Images of Saint Onuphrius were conflated with those of the medieval “wild man".
In art, he is depicted as a wild man completely covered with hair, wearing a girdle of leaves.

He is depicted at Snake Church (Yilanlı Kilise) in the Göreme valley open-air museum in Cappadocia, Turkey.

He became the patron saint of weavers due to the fact that he was depicted "dressed only in his own abundant hair, and a loin-cloth of leaves".

He (S. Onofrio) was named co-patron of the city of Palermo in 1650.
Images of Saint Onuphrius were conflated with those of the medieval “wild man". In art, he is depicted as a wild man completely covered with hair, wearing a girdle of leaves.
He is depicted at Snake Church (Yilanlı Kilise) in the Göreme valley open-air museum in Cappadocia, Turkey.
He became the patron saint of weavers due to the fact that he was depicted "dressed only in his own abundant hair, and a loin-cloth of leaves".
He (S. Onofrio) was named co-patron of the city of Palermo in 1650.
Onuphrius