Saint Elophe Lorraine

Saint Élophe, Lorraine saint who was martyred in the fourth century;

There is a village in Lorraine France called Saint Elophe. Saint Elophe was beheaded by Julian the apostate for preaching against Idolatry in ~362 a.d.

Saint Élophe , reportedly suffered martyrdom in the year 362 under Julien , was the subject of a popular pilgrimage. Legend has it that the saint climbed the hill decapitated, his head under his arm, and it gave a last sermon. He was particularly invoked against gout and kidney stones (kidney stones).

A cephalophore is an episode where a character, usually a saint carries his decapitated head in his hands.

http://www.flickriver.com/places/France/Lorraine/Saint-%C3%89lophe/search/

https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://nominis.cef.fr/contenus/saint/9948/Saint-Eliphe-(Elophe).html&prev=search

https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=fr&u=http://www.catholique-vosges.fr/saint-elophe,1683.html&usg=ALkJrhhem9vhQFzWFlJSMaxfn7AoxnGHbw

https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=fr&u=https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soulosse-sous-Saint-%25C3%2589lophe&usg=ALkJrhhQbCSIWi0UfKV8R2X_mEL1R9f1QQ

http://www.map-france.com/Soulosse-sous-Saint-Elophe-88630/

https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_%25C3%2589lophe&prev=search

https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soulosse-sous-Saint-%25C3%2589lophe&prev=search

24 Rue de l’Église
88630 Soulosse-sous-Saint-Élophe
France