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ST ALO, BISHOP - 1 DECEMBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER Saints celebrated on the 1st of December WELCOME! SAINT ALO, BISHOP Saint Alo, Bishop (feast day December 1 ; alternatively June 25 ).  Saint Alo was a bishop and is likely the same person as  Saint Eligius (French: Eloi ), who served as Bishop of Noyon in France.  (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 144) *A hagiography source used by the authors  Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Alo may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen. Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

ST ELIGIUS, BISHOP - 1 DECEMBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER Saints celebrated on the 1st of December WELCOME! SAINT ELIGIUS, BISHOP OF NOYON, CONFESSOR The name of Eligius [Eloy] and those of his father Eucherius, and his mother Terrigia, show this saint to have been born not of French, but of Roman Gaulish extraction.  OF ROMAN GAULISH EXTRACTION He was born at Catelat, two leagues north of Limoges, about the year 588. His parents, who were very virtuous, and in good circumstances, brought him up from his infancy in the fear of God, and seeing him industrious, placed him with a goldsmith named Abbo, who was a considerable person, master of the mint at Limoges, and a devout servant of God. A YOUTH OF UNCOMMON GENIUS Eligius was a youth of uncommon genius and address, and, by his extraordinary application, arrived at an eminent skill in his profession.  His heart was full of sincerity, his whole conduct was under the regulation of an exact prudence, and his temper was sweet and obliging: his disc...