13 May 641 A.D. Eligius Becomes a Bishop of Noyon (near Belgium)
13 May 641 A.D. Eligius Becomes a Bishop of Noyon (near Belgium) Now, for the story. Christianity.com tells the story at: http://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/601-900/humble-generous-eligius-became-bishop-11629726.html Looking for Eligius, are you? Go down that street over there and when you see a crowd of beggars in front of a house, you've found him." That was how men directed inquirers to Eligius. As a young man, Eligius was reared by godly parents; he learned Scripture and meditated on it. He also learned the art of a goldsmith and was trained in his craft by a godly metal worker. He became so skilled at his vocation that the King of France made him master of the mint and bestowed many gifts upon him. But wealth never turned Eligius' head. If at first he dressed in rare silks, after a while he took to wearing simple garb with a rope belt. Whenever the king gave him fine gifts, he passed them along to the needy. The king's go...