St Geraud

These are the traditional fishing boats, tied up in Collioure. Look at that beautiful clear sky and sea like a mill pond. Well it wont be like that today, the Tramontana wind arrived yesterday and the white caps are looking stunning.

St Geraud is todays Saints day.

Gerald of Aurillac or Saint Gerald (c. 855 – 909) is a French saint of the Roman Catholic Church, also recognized by other religious denominations ofChristianity.

Gerald was born into the Gallo-Roman nobility as the son of the Count of Aurillac, to which title he succeeded. The details of his life known today come primarily from the The Life of St. Gerald of Aurillac (c. 930–931) written by St. Odo of Cluny. According to Odo, Gerald suffered various illnesses as a child, and in later life was to suffer blindness. He seriously considered joining a religious order, but was persuaded against it by Geusbert, Bishop of Cahors, on the grounds that with his social position he could do more good by remaining in the world as a layman. Nevertheless, he consecrated his life in service to God, gave away his possessions, took a personal vow of chastity and prayed the breviary each day.^{[1].......... Read more}