Santo Eustakhius, Eustachius, Eustathius, atau Eustace, St. Esthak di India, atau Sh. Staka di Albania, dihormati sebagai martir Kristen dan santo prajurit. Legenda menempatkannya pada abad ke-2 Masehi. Seorang martir dari nama tersebut dimuliakan sebagai santo dalam Gereja Anglikan. Ia diperingati oleh Gereja Katolik Roma dan Gereja Ortodoks pada 20 September.
Santo Eustakhius | |
|---|---|
Ikon Ortodoks Yunani St. Eustathios | |
| Martyrs | |
| Meninggal | 118 Masehi |
| Dihormati di | Gereja Anglikan; Gereja Katolik Roma; Gereja Ortodoks Timur |
| Pesta | 20 September (Gereja Barat, Ortodoks Timur) |
| Atribut | kerbau; salib; tanduk; pembakaran; pemanggangan |
| Pelindung | melawan api; keadaan sulit; penghindaran kebakaran; pemadam kebakaran; perburuan; pemburu; orang yang diburu; Madrid; orang yang disiksa; penjebak |
Referensi sunting
- "Given name Eustace". Behind the Name. Diakses tanggal 29 October 2015.
English form of EUSTACHIUS or EUSTATHIUS, two names of Greek origin which have been conflated in the post-classical period.
- We find on the authority of Mr. Parker in his work entitled the Calendar of the Anglican Church, and also in a work called Emblems of Saints, that St. Eustace was also sometimes represented carrying a horn (1878). The Archaeological journal. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman. hlm. 281. Diakses tanggal 28 November 2012.
Sumber sunting
- Hibbard, Laura A., Medieval Romance in England, New York, Burt Franklin, 1963
Pranala luar sunting
- Patron Saints: Saint Eustachius 2006-12-05 di Wayback Machine.
- Here Followeth the Life of St. Eustace in Caxton's translation of the Golden Legend
- Saint Eustace at the Christian Iconography web site
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Sts. Eustachius and Companions". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- The 'Life of St Eustace' window at Chartres Cathedral 2020-11-01 di Wayback Machine.