Saint Expedite is very popular in New Orleans, even though he is not an officially recognized saint. His statues remain in churches, but now he is identified as "Saint Expedite", in quotation marks, since he is not considered a real saint (or should I say, not considered a "real" saint?).
*well, i say the whole prostitute thing took them down a peg, but dale says that doesn't count so we're still debating*
ReplyDeleteclearly a skeptic made the sign for them.
ReplyDeleteSaint Expedite is very popular in New Orleans, even though he is not an officially recognized saint. His statues remain in churches, but now he is identified as "Saint Expedite", in quotation marks, since he is not considered a real saint (or should I say, not considered a "real" saint?).
ReplyDeletehttp://www.luckymojo.com/saintexpedite.html
This is right by the Lincoln Tunnel. I "see" it every time I take the bus out of town.
ReplyDeleteI hear the "saint" statues are knockoffs from China. Just sayin...
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