The San Rocco Society of Boston
A Society honoring the work and memory of the patron Saint of the sick.
A Society honoring the work and memory of the patron Saint of the sick.
Established in Boston, Mass in 1921, the San Rocco Society celebrates the legacy of St. Rocco with a festival, in His name, and a banquet to benefit the Make-A-Wish foundation.
San Rocco was born of noble parentage about 1340 A.D. in Montpellier, France. At birth it was noted that he had a red cross-shaped birthmark on the left side of his chest. As a young child, San Rocco showed great devotion to God and the Blessed mother. At an early age, his parents died leaving him an orphan under the care of his uncle, the Duke of Montpellier. Soon after, San Rocco distributed his wealth among the poor and took a vow of poverty. San Rocco dressed in the clothes of a pilgrim and departed for Rome...
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