The Patron Saint of Coffee

The patron saint of coffee and coffehouses is Saint Drogo, who was a Flemish nobleman and hermit.

On orphan, he gave away his wealth when he turned 18, became a shepherd, then a pilgrim. He apparently developed an illness that disfigured him, and he spent his last years as a hermit in a cell attached to a church.

Now how he became the patron saint of coffee and coffee houses is unclear. He lived in the 12th Century - hundreds of years before coffee became common in Belgium. I've seen it speculated that when he lived in the cell he asked that the water being given to him be warmed.

Ah well, I raise a cup in his honor.

Pax et bonum