Saint Eustachius

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Saint Eustachius is a legendary early Christian martyr and Roman general venerated as a saint, often associated with a dramatic conversion experience involving a vision of a crucifix between a stag’s antlers.

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Eustachius 1

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instanceOf Christian martyr
Eastern Orthodox saint
Roman general
legendary saint
associatedWith legendary conversion vision
loss and restoration of family (in legend)
theme of steadfast faith under trial
vision of a stag with a crucifix between its antlers
category 2nd-century Christian martyr
Roman military saint
causeOfDeath martyrdom
commemoratedWith his sons Agapius and Theopistus
his wife Theopista NERFINISHED
diedIn 2nd century
Rome NERFINISHED
family Agapius (son, in legend) NERFINISHED
Saint Theopista (wife, in legend) NERFINISHED
Theopistus (son, in legend) NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Eustachius of Rome NERFINISHED
Eustathius NERFINISHED
Placidus NERFINISHED
Saint Eustace NERFINISHED
hasCultOrigin probably Eastern Mediterranean
hasFeastDay 2 November (Eastern tradition, with family)
20 September
hasHagiography Passio Eustachii NERFINISHED
influenced Christian art depicting hunting conversions
legendaryStatus hagiographical figure
mannerOfDeath execution
occupation Roman general
patronage Madrid NERFINISHED
Paris (historically, as one of the patrons) NERFINISHED
firefighters
forest workers
hunters
trappers
religion Christianity
servedUnder Roman Emperor Trajan NERFINISHED
statusInScholarship historicity uncertain
symbol armor
banner or standard
stag with a crucifix between its antlers
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheran Churches
Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Saint Eustace alsoKnownAs Saint Eustachius
this entity surface form: Eustachius
St Eustachius Church dedicatedTo Saint Eustachius