Saint Werewolf?

Like vampires, werewolves are a tremendously popular character from horror stories, and consequently, Halloween.  Also like vampires, werewolves have seen a significant makeover since the days of Lon Chaney, Jr. in "The Wolf Man."  Werewolves didn't used to be heartthrobs ala Jacob Black (Twilight) and Derek Hale and Scott McCall (Teen Wolf).

Stories of werewolves, or at least, men changing or being turned into a wolf, have existed since the since Byzantium, or even since the times of Ancient Egypt if you wish to consider the jackal-headed god Anubis as part of that lore.  Stories of wolves with human characteristics or men acting as wolves were also common in a broad range of cultures, including Norse, French, Celtic and Germanic cultures.

I was surprised to discover that there is actually a Christian saint that, in the early centuries of Christianity, was said to be a dog-headed man.  The early legends of St. Christopher portray him as a dog-headed man who converted to Christianity, leaving behind a beast's nature and learning how to talk like a man.  Only in later centuries did the image of St. Christopher change to be an old man with a child on his shoulders.  Here is an image of an icon of St. Christopher from the Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens:

If you would like to read a translation from Latin of the original legend, Click Here.  November 17 is the next full moon phase, just in case you wanted to leave a bowl of dog food on the porch.