Historical Figures

Saint Eloi(590 - 659)

The good Saint Eloi, goldsmith at the court of King Clotaire II, of whom he will later be treasurer, will become the principal Advisor to King Dagobert. Eloi, who became a priest and then bishop of Noyon after the second sovereign, devoted his life to helping the poor and redeeming slaves. The faithful will attribute to him prestigious works of goldsmithery, in particular shrines, and numerous miracles after his death. Eloi would have cut the leg of a horse to shoe it more easily, before putting it back in place. He would also have led the devil back, disguised as a woman in order to tempt him, by catching his nose with pincers.


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