Sculpture of St. Urho in Menahga, Minnesota (2020)
Created by
Richard Mattson and Gene McCavic Richard Seppälä
Birthplace
Finland
Feast Day
March 16
Known for
Saving the Finnish grape crops from a frog or grasshopper plague
In-universe information
Full name
Urho
Gender
Male
Occupation
Saint
Origin
Northern Minnesota
Nationality
Finnish
Saint Urho (Finnish: Pyhä Urho[ˈpyhæˈurho]) is a fictional saint of Finland, created and elaborated by Finnish Americans in Northern Minnesota in the 1950s, to celebrate their heritage and extend celebrations of St. Patrick's Day.[1] His celebration day is set to March 16, the day before the March 17 feast day of St. Patrick. St. Patrick's feast day is celebrated by Irish Americans, of whom there are also many in Minnesota.
^Joanne Asala (2001). Finnish-American Folklore: The Legend of St. Urho : Essays, Celebrations, Illustrations, Grapes, and Grasshoppers. Penfield Press. ISBN 978-1-57216-091-0.
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Order of Savoy (1831), the Order of the Crown of Italy (1868), the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (1572) and the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation...
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President of Argentina Demetris Christofias, former President of Cyprus Urho Kekkonen, former President of Finland Saitō Makoto, former Prime Minister...
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