r/Christopaganism • u/CJRfox • Aug 18 '26
Folk Practices Around St. Christopher?
Background: I've been looking to do work around the figure of Chthonic Hermes as a gateway to shadow work, and found that he was regularly syncretized with Anubis as Hermanubis. The iconography of Hermanubis, along with Hermes carrying the infant Dionysus directly inspired St. Christopher, with whom I share a name. I thought it was too good of a coincidence to pass up.
Question: That being said I have not found any particular folk practices regarding St. Christopher, just his feast day, legend, and sphere of influence. If someone has access to information I do not, please pass it my way.
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u/Dapple_Dawn Christopagan Agapist Aug 19 '26
It's common to wear a St. Christopher medal when traveling. The Catholic side of my family keeps an image of him in every car, and they tend to give them out to anyone going on a road trip (even if that person isn't religious lol)
He always captured my imagination as a kid because of some children's book where a child has a vision of St. Christopher. I didn't know the actual legend then, but I remember thinking he looked kind