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From: "Medeine Trib." <dynah AT hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Orchid] [Trivia] Patron Saint
According to the internet, Saint Dunstan is the patron saint of
goldsmiths... I quote:
"St. Dunstan
St. Dunstan was born near Glastonbury early in the tenth
century and lived during a period of monastic revival after
the defeat of the Danes. While a Benedictine monk at
Glastonbury he became skilled in the crafts, particularly
metalwork, which may explain why the Goldsmiths' Company chose
him as its patron saint. Besides being an accomplished
musician and illuminator Dunstan was also reputed to have been
interested in science, concocting brews liable to explode!
Possibly this gave rise to the legend of his meeting with the
devil, whose nose he is said to have seized with a pair of
tongs. Hence the tongs borne by sculptured angels over the
altar of the Chapel of Ease on Idol Lane. St. Dunstan was made
Abbot of Glastonbury in 940 and from 960 when he became
Archbishop of Canterbury, he exercised great influence over
King Edgar and his court. He was canonised shortly after his
death in Canterbury in 988."
found this at http://www.wrenclinic.co.uk/all_hallows_by_tower.html
cheers dynah
From: LynPunk AT aol.com
That would be either St. Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, or St.
Eligius, Bishop of Noyon and Tournai. These are the only two Patron
saints of goldsmiths that I know of.
Lyn Punkari
From: Helen Fetzer <hfetzer AT optonline.net>
The patron saint of Goldsmiths is St. Dunstan-England 700s. A
fascinating man, politician who did important things for his
country. You can find him in the list of saints that Catholics keep .
One caveat, there are sometimes more than one saint for the same
thing .Bill from L.I.
From: Catherine Gaber <bg AT his.com>
St. Dunstan is the Patron Saint of goldsmiths. Feastday is 19 May.
He lived from 910-988, in England and was educated by Irish monks.
Did much to discipline the church in England and rebuild churches
and monasteries ruined by Danish invaders. He was a skilled
metalworker.
from: http://www.monksofadoration.org/patrons.html
I use dogpile.com as my meta search engine. It includes google and
many others.
cathy
From: "Steven Holden" <stevenh AT teleline.es>
Hi,This is what I got from google,from the catholic forum so I guess
they should know:-)
http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/pst00330.htm
a.. Anastasius the Persian
a.. Bernward
a.. Clare of Assisi
a.. Dunstan
a.. Eligius
a.. Luke the Apostle
Steve Holden www.platayflores.com
From: "B. Roy" <moorsroy AT csolve.net>
St. Dunstan is the British patron saint of Goldsmiths (and
blacksmiths as well I believe). St. Eligius has that honour on the
continent. I'm sure there are others...
Brenda
From: "Elizabeth Gordon-Mills" <egordon-mills AT bigpond.com>
The Patron Saint of goldsmiths is St Eligius. Look in "Seven
Thousand Years of Jewellery" ed Hugh Tait, p.237. You will see a
beautiful coloured painting by the Flemish painter, Petrus Christus,
dated 1544.
I have a coloured photocopy of this on my studio wall.
Elizabeth Gordon-Mills
PO Box 32
Langhorne Creek
South Australia 5255
egordon-mills AT bigpond.com
From: "Frank Blair" <fblair AT peoplestelecom.net>
In addition to St. Dunstan the following saints appear to be
pertinent.
St. Eligius in particular seems to be quite actively engaged. Based
on the original crossword that inspired the question, I think either
St. Dunstan or St. Eligius would qualify as answers.
-Anastasius the Persian
against headaches, goldsmiths, headaches
-Bernward
architects, goldsmiths, painters, sculptors
-Clare of Assisi
embroiderers, eye disease, eyes, gilders, goldsmiths, gold
workers, good weather, laundry workers, needle workers, Santa
Clara Indian Pueblo, telegraphs, telephones, television,
television writers
-Eligius
agricultural workers, blacksmiths, boilermakers, cab drivers,
cabmen, carriage makers, cart makers, cartwrights, clock
makers, coin collectors, craftsmen, cutlers, farm workers,
farmers, farriers, garage workers, gas station workers,
gilders, gold workers, goldsmiths, harness makers, horses,
horseshoe makers, jewelers, jockeys, knife makers, laborers,
locksmiths, metal collectors, metal workers, metalsmiths,
miners, minters, minting, numismatics, numismatists, precious
metal collectors, REME, Royal Electrical and Mechanical
Engineers, saddle makers, saddlers, sick horses, taxi drivers,
tool makers, veterinarians, watch makers, wheelwrights
-Luke the Apostle
artists, bachelors, bookbinders, brewers, butchers, doctors,
glass makers, glassworkers, gold workers, goldsmiths,
lacemakers, lace workers, notaries, painters, physicians,
sculptors, stained glass workers, surgeons, unmarried men
From: "Abo Originals" <abooriginals AT kpunet.net>
According to www.newadvent.org:
St. Eligius (Fr. Eloi).
