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Saint Heronius was a marauding warlord of the eleventh century, famed for the unspeakable atrocities committed upon his foes. Then one night, at the age of thirty, he had a vision of the Lord in the form of a flaming yo-yo, renounced his evil ways, and dedicated himself and his men to good works.

This lasted for about two months, whereupon the local populace, completely unable to deal with all the brigands who were trying to help them weed gardens, milk cows, and abducting little old ladies in order to help them across streets (the nearest street being some twenty miles distant, the toll on little old ladies was immense) rose up en masse and massacred the lot of 'em.

Cruelly martyred by angry little old ladies, St. Heronius, for no reason that anyone can determine, is now the patron of young lovers and cheesemongers.

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Another saint! I'm feelin' like birds this time. St. Heronius is a great blue heron, in case it's not immediately obvious, a lovely local species (although, perhaps, not known for their yo-yo skills.)

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:iconmeli:
Looks great !

Althought the fact that it holds the yo-yo with its foot at the place of its arm is kinda disturbing...

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:icongrevola:
I'm looking forward to the day, some, oh, five or six hundred years from now when some scholar gets his PhD writing about the "Cult of the Animal Saints in the Early XXI Century", and tries to explain these. I suspect this one will get its own chapter :giggle:

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:iconshriker-tam:
I was gonna say - his anatomy is a bit baffling. If his legs are his arms, what's he standing with?
:iconbunnykissd:
Awesome! I can see the other artwork that other people would have done like the face of Jesus in the flaming yo-yo... :D

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:icontaen:
I love how all your saints look irritated and grumpy. :D

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:iconflinx:
St. Heronius had a penchant for the very Exclusive and ighly prepared , Seven Bean Goat Curd Cheese.

His skills at meditation and levitation, post yo yo ma, were legendary.
:iconebenbrooks:
Oh, this is beautiful! :D

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:iconflying-seacow:
The colors are great and I just love the look on his face.

"brigands who were trying to help them weed gardens, milk cows, and abducting little old ladies in order to help them across streets"

God that made me laugh.

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I think this is one of your most colorful saintly personalities ever. Can't say I'd blame him for looking so grumpy.

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