Reading Notes: Saint Blaise and His Beasts Part A

This week I decided to immerse myself into the story of Saint Blaise and His Beasts. Reading this story took me by surprise because I have never heard this story before so this is my first time learning about it. Saint Blaise generosity is something that struck me as enlightened because usually from slight experience i have noticed that you have to be nice to an extent because people can be evil but that was not the case for him although in the story he is talking to one animal that is per say not known for their loyalty, a wolf. It was amazing how Saint Blaise had control over fierce beasts such as lions, tigers, bears, wolves, and leopards because with those carnivorous animals sitting at the top of the food chain, they are usually known for their appetites of meat whether it would be meat from the other animals below them in the food chain or humans.
     The story starts to pick up whenever Blaise instructs the wolf to return the pig to the lonely woman and the wolf in return does. With this action, the Saint then gets appointed to become Bishop and is widely respected by all of the animals and citizens of his town except for the Governor who suspects that he and the animals are friends. After reading it, I quickly gathered that the antagonist is the Governor and his soldiers because they seemed to display a hatred of Christians because they are associated with animals who are seen as evil. The more the reader dives into the story, the more complex but intriguing the story gets. In a sense, you could say that the Saint is the antagonist because even though he instructs ferocious animals to deed good deeds unto others, they are still liable to commit evil acts without the permission of the Saint.
man with lioness in river
(Photo: Saint and Animals Story)
 Bibliography: Story Source- The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts by Abbie Farwell Brown                             

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