Internet patron day today

The patron saint of the Internet is none other than Saint Isidore of Seville (Isidore of Seville). Previously, he was considered a mentor to students and students, but in 1998, with the decree of Pope John Paul II, Saint Isidore took patronage over the Network. The day of this saint is just today. Media writes that the entire Internet marks the event.

The Catholic Saint Isidore, Bishop of Seville, lived in early medieval Spain and was one of the first encyclopaedists. From his pen came the 20-volume work "Etymology", which became the first encyclopedia in the world. In his work, the bishop for the first time applied the system of cross-references, which in a sense is the progenitor of hypertext.

Internet users professing Catholicism, St. Isidore is probably closer than the runetchik. So, on the website of hicolic Online , for example, the “Prayer before Internet access” was published, in which the saint is mentioned.