Wood to effect a cure for a sick child occurring around the 1940s. In popular culture The 1987 French film Le Moine et la sorcière (in the US known as The Sorceress) is a fictionalized story based on Stephen of Bourbon’s original text regarding Saint Guinefort and the local people. Thomas of Hookton, the main character in Bernard Cornwell's The Grail Quest trilogy (2000–2003), is a mock believer in Saint Guinefort, praying to the saint and wearing a paw on a piece of leather around his neck. In Adam Gidwitz's 2017 young adult novel The Inquisitor's Tale, the main characters' pet greyhound Gwenforte bears a strong resemblance to Saint Guinefort, especially in the manner of his death and resurrection early in the novel. See also Cynocephaly List of individual dogs Saint Christopher - a saint often portrayed with the head of a dog Seven Sleepers - An early Christian (and later Islamic) legend associates them with a watchdog References Notes Citations Further reading Saint Guignefort Légende, Archéologie, Histoire in French. External links (the source text for the story) Holy Dogs and Dog-Headed Saints The Greyhound Saint Folk saints French folklore Individual dogs Medieval individual animals Medieval legends Medieval Lyon Individual animals in France Dogs in France 13th century in France Dogs in religion Animals in Christianity