{"id":62372,"date":"2025-09-26T15:44:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=62372"},"modified":"2025-09-22T21:44:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T21:44:50","slug":"11-saints-who-had-pets-or-who-befriended-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/11-saints-who-had-pets-or-who-befriended-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"11 heiligen die huisdieren hadden of bevriend waren met dieren"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>St. Francis made peace with a wolf and befriended other animals, according to legend. \/ Credit: Purplexsu\/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 31, 2025 \/ 09:00 am (CNA). Throughout history, many saints have been remembered not only for their dedication to God and others but also for the special relationship they had with animals. 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An obedient crow, a wolf that became tame, birds that accompanied their owners \u2014 they are all part of stories that reflect the harmony between holiness and\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":65196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-62372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":53966,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/st-francis-assisi-life-impact\/","url_meta":{"origin":62372,"position":0},"title":"St. Francis of Assisi: His Life And Impact","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"juli 16, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Discover the life and impact of St. Francis of Assisi, a beloved figure known for his love of nature and humanity.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00251.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00251.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00251.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00251.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":65615,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/st-francis-of-assisi-7-interesting-facts-about-the-famous-italian-saint\/","url_meta":{"origin":62372,"position":1},"title":"St. Francis of Assisi: 7 interesting facts about the famous Italian saint","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"november 29, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"A 13th-century fresco of St. Francis of Assisi by the Florentine painter Cimabue, one of the earliest depictions of the saint, is located in the lower church of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Assisi, Italy.\u00a0 \/ Credit: Jacob Stein\/Crux Stationalis CNA Staff, Oct 4, 2025 \/ 04:00 am (CNA). 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