Overview
- The Christian calendar today commemorates San Antón, widely venerated as the patron of animals, livestock, and pets.
- The Egyptian hermit, known as Anthony the Great, organized early communities of ascetics and died on January 17, 356 near the Red Sea.
- Popular tradition links him to miracles involving beasts, and art often shows him with piglets at his feet.
- A prayer for pets attributed to ACI Prensa is being circulated for those seeking his intercession.
- The January 17 santoral also remembers figures such as San Jenaro Sánchez, San Julián Saba, San Marcelo, Santa Roselina, San Sulpicio Pío, and the beato Gamalbert.