Saint Isidore of Seville - Patron Saint of the Internet

Saint Isidore of Seville, Patron Saint of Internet and All Computer Users

Saint Isidore of Seville is the patron saint of the internet, computer technicians, computer users, computers, school children and students.

Despite being born over a thousand years before the invention of the computer, Saint Isidore of Seville has been named the Patron Saint of the Internet.

The Life of Saint Isidore
From a young age in the Cathedral school of Seville, Isidore was dedicated to his pursuit of knowledge. Here he was taught by many learned men, including his brother Leander who was the archbishop. Isidore worked hard at his studies and quickly mastered Latin, Greek and Hebrew. When his brother died, Isidore became the archbishop in his place. His title, like his brother's before him, was the Metropolitan See of Seville. Isidore's greatest passion was in the field of education. He encouraged the educational institutes in Seville to prescribe the study of Greek, Hebrew, law and medicine. To many Isidore was seen as the most learned man of his time. Isidore was born circa 560AD and died on 4th April 636.

The Works of Saint Isidore of Seville
Anyone looking for the reason Saint Isidore was chosen as the Patron Saint of the Internet need look no further than his greatest work. Saint Isidore took it upon himself to document all “universal knowledge” much like the Internet aims to do today. He was a collector and compiler of all information which he put together within his writings now known as the Etymologiae, which is said to contain all of the learning possessed in his time. Etymologiae was the most used textbook throughout the Middle Ages. It was used by almost all schools at the time as the source of all learning. In some areas the works still remain a superb reference. With Isidore being an expert in the field of Latin and Greek poets, the Etymologiae quotes over 150 of them.

To know more about this saint please visit St. Isidore.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isidore_of_Seville

Prayer to St. Isidore of Seville
Almighty and eternal God,
who has created us in Thy image
and bade us to seek after all that is good, true and beautiful,
especially in the divine person
of Thy only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ,
grant we beseech Thee that,
through the example of Saint Isidore, bishop and doctor,
during our journeys through the Internet
we will direct our hands and eyes
only to that which is pleasing to Thee
and treat with charity and patience
all those souls whom we encounter.
Through Christ our Lord, Amen.