FEATURED WEB SITE

PREV ARTICLE FULL ISSUE PREV FULL ISSUE

V3 2000 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 3, Number 50, December 3, 2000, Article 10

FEATURED WEB SITE

This week's featured web pages are devoted to Saint Eligius. This past Friday, December1st, was the festival day of St. Eligius. Most commonly known as the patron saint of goldsmiths and blacksmiths, Eligius is also considered to be the patron saint of minters, minting, numismatics, and numismatists.

From http://www.catholic.org/saints/saints/eligius.html:

"Eligius (also known as Eloi) was born around 590 near Limoges in France. He became an extremely skillful metalsmith and was appointed master of the mint under King Clotaire II of Paris. Eligius developed a close friendship with the King and his reputation as an outstanding metalsmith became widespread. With his fame came fortune. Eligius was very generous to the poor, ransomed many slaves, and built several churches and a monastery at Solignac."

http://www.catholic.org/saints/saints/eligius.html:

To see what St. Eligius may have looked like, refer to the painting "St. Eligius in His Workshop", created in 1449 by Petrus Christus (active 1444-1472/73 Oil on wood, 98 x 85 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The second page shows a statue of St. Eligius in France.

http://gallery.euroweb.hu/html/c/christus/eligius.html

http://www.keenjunk.com/sketchbk/sh80409a.htm

For details of his life, see The Medieval Sourcebook: The Life of St. Eligius, 588-660

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/eligius.html

Wayne Homren, Editor

Content presented in The E-Sylum is not necessarily researched or independently fact-checked, and views expressed do not necessarily represent those of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society.

This is a static archive page documenting the originally published content. Links were active at the time of publication but may no longer work. Check subsequent issues for corrections and commentary.

The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. For more information please see our web site at http://www.coinbooks.org/ There is a membership application available on the web site. To join, print the application and return it with your check to the address printed on the application. Visit the Membership page. Those wishing to become new E-Sylum subscribers (or wishing to Unsubscribe) can go to the following web page link.

To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: E-Sylum Editor