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Contact : eureloy.confederation@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pr\u00e9sident 2022 – 2026 : Alain Lagane.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Historique  d\u2019Eur\u00e9loy,<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Europ\u00e9enne des Confr\u00e9ries de St Eloi.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Le dimanche 24 juin 1990, \u00e0 Noyon, (Oise), si\u00e8ge \u00e9piscopal de St Eloi, a \u00e9t\u00e9 sign\u00e9e la charte de la F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Europ\u00e9enne des Confr\u00e9ries et Associations  de  bienfaisance de St Eloi, appel\u00e9e Eur\u00e9loy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La mission premi\u00e8re est d\u2019encourager les f\u00eates locales traditionnelles en l\u2019honneur de St Eloi, et de promouvoir les \u00e9changes entre les confr\u00e9ries de St Eloi d\u2019Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ainsi, des Confr\u00e9ries Fran\u00e7aises, Belges, N\u00e9erlandaises, Allemandes, et Italiennes ont d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de conjuguer leurs actions de bienfaisance et participer au d\u00e9veloppement du bien-\u00eatre social et moral de l\u2019ensemble de la communaut\u00e9 dans une Europe du Coeur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aujourd\u2019hui, Eureloy regroupe 25 confr\u00e9ries fran\u00e7aises de St Eloi, six Confr\u00e9ries Allemandes, 11 confr\u00e9ries belges, une confr\u00e9rie hollandaise, et 7 confr\u00e9ries italiennes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Culte de St Eloi en Europe.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saint Eloi, ayant \u00e9t\u00e9 choisi comme saint patron des forgerons, des mar\u00e9chaux et des orf\u00e8vres d\u00e8s le XI  \u00e8me si\u00e8cle,  guildes tr\u00e8s influentes \u00e0 cette \u00e9poque, son culte s\u2019est d\u00e9velopp\u00e9 d\u2019une mani\u00e8re tr\u00e8s importante,  d\u2019abord dans toute la France, puis dans toute l\u2019Europe par le Compagnonnage.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donc, les Confr\u00e9ries d\u2019Eur\u00e9loy sont pour beaucoup, encore aujourd\u2019hui, des guildes professionnelles de mar\u00e9chaux ferrants, de forgerons, de bijoutiers, de m\u00e9caniciens  automobiles, aviation, mat\u00e9riels militaires, de tout m\u00e9tier travaillant le m\u00e9tal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St Eloi \u00e9tant un saint patron protecteur des chevaux, (les mar\u00e9chaux ferrants soignent les pieds des chevaux) de nombreuses confr\u00e9ries trouvent \u00e9galement leur origine dans leurs liens avec les chevaux, compagnons des agriculteurs, et des \u00e9leveurs. (Provence et Bretagne)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enfin, un certain nombre d\u2019autres confr\u00e9ries  s\u2019attachent  \u00e0 la v\u00e9n\u00e9ration de St Eloi, guide de la charit\u00e9, de la loyaut\u00e9 et de la probit\u00e9, et s\u2019engagent \u00e0 appliquer ses vertus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C\u2019est le cas des \u00ab Charitables \u00bb que l\u2019on trouve dans le nord de la France, et des \u00ab Charitons \u00bb de Normandie,  qui , b\u00e9n\u00e9volement, donnent une s\u00e9pulture digne \u00e0 tout Homme, quelle que soit son origine sociale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St Eloi, ayant \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9v\u00eaque de Noyon et Tournai, vaste dioc\u00e8se couvrant \u00e9galement les Pays Bas, il fut un infatigable \u00e9vang\u00e9lisateur, il a laiss\u00e9 une empreinte importante par sa charit\u00e9 envers les plus d\u00e9munis, ce qui lui a donn\u00e9 l\u2019appellation de \u00ab Bon St Eloi \u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ces confr\u00e9ries se retrouvent au moins une fois par an, dans un rassemblement, \u00e0 l\u2019invitation d\u2019une confr\u00e9rie, quelle que soit sa situation g\u00e9ographique, avec des r\u00e9unions r\u00e9guli\u00e8res, tous les quatre ans \u00e0 Noyon, si\u00e8ge d\u2019Eur\u00e9loy, et tous les sept ans, lors des Ostensions, \u00e0 Chaptelat, pr\u00e9s de Limoges, pays natal du bon saint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

History of Eur\u00e9loy,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 European Federation of Brotherhoods of St Eloi.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Sunday, June 24, 1990, in Noyon, (Oise), episcopal see of St Eloi, the charter of the European Federation of Brotherhoods and Charitable Associations of St Eloi, called Eur\u00e9loy, was signed. The primary mission is to encourage traditional local festivals in honour of St Eloi, and to promote exchanges between the brotherhoods of St Eloi of Europe. Thus, French, Belgian, Dutch, German and Italian Brotherhoods have decided to combine their charitable actions and participate in the development of the social and moral well-being of the entire community in a Europe of the Heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, Eureloy brings together 25 French brotherhoods of St Eloi, six German brotherhoods, 11 Belgian brotherhoods, one Dutch brotherhood, and 7 Italian brotherhoods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cult of St Eloi in Europe.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saint Eloi, having been chosen as the patron saint of blacksmiths, farriers and goldsmiths as early as the eleventh century, very influential guilds at that time, his cult developed in a very important way, first throughout France, then throughout Europe through the Guilds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

.   Therefore, the Confr\u00e9ries d\u2019Eur\u00e9loy are for many of them, even today, professional guilds of farriers, blacksmiths, jewellers, car mechanics, aviation, military equipment, of any trade working with metal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St Eloi being a patron saint protector of horses, (farriers take care of the horses\u2019 feet) many brotherhoods also find their origin in their links with horses, companions,  farmers, and breeders. (Provence and Brittany)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A certain number of other confraternities were committed to the veneration of St Eloi, guide of charity, loyalty and probity, and were committed to applying his virtues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the case of the \u00ab Charitables \u00bb found in the north of France, and the \u00ab Charitons \u00bb of Normandy, who, voluntarily, give a dignified burial to every man, whatever his social origin. St Eloi, having been bishop of Noyon and Tournai, a vast diocese also covering the Netherlands, he was a tireless evangelizer, he left an important mark by his charity towards the most disadvantaged, which gave him the title of \u00ab Good St Eloi \u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  These confraternities meet at least once a year, in a gathering, at the invitation of a confraternity, regardless of its geographical location, with regular meetings, every four years in Noyon, the seat of Eur\u00e9loy, and every seven years, during the Ostensions, in Chaptelat, near Limoges, the birthplace of the good saint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alain Lagane,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pr\u00e9sident d\u2019Eur\u00e9loy, depuis le 11 juin 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pr\u00e9sident de la Confr\u00e9rie  de St Eloi en Limousin, de Chaptelat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n