Saint Eloi or Eliguis, the Limousin goldsmith, was called to Paris to make a throne for Clotaire 1. He managed to make 2 from the metal allotted, earning the friendship of the king and more commissions, eventually becoming master of the Paris mint.
His wealth enabled him to ransom slaves, build churches and monasteries and support the poor. He legislated for slaves to rest on holy days.
A counsellor and diplomat at the court of Draobert, the son of Clotaire1, he was later ordained bishop of Noyon and Tournai in 641/2.
According to legend he was forced to cut off the leg of a troublesome horse in order to shoe it but later restored it!
Patron saint of goldsmiths, blacksmiths and farriers.
Sources
Wikipedia
Saints Over 150 Patron saints for Today edited by Elizabeth Hallam
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