Saint Juniper
- Memorial
- 29 January
- Profile
- Franciscan, received into the order by Francis himself.
Established Franciscan missions is several locations.
Arriving in Rome after a long journey, Juniper encountered people who had heard of his sanctity, and had come to see him.
Alarmed at this reception, Juniper escaped to a nearby seesaw where he played with the children till the sightseers left disgusted; he then continued to the convent.
Once he cared for a sick man who craved a meal of pig's feet.
Juniper captured a pig in a nearby field, cut off a foot, and cooked it for the sick man.
When pig's owner found this, he angrily went to Juniper's superior.
Juniper apologized so profusely, he talked the farmer out of the rest of the pig.
- Died
- 1258;
buried at Ara Coeli Church at Rome
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- Readings
- Would to God, my brothers, I had a whole forest of such Junipers.
- Saint Francis of Assisi
A perfect friar would have "the patience of Brother Juniper, who attained the state of perfect patience because he kept the truth of his low estate constantly in mind, whose supreme desire was to follow Christ on the way of the cross...."
- Saint Francis of Assisi