Bishop of Noyon-Tournai, born at Chaptelat near Limoges, France, c.
590, of Roman parents, Eucherius and Terrigia; died at Noyon, 1
December, 660. His father, recognizing unusual talent in his son,
sent him to the noted goldsmith Abbo, master of the mint at Limoges.
Later Eligius went to Neustria, where he worked under Babo, the royal
trasdurer, on whose recommendation Clotaire II commissioned him to
make a throne of gold adorned with precious stones. His honesty in
this so pleased the king that he appointed him master of the mint at
Marseilles, besides taking him into his household. After the death of
Clotaire (629), Dagobert appointed his father's friend his chief
councillor. The fame of Eligius spread rapidly, and ambassadors first
paid their respects to him before going to the king. His success in
inducing the Breton King, Judicail, to submit to Frankish authority
(636-37) increased his influence. Eligius took advantage of this to
obtain alms for the poor and to ransom Roman, Gallic, Breton, Saxon,
and Moorish captives, who were arriving daily at Marseilles. He
founded several monasteries, and with the king's consent sent his
servants through towns and villages to take down the bodies of
malefactors who had been executed, and give them decent burial.
Eligius was a source of edification at court, where he and his friend
Dado (Audoenus) lived according to the Irish monastic rule,
introduced into Gaul by St. Columbanus. Eligius introduced this
rule, either entirely or in part, into the monastery of Solignac
which he founded in 632, and into the convent at Paris where three
hundred virgins were under the guidance of the Abbess Aurea. He also
built the basilica of St. Paul, and restored that of St. Martial in
Paris. He erected several fine churches in honour of the relics of St
Martin of Tours, the national saint of the Franks, and St. Denis, who
was chosen patron saint by the king. On the death of Dagobert (639),
Queen Nanthilde took the reins of government, and Eligius and Dado
left the court and entered the priesthood. On the death of Acarius,
Bishop of Noyon-Tournai, 13 May, 640, Eligius was made his successor
with the unanimnous approbation of clergy and people. The inhabitants
of his diocese were pagans for the most part. He undertook the
conversion of the Flemings, Antwerpians, Frisians, Suevi, and the
barbarian tribes along the coast. In 654 he approved the famous
privilege granted to the Abbey of Saint-Denis, Paris, exempting it
from the jurisdiction of the ordinary. In his own episcopal city of
Noyon he built and endowed a monastery for virgins. After the finding
of the body of St. Quentin, Bishop Eligius erected in his honour a
church to which was joined a monastery under the Irish rule. He also
discovered the bodies of St. Piatus and companions, and in 654
removed the remains of St Fursey, the celebrated Irish missionary
(d. 650). Eligius was buried at Noyon. There is in existence a sermon
written by Eligius, in which he combats the pagan practices of his
time, a homily on the last judgment, also a letter written in 645, in
which he begs for the prayers of Bishop Desiderius of Cahors. The
fourteen other homilies attributed to him are of doubtful
authenticity. His homilies have been edited by Krusch in "Mon. Germ.
Hist." (loc. cit. infra).
St. Eligius is particularly honoured in Flanders, in the province of
Antwerp, and at Tournai, Courtrai of Ghent, Bruges, and Douai.
During the Middle Ages his relics were the object of special
veneration, and were often transferred to other resting-places, thus
in 881, 1066, 1137, 1255, and 1306. He is the patron of goldsmiths,
blacksmiths, and all workers in metal. Cabmen have also put
themselves under his protection. He is generally represented in
Christian art in the garb of a bishop, a crosier in his right hand,
on the open palm of his left a miniature church of chased gold. "
From: Vicki Embrey <vembrey AT comcast.net>
This list was taken from the following website:
http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/patron00.htm
PATRON SAINT INDEX TOPIC
goldsmiths, gold workers
* Anastasius the Persian
<http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/sainta9a.htm>
* Bernward <http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintb44.htm>
* Clare of Assisi
<http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintc03.htm>
* Dunstan <http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintd09.htm>
* Eligius <http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/sainte14.htm>
* Luke the Apostle
<http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintl06.htm>
* Nativity of the Blessed Virgin
<http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintbvm.htm>
As you can see, KISS isn't a part of any of these! --Vicki Embrey
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