Saints, Feast, Family
- Traditions passed down with Cooking, Crafting, & Caring -
September 20
Saint of the day:
Saint Eustace
Patron Saint of against fire; difficult situations; fire prevention; firefighters;
hunters; hunting; huntsmen; Madrid; torture victims; trappers
Saint Eustace’ Story
St. Eustace, Latin Eustachius, (died 2nd century; Western feast day September 2, Eastern feast day November 2), 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 honored, especially in medieval Germany), and a patron saint of hunters. Eustace is also one of the patron saints of Madrid, and his emblems are either a crucifix, a stag, or an oven.
According to tradition, Eustace was a general named Placidas (Placidus) under the Roman emperor Trajan. During a hunting excursion near Tivoli, Italy, he encountered a stag with a crucifix glowing between its antlers, whereupon a divine voice prophesied that he was to suffer for Christ. That event accounts for his being named patron of hunters. Instantly and miraculously converted to Christianity, he was baptized (taking the name Eustachius) with his wife Theopistis (Theopista) and sons Agapitus (Agapius) and Theopistus.
After their conversion, disasters befell the family: Eustachius lost his property and saw his wife and children carried off by Imperial Romans. Finally restored to his former position, he was also reunited with his family. After refusing to sacrifice to the gods, however, he was seized and, with his family, roasted to death inside a brass bull. The Eustace story became a common narrative pattern in medieval romance.
His cult, probably of Eastern origin, was known in Rome from the 8th century. The 9th-century titular church of Sant’Eustachio in Rome and the Parisian churches of St. Denis and St. Eustache claim possession of his relics. In 1969 the feast day was among those eliminated from the church calendar so that celebration of it is not obligatory in the Universal Church.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Eustace
Prayer
Visit
Sant'Eustachio
Basilica di Sant Eustachio in Campo Marzio
Piazza di S. Eustachio, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
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Art
The British Museum, in the Bloomsbury area of London, England (Gold head)
Saint Eustace accompanies Saint George on a 10th-century
Byzantine ivory Harbaville Triptych (Louvre Museum). Paris, France.
Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris, France, depicting Saint Eustace,
his Wife Theopista and their children, roasted to death inside a bronze statue of a bull in the Stained Glass
Albrecht Dürer - Paumgartner-Altar - Alte Pinakothek München, Germany (alter painting)
Recipe
Hugo
These Hugo Cocktails are a delightfully refreshing spritzer with fresh mint, lime, elderflower syrup, Prosecco, and sparkling water!
Ingredients
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1 sprig of mint
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½ lime sliced
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1 Tbsp elderflower syrup more if you like it sweet, 15 mL
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1 cup Prosecco or white sparkling wine 236 mL
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1 to 2 Tbsp sparkling water 15 to 30 mL
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½ cup ice cubes
Directions
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Muddle: Briefly muddle the mint in your glass, or leaves between your palms
to draw out the flavor, then place in glass. You can either remove the leaves from
the stem or keep them on. Add lime slices. -
Assemble: Pour in elderflower syrup, Prosecco, and a splash of sparkling water.
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Serve: Stir to combine and serve immediately on ice.
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Optional: Garnish with fresh edible small flowers
