August 18 is the Feast Day of Saint Dantos, patron of old buildings. Dantos reportedly would not dwell in any house less than two-hundred years old, claiming that buildings did not get a soul until that age. He is featured on the seal of the Historic Register. A prayer should be uttered whenever an old building is torn down, thanking the building for its service and commending it to the protection of St. Dantos, although this habit has somewhat fallen off in these less civilized times.
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