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The Vision of Saint Eustace is a painting by Annibale Carracci, showing saint Eustace and his vision of a crucifix between the horns of a stag whilst out hunting. The saint is set in one of the first landscapes by either of the Carracci brothers, showing how he was influenced by Venetian landscape painting until about 1598 after a stay in the city in 1587 and 1588.
Acquaviva delle Fonti Cathedral. / 40.8967; 16.8417. The co-cathedral of Saint Eustace is the main church of Acquaviva delle Fonti. The dedication is to Saint Eustace. It is now a co-cathedral of the Diocese of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti. [1] Previously it was the palatine church of Acquaviva delle Fonti, which became part of the ...
2nd century. St. Eustace (died 2nd century; Western feast day September 2, Eastern feast day November 2) was one of the most famous early Christian martyrs venerated in the Eastern and Western churches. He is one of the 14 Holy Helpers (a group of saints conjointly honoured, especially in medieval Germany), and a patron saint of hunters.
Bartolomeo Eustachi ( c. 1500–1510 – 27 August 1574), also known as Eustachio or by his Latin name of Bartholomaeus Eustachius ( / juːˈsteɪʃəs / ), was an Italian anatomist and one of the founders of the science of human anatomy .
The island's name, Sint Eustatius, is Dutch for Saint Eustace (also spelled Eustachius or Eustathius), a legendary Christian martyr, known in Spanish as San Eustaquio and in Portuguese as Santo Eustáquio or Santo Eustácio . The island's prior Dutch name was Nieuw Zeeland ('New Zeeland'), named by the Zeelanders who settled there in the 1630s.
The Reliquary of Saint Eustace is a medieval silver and wooden holy container in the shape of Saint Eustace 's head that once formed part of Basel Minster 's treasury. The treasury was acquired by the Canton of Basel in 1836 and shortly afterwards sold at auction to collectors and museums across Europe. The reliquary was later bought by the ...
Eustathius of Antioch, sometimes surnamed the Great, was a Christian bishop and archbishop of Antioch in the 4th century. His feast day in the Eastern Orthodox Church is February 21 . Life [ edit ]
