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Title: Is there a Romany Gypsy saint?
Post by: prairiegypsy on Sunday 16 December 18 23:25 GMT (UK)

My father's family were Romany Gypsies living in England. There was a wooden carving of a saint hanging on the wall of his childhood home. My father couldn't remember much about it but he called it "Hojo." I'm wondering if he could have meant Hagio which is Greek for "saint, holy."

Has anyone ever heard of Hojo (not Howard Johnsons!) or know anything about a saint that was significant to Gypsies?

Title: Re: Is there a Romany Gypsy saint?
Post by: jennifer c on Sunday 16 December 18 23:34 GMT (UK)

I googled it and it says Saint Sarah.

Jennifer

Title: Re: Is there a Romany Gypsy saint?
Post by: Mowsehowse on Monday 17 December 18 08:47 GMT (UK)

Does this help?

https://www.researchgate.net/post/Has_anyone_got_any_sources_info_on_Gypsy_Saints-either_affiliated_or_actually_Gypsy

Title: Re: Is there a Romany Gypsy saint?
Post by: kr236rk on Thursday 23 May 19 01:52 BST (UK)

Saint Sara la Kali, yes. Also I think the Virgin Mary, & Saint Anne, Mary's mother.

Title: Re: Is there a Romany Gypsy saint?
Post by: rebekahm28 on Saturday 29 June 19 16:57 BST (UK)

We always say saint Christopher as hes patron saint of travellers.