He is patron saint of sufferers from leprosy, plague and syphilis. He is particularly the patron saint of archers.

Considering how much other cultures are loved here in England it's reassuring to know that he is shared with Aragon, Catalonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Palestine, Portugal, Germany, Greece, Moscow, Istanbul, Genoa and Venice.

If he tried to gain entry to England today I wonder how he would be viewed.