No one now remembers why Anna Vieira dos Santos (1895-1933) began her yearly reza devotion to St. Roque, a French ascetic healed from illness when a dog licked his wounds. Her daughter Maria, a young ...

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 8. -- The story of the sinking of two vessels in collision and probable loss of about forty lives was told this evening by Capt. Henderson, late of the British ship Prince Oscar ...

San ROQUE, in northwestern Santa Barbara, ... The neighborhood is named for St. Roque, from 14th century France, who is variously described as the patron of surgeons and bachelors, ...

The small chapel of St Roque was built in the same year as the result of a vow to the saint by a couple from Zebbug, Katerina and Tumas Vassallo, if he would spare the village from the plague.

The Chapel of St Roque in Main Street, Zebbug, was reopened by Din l-Art Helwa this year on 3 April. It is open on request and is of great interest to scholars and visitors alike. For more ...