Claim: Saint Guinefort was a 13th century French dog that received local veneration on August 22 as a folk saint after miracles were reported at his grave.
Evidence: Saint Guinefort (French pronunciation: ​[ɡin.fɔʁ) was a 13th-century French dog that received local veneration as a folk saint after miracles were reported at his grave. Venerated locally on August 22