Feast of St. Eligius–Catholic Online@Facebook
Eligius (also known as Eloi) was very generous to the poor, ransomed many slaves, built several Churches, a Monastery at Solignac, erected a major convent in Paris with property that he received from Clotaire’s Son, King Dagobert I.
In 629, Eligius was appointed Dagobert’s first counselor–later on a mission for Dagobert, he persuaded the Breton King Judiceal, to accept the authority of Dagobert.
Eligius later fulfilled his desire to serve God as a Priest, after being ordained in 640 later becoming a Bishop of Noyon and Tournai.
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