Antonio Abad, the patron saint of domestic animals, in Xochimilco on the outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico. Image Credit: Reuters

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2024-01-18T020553Z_1016541523_RC2WJ5ALLFZC_RTRMADP_3_MEXICO-RELIGION-PETS — People hold their pets to be blessed by a priest at the Cathedral San Bernardino de Siena. Image Credit: Reuters

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