PhotosPeople Gather At Church In Spain To Have Their Pets Blessed
People Gather At Church In Spain To Have Their Pets Blessed
The feast is celebrated each year in many parts of Spain and people bring their pets to churches to be blessed.
Updated: 18 Jan 2022 3:29 pm
110Pet Blessing in Spain
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Priest Cesar Magana, center, blesses animals and their owners during the feast of St. Anthony, Spain's patron saint of animals, in Pamplona, northern Spain.
210Pet Blessing in Spain
| AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos
Priest Cesar Magana, center, blesses animals and their owners during the feast of St. Anthony, Spain's patron saint of animals, in Pamplona, northern Spain.
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310Pet Blessing in Spain
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A woman shows a portrait of her pet while waiting to blessed, during the feast of St. Anthony, Spain's patron saint of animals, in Pamplona, northern Spain.
410Pet Blessing in Spain
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A woman is blessed during the feast of St. Anthony, Spain's patron saint of animals, in Pamplona, northern Spain.
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510Pet Blessing in Spain
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Priest Cesar Magana blesses a small aquarium in a shop during the feast of St. Anthony, Spain's patron saint of animals, in Pamplona, northern Spain.
610Pet Blessing in Spain
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A priest anoints dogs at a church during the feast of Saint Anthony, Spain's patron saint of animals in Barcelona, Spain.
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710Pet Blessing in Spain
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82 year old Fernando Hipolito holds his pet rabbit and a religious card to be blessed during the feast of St. Anthony, Spain's patron saint of animals, in Pamplona, northern Spain.
810Pet Blessing in Spain
| AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos
People wait with their pets to be blessed during the feast of St. Anthony, Spain's patron saint of animals, in Pamplona, northern Spain.
910Pet Blessing in Spain
| AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos
People wait with their pets to be blessed during the feast of St. Anthony, Spain's patron saint of animals, in Pamplona, northern Spain.
1010Pet Blessing in Spain
| AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos
A woman waits with her pets to be blessed during the feast of St. Anthony, Spain's patron saint of animals, in Pamplona, northern Spain.