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THE KNIGHTS OF ST. ELIGIUS
Frank Galindo of San Antonio, Texas is a Knight of St. Eligius in the St. Eligius Brotherhood. He writes: Recently a friend sent an e-mail of your publication, The E-Sylum Volume 16, Number 45, November 3, 2013, Article 21. The article mentioning Claude Proulx has an error. It states: “He even created the Knights of St. Eligius. Selected recipients were given a beautiful, large, pewter medal Claude had made. Among the recipients were Frank Gasparro (Texas), Doug Andrews, and Bret Evans (editor of Canadian Coin News)” Frank Gasparro was never inducted into the Knights of St. Eligius Numismatist Brotherhood. There is only one Knight from Texas, and that is me. The founder, Claude Proulx of Val David, Quebec, Canada, invited me to Val David where I was Knighted in 1995. I have the complete list of members, and Frank Gasparo was never a member. In addition, Gasparro did not design a St. Eligius medal prior to his death in 2001. Claude established specific requirements relating to the promotion of St. Eligius that are necessary in order to be invited into membership and receive the special medal that was designed and produced by Claude. Simply being a designer of coins and/or medals would not qualify anyone to receive the special membership medal given to Knights.
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St. Eligius is the Patron Saint of Goldsmiths, Blacksmiths, Other Metalworkers, Coin Collectors and Craftsmen. Here is some more information about the Knights of St. Eligius.
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Claude Proulx, Chancellor, founded the Order first in July 1989 in Quebec City (PQ) and then across other parts of Canada, then through Europe. Claude honoured Frank Galindo bringing him into the Order, and Frank then founded the Brotherhood in the U.S. in 2009. Claude founded the Order to create a friendly informal environment in which people of like mind can associate in pursuit of their common interest. Its members are the Knights of St. Eligius. One of its charitable programs is promotion of numismatic knowledge, particularly among youth. The International Committee meets for selecting numismatists who will be inducted into the order.
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