St. Arnold of Soissons is often depicted with a bishop's mitre and a mashing rake.

Arnold of Soissons or Arnold of Oudenaarde is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. He is often cited as the patron saint of hop-pickers and Belgian brewers. The 7th-century Saint Arnulf or Arnold of Metz competes with Arnold of Soissons for the identity of the Saint Arnold who is patron of hop-pickers. This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... MITRE is a US not-for-profit corporation that manages three federally-funded research and development centers whose main activities are applying computer-based automation to large and complex tasks. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... (Hops redirects here. ... The Brewer, designed and engraved, in the Sixteenth. ... Arnulf of Metz (August 13, 582 - August 16, 640) was a Frankish noble, who had great influence in the Merovingian kingdoms as bishop and was later canonized as a saint. ...

Arnold lived from 1040 to 1087. Born in Oudenaarde, Flanders, he was first a career soldier (Arnulph the Strong of Oudenaarde), before settling at the Benedictine monastery of Soissons, France. He spent his first three years as a hermit, but later rose to be abbot of the monastery. His hagiography states that he tried to refuse this honor and flee—a standard trope (compare Jiménez de Cisneros)— but was forced by a wolf to return. He then became a priest and finally a bishop, another honor that he sought to avoid. When his see was occupied by another bishop, rather than fighting, he took the opportunity to retire from public life, founding the Abbey of St. Peter in Oudenburg. Events March War of Independence of Western Xia occurred. ... Events May 9 - The remains of Saint Nicholas were brought to Bari. ... Oudenaarde is a municipality in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of East Flanders. ... This article is about the Belgian region Flanders and the eponymous historical region of the Low Countries. ... ... A monastery is the habitation of monks, derived from the Greek word for a hermits cell. ... The city of Soissons in the Aisne département, Picardie, France on the Aisne River is about 60 miles northeast of Paris and is one of the most ancient cities of France, and is probably the ancient capital of the Suessiones. ... A hermit (from the Greek erÄ“mos, signifying desert, uninhabited, hence desert-dweller) is a person who lives to some greater or lesser degree in seclusion and/or isolation from society. ... Abbots coat of arms The word abbot, meaning father, has been used as a Christian clerical title in various, mainly monastic, meanings. ... Hagiography is the study of saints. ... // Linguistic usage A trope is a rhetorical figure of speech that consists of a play on words, i. ... Cisneros visits the construction of the Hospital of the Charity. ... Wolf Wolf Man Mount Wolf Wolf Prizes Wolf Spider Wolf 424 Wolf 359 Wolf Point Wolf-herring Frank Wolf Friedrich Wolf Friedrich August Wolf Hugo Wolf Johannes Wolf Julius Wolf Max Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf Maximilian Wolf Rudolf Wolf Thomas Wolf As Name Wolf Breidenbach Wolf Hirshorn Other The call... Roman Catholic priest LCDR Allen R. Kuss (USN) aboard USS Enterprise A priest or priestess is a holy man or woman who takes an officiating role in worship of any religion, with the distinguishing characteristic of offering sacrifices. ... A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority. ... See: Signing Exact English Visual perception Episcopal see Holy See This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

At the abbey, he began to brew beer, as essential in medieval life as water. He encouraged local peasants to drink beer, instead of water, due to its "gift of health." Unknown to all, during the process of brewing, the water was boiled and thus freed of pathogens. This same story is sometimes told of the Saint Arnulf or Arnold of Metz, the other patron of hop-pickers. The entrance of a brewery. ... Arnulf of Metz (August 13, 582 - August 16, 640) was a Frankish noble, who had great influence in the Merovingian kingdoms as bishop and was later canonized as a saint. ...

There are many depictions of St. Arnold with a mashing rake in his hand, to identify him. He is honored in July with a parade in Brussels on the "Day of Beer."

External links

• Arnold and other patron saints of beer