Pope Saint Hormisdas
Aug 06
Patron Saint of Stable-Boys
Pope Saint Hormisdas was born in Frosinone, Campagna di Roma, Italy.
He was an Italian by birth, though his name, Hormisdas, is Persian. This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Ahura Mazdā > Hormoz / Ormazd”, meaning “lord of wisdom, or according to other sources, the spirit that creates the thought.”