St. Eustace And His Companions (Sept 20 - Feast Day) St. Eustace (or more properly Eustathius) was a martyr whose cult was introduced at Rome in the early Middle Ages. Several biographers have delighted …More
St. Eustace And His Companions (Sept 20 - Feast Day)
St. Eustace (or more properly Eustathius) was a martyr whose cult was introduced at Rome in the early Middle Ages. Several biographers have delighted in recounting numerous marvels to illustrate his life and martyrdom, but many elements in his legend - and notably the story of a crucifix seen between the antlers of a stag - are closely related to those in the life of St. Hubert.
St. Eustace (or more properly Eustathius) was a martyr whose cult was introduced at Rome in the early Middle Ages. Several biographers have delighted in recounting numerous marvels to illustrate his life and martyrdom, but many elements in his legend - and notably the story of a crucifix seen between the antlers of a stag - are closely related to those in the life of St. Hubert.