St. Eligius
14th century
Panel from a rood screen
Church of St. Andrew, Hempstead, Norfolk, England
The panel was stolen in 1982. This is an older photograph.
As bishop of Noyon, St. Eligius wears a chasuble and mitre. But instead of a bishop's usual crozier his left hand holds a hammer, referring to the tradition that he was originally a farrier by trade. In his right hand he holds a horse's foreleg, a reference to a legend that he once removed it from the horse, attached an iron shoe, then replaced it neatly on the animal.
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Source: The Norfolk Churches Site