M0013959: Statue of Saint Eligius (also Eloi) (7th century) / M0013960: Statue of Saint Guenole (Winwaloe) (6th century)
- Date:
- 1955
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/125/33
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
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Also known as
Previous title, replaced January 2022: Saint Eloi (Eligus).
Previous title, replaced January 2022: Saint Guenole (Guignolet).
Description
Photograph of two statues of St Eloi, also known as Eligius and Eloy (588-660) and St Guenole (also Winwaloe) (c.460-532) Abbot of Landévennec Abbey.
St Eloi is the patron saint of goldsmiths, metalworkers, veterinarians, farriers and others who work with horses. Invoked against ulcers and epidemics. The statue was purchased by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1935 and accessioned in 1937 (accession number R4748/1937) but is not held by Wellcome Collection.
St Guenole is invoked for fertility. The statue was purchased by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1934 and accessioned in 1937 (accession number R2419/1937) but is not held by Wellcome Collection.
Publication/Creation
1955
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 8.3 x 10.8 cm
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds the accession registers which provide entries for the items: acc. number R4748/1937 and acc. number R2419/1937
Copyright note
Copyright held by Wellcome Collection
Notes
Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
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