# St. Isidore and the Internet

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-isidore-and-the-internet/54163>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 12, 2001, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-isidore-and-the-internet/54163 "2001-02-12T16:43:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mooney252](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7c8e57/32.png) [@Mooney252](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooney252)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2001, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-isidore-and-the-internet/54163/1 "2001-02-12T16:43:48Z")

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This morning (Monday, Feb. 12) I received a note saying that the Pope would be naming St. Isidore the patron saint of the Internet. A thoughtful idea, since his scholarship in Spain during the 7th Century pre-dates the Internet by a few nanoseconds.

However, this source says that he’s already the patron saint of not just the Internet but of of computer technicians, computer users, computers, schoolchildren, students:  
[http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/sainti04.htm](http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/sainti04.htm)

Another good reference:  
[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08186a.htm](http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08186a.htm)

So, what we need here is a Catholic Church tech support expert’s opinon – are we covered or not?

(P.S., his Saint’s Day is coming up – April 4).

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**Author:** ![likearock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a4c791/32.png) [@likearock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/likearock)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2001, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-isidore-and-the-internet/54163/2 "2001-02-14T08:15:01Z")

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No, St. Isadore is not yet offically named Patron of the Internet by the Catholic Church, but the tradition of has it that a group of people can name for themselves a patron saint, WHOSE LIFE WILL BE A MODEL FOR THOSE OF THE GROUP.

For additional info, goto:

http:\[saints.catholic.org](http://saints.catholic.org)\saints\isadoreseville.html

and for the prayer with him:

http:\[www.catholic.org](http://www.catholic.org)\isadore\prayer.html