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Also known as
- Alar
- Elaere
- Elar
- Elard
- Eler
- Eloi
- Eloy
- Eloye
- Iler
- Loie
- Loije
- Loy
- 1 December
- 24 June (translation of , and of horses)
- 8 November as one of the Saints of the Diocese of Evry
Profile
Son of Eucherius and Terrigia. Extremely skillful metalsmith. Apprenticed to the master of the mint at Limoges, France. Treasurer at Marseilles, France. Master of the mint under King Clotaire II in Paris, France; a close friend of and advisor to Clotaire. Noted for his piety, hard work and honesty, Eligius was generous to the poor, ransomed slaves (including Saint Tillo of Solignac), built churches, a at Solignac, France, and a major in Paris. It was said that you could easily find his house by the number of poor people there that he was caring for. Counselor to and diplomat for King Dagobert I. Friend of Saint Ouen of Rouen with whom he formed a small religious society. Persuaded Breton King Judicael to accept the authority of Dagobert.
Ordained in 640. Bishop of Noyon, France and Tournai, Belgium in 641. Built the of Saint Paul. Preacher in Antwerp, Ghent, and Courtai in Belgium, with many converts, generally brought to the faith by his example of and work with the poor and sick. Friend and spiritual teacher of Saint Godeberta. Encouraged devotion to the and reverence for their ; he discovered the of Saint Quentin, Saint Piaton, and Saint Lucian of Beauvais, and made many reliquaries himself. Miracle worker with the gifts of clairvoyance and prophecy; he foresaw the date of his own death.
He has become the traditional patron of all smiths, metal workers, and craftsmen. His patronage of horses and the people who work with them stems first from his patronage of smiths and craftmen, but also from his having left a horse to a priest at his death. The new bishop liked the horse, and took it from the priest. The horse became sick, but recovered immediately when it was returned to the priest that Eligius had chosen. There is also a legend of Eligius removing a horse‘s leg in order to easy shoe it, then putting the leg back in place. In some places horses are blessed on his feast day. Through the years, horse-drawn cabs were replaced by motorized ones, and stables were supplanted by garages and gas stations, but the patronage of the people who do those jobs and work in those places has remained.
Born
- against boils
- against enteritis
- against epidemics
- against equine diseases
- against poverty
- against ulcers
- agricultural workers
- basket makers
- blacksmiths
- boilermakers
- cab drivers
- cabmen
- candle makers
- carpenters
- carriage makers
- cart makers
- carters
- cartwrights
- clock makers
- coachmen
- coachwrights
- computer scientists
- craftsmen
- cutlers
- cutlery makers
- electricians
- engravers
- farm workers
- farmers
- farriers
- garage workers
- gas station workers
- gilders
- gold workers
- goldsmiths
- guards
- gunsmiths
- harness makers
- horse traders
- horseshoe makers
- jewelers
- jockeys
- knife makers
- laborers
- lamp makers
- livestock
- locksmiths
- mechanics
- metal casters
- metal workers
- metalsmiths
- miners
- minters
- minting
- numismatics
- saddle makers
- saddlers
- scissors grinders
- security guards
- servants
- silversmiths
- taxi drivers
- teamsters
- tinsmiths
- tool makers
- veterinarians
- watch makers
- wheelwrights
- coin collectors
- garages
- gas stations
- horses
- livestock
- metal collectors
- numismatists
- peasants
- petrol stations
- precious metal collectors
- sick horses
- REME
- Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
- Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths
- in Belgium
- in France
- Carrozzieri, Italy
- Schinveld, Netherlands
- bishop with a in his right hand, on the open palm of his left a miniature of chased
- bishop with a , , and
- bishop with a
- courtier
- goldsmith
- man grasping a ‘s nose with
- man holding a and goldsmith‘s
- man holding a horse‘s leg, which he detached from the horse in order to shoe it more easily
- man shoeing a horse
- man with and near a smithy
- man with , , and Saint Anthony
- with Saint Godebertha of Noyon
- giving a to Saint Godebertha
- working as a goldsmith
Additional Information
- A Character Calendar, by Sister Mary Fidelis and Sister Mary Charitas, S.S.N.D.
- A Garner of Saints, by Allen Banks Hinds, M.A.
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Catholic Encyclopedia, by L Van Der Essen
- Lives of the Saints, by Father Francis Xavier Weninger
- Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
- New Catholic Dictionary
- Pictorial Lives of the Saints
- Saints and Festivals of the Christian Church
- Saints of the Day, by Katherine Rabenstein
- Short Lives of the Saints, by Eleanor Cecilia Donnelly
- books
- 1001 Patron Saints and Their Feast Days, by Australian Catholic Truth Society
- Favourite Patron Saints, by Paul Burns
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
- Oxford Dictionary of Saints, by David Hugh Farmer
- Saints and Their Attributes, by Helen Roeder
- Some Patron Saints, by Padraic Gregory
- other sites in english
- Business Mirror
- Catholic Online
- Christian Iconography
- Dr Ellie Pridgeon
- Golden Legend
- Medieval Sourcebook: Life of Eligius by Dado of Rouen
- Wikipedia
- images
- Olga’s Gallery: Botticelli
- Olga’s Gallery: Petrus Christus
- Olga’s Gallery
- Wikimedia Commons
- video
- webseiten auf deutsch
- sitios en español
- Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición
- Wikipedia
- sites en français
- fonti in italiano
- websites in nederlandse
- nettsteder i norsk
- sites em português
MLA Citation
- “Saint Eligius of Noyon“. CatholicSaints.Info. 16 June 2024. Web. 2 July 2024. <>