Saint-Christophe D'Arthabaska
Saint-Christophe (French for Saint Christopher) may refer to: Places in France *Saint-Christophe, Allier, in the Allier ''département'' *Saint-Christophe, Charente, in the Charente ''département'' *Saint-Christophe, Charente-Maritime, in the Charente-Maritime ''département'' *Saint-Christophe, Creuse, in the Creuse ''département'' *Saint-Christophe, Eure-et-Loir, in the Eure-et-Loir ''département'' *Saint-Christophe, Rhône, in the Rhône ''département'' *Saint-Christophe, Savoie, in the Savoie ''département'' * Saint-Christophe, Tarn, in the Tarn ''département'' *Saint-Christophe, Vienne, in the Vienne ''département'' * Saint-Christophe-à-Berry, in the Aisne ''département'' * Saint-Christophe-d'Allier, in the Haute-Loire ''département'' *Saint-Christophe-de-Chaulieu, in the Orne ''département'' *Saint-Christophe-de-Double, in the Gironde ''département'' *Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes, in the Gironde ''département'' *Saint-Christophe-des-Bois, in the Ille-et-Vi ...
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Saint Christopher
Saint Christopher ( el, Ἅγιος Χριστόφορος, ''Ágios Christóphoros'') is veneration, venerated by several Christianity, Christian denominations as a martyr killed in the reign of the 3rd-century Roman Empire, Roman emperor Decius (reigned 249–251) or alternatively under the emperor Maximinus Daia (reigned 308–313). There appears to be confusion due to the similarity in names "Decius" and "Daia". Churches and monasteries were named after him by the 7th century. One day he carried a child, who was unknown to him, across a river before the child revealed himself as Christ. Therefore, he is the patron saint of travelers, and small images of him are often worn around the neck, on a bracelet, carried in a pocket, or placed in vehicles by Christians. Historicity Probably the most important source of the historicity of Christophorus is a stone inscription published by Louis Duchesne in 1878. The copy of the stone inscription and the first publication took place o ...
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