Saint Neot

[Saint Neot]
Also known as
the Pygmy Saint
Memorial
31 July
Profile
Monk of Glastonbury Abbey. Hermit. Reportedly a mere 15 inches tall. Spent much of his day up to his neck in a well during his devotions. Neot had a strange way with animals and birds, and worked miracles with them.
Died
877 of natural causes
relics at Saint Neot's church, Cambridgeshire, England, and at the abbey of Bee, Normandy, France
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Patronage
fish
Representation
fish
Additional Information
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Legend Land
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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