medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> Naming after a saint in the Middle Ages and, for many, even today
> brought/brings about a _personal_ association between the one being
> named and the saint(s?) of her/his name, to whom the now named one could
> in future turn for intercession and, _deo volente_, perhaps even a
> timely miracle or two.
I have run across a somewhat puzzling case of this that I wonder if anybody has a
perspective on. Having recently done some research on the cult of St Eustace in
northern France during the late 12th and early 13th centuries, my eye has been
attuned to people named after him. Indeed, although there were not a lot of
Eustace's, the name did crop up fairly often. What puzzles me is that so did a
female equivalent, Eustachia, which, if anything, seems to outnumber the
Eustace's. This strikes me as curious, considering that St Eustace was a military
saint.
Cheers,
Jim Bugslag
PS, I hope this isn't as silly as my last posting!
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