▁to ▁have ▁dev oured ▁his ▁son , ▁the ▁kn ight ▁sle w ▁the ▁dog . ▁He ▁then ▁heard ▁a ▁child ▁cry ing ; ▁he ▁turned ▁over ▁the ▁cot ▁and ▁found ▁his ▁son ▁lying ▁there , ▁safe ▁and ▁sound , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁a ▁vi per . ▁Gu ine fort ▁had ▁killed ▁the ▁s nake ▁and ▁saved ▁the ▁child . ▁On ▁real izing ▁the ▁mistake ▁the ▁family ▁dropped ▁the ▁dog ▁down ▁a ▁well , ▁covered ▁it ▁with ▁stones ▁and ▁plant ed ▁trees ▁around ▁it , ▁setting ▁up ▁a ▁shr ine ▁for ▁Gu ine fort . ▁Gu ine fort ▁became ▁recogn ised ▁by ▁loc als ▁as ▁a ▁saint ▁for ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁inf ants . ▁It ▁was ▁alleg ed ▁by ▁contemporary ▁comment ators ▁that ▁loc als ▁left ▁their ▁b ab ies ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁to ▁be ▁he aled ▁by ▁the ▁dog : ▁ ▁The ▁local ▁pe as ants ▁hearing ▁of ▁the ▁dog ' s ▁noble ▁de ed ▁and ▁innoc ent ▁death , ▁began ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁place ▁and ▁honor ▁the ▁dog ▁as ▁a ▁mart yr ▁in ▁quest ▁of ▁help ▁for ▁their ▁sick ness es ▁and ▁other ▁needs . ▁Stephen ▁of ▁Bour bon ▁( d . ▁ 1 2 6 2 ): ▁De ▁Super st ic ione : ▁On ▁St . ▁Gu ine fort . ▁ ▁The ▁cult ▁of ▁this ▁dog ▁saint ▁pers isted ▁for ▁several ▁centuries , ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁despite ▁the ▁repeated ▁prohib itions ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁The ▁ 1