ID
3142
Nationality
Portuguese?
Occupation
Saint
Patron saint
Religion
Summary
Hearing. Known in Portuguese as Santo Ovidio and in Spanish as San Ovidio. A small shrine near the town of Ponte de Lima in Portugual is dedicated to him. Since he is a patron saint of ears and of deafness, the statue of him there is surrounded by dozens of wax model ears left by people seeking miraculous cures for deafness.
Dates
6th Century?