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Eligius is the patron saint of horses and cattle and is also the patron saint of goldsmiths, blacksmiths, [c] metalworkers in general, [9] numismatists/coin collectors [10] and the British Army corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME).
Mechanics - Catherine of Alexandria, Eligius; Medical record librarians - Raymond of Penyafort; Medical social workers - John Regis; Medical technicians - Albertus Magnus [24] Mental health professionals - Dymphna; Merchants - Amand, [9] Francis of Assisi, [10] Macarius of Unzha, Nicholas of Myra; Messengers - Gabriel the Archangel; Metal ...
Eligius (French: Éloi; 11 June 588 – 1 December 660), venerated as Saint Eligius, was a Frankish goldsmith, courtier, and bishop who was chief counsellor to Dagobert I and later Bishop of Noyon–Tournai. His deeds were recorded in Vita Sancti Eligii, written by his friend Audoin of Rouen.
One of the best glimpses of late Druidic practices in the territory of the modern day Flanders region comes from the Vita Eligii (Life of Saint Eligius) (588 to 660) (written by Saint Ouen). Eligius was the Christian missionary to the people of the Low Countries in the 7th century. Ouen drew together the familiar admonitions of Eligius to the ...
Sant'Eligio degli Orefici. Sant'Eligio degli Orefici is a church in Rome, Italy.It is located in the rione Regola, near via Giulia, on a corner of the via of the same name that ends below the Lungotevere dei Tebaldi, a few blocks northwest of the Palazzo Farnese.
See also References External links Four Evangelists Main article: Four Evangelists The symbols of the four Evangelists are here depicted in the Book of Kells. The winged man, lion, eagle and bull symbolize, clockwise from top left, Matthew, Mark, John, and Luke. Saint Symbol Matthew winged man or angel Mark winged lion Luke winged bull John eagle The Apostles Main article: Apostles in the New ...
Saint Tillo, the Patron of Iseghem, in Belgium, was a son of Saxon parents, but was stolen, when young, from his home, and sold as a slave in Gaul. [5] Saint Eligius, who redeemed many slaves, bought the lad, and being struck with his beauty and intelligence, sent him to the monastery of Solignac, to be educated by Saint Remade, then abbot of ...
A Goldsmith in His Shop is a 1449 painting by Petrus Christus, a leading painter in Bruges. [1] It is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.This is an oil painting on an oak panel that measures 100.1 x 85.8 cm (39 3/8 x 33 3/4 inches) overall and the painted surface is 98 x 85.2 cm (38 5/8 x 33 1/2 inches).