Saint Eustace of Vilna

Also known as

• Eustachius
• Nizilon

Memorial

• 14 April

Profile

Young nobleman and chamberlain at the court of Duke Olgierd. Originally a fire worshipper, he converted to Christianity. Martyred for refusing to eat meat on a day of abstinence.

Died

• crucified on a tree in 13 December 1342 at Vilna, < ahref="patrons-of-lithuania">Lithuania
• initially buried in Holy Trinity Russian-Greek Church at Vilna
• head translated to the cathedral of Vilna

Canonized

• by Patriarch Alexius of Kiow

Patronage

• Vilna, Lithuania

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Kirken i Norge
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Eustace of Vilna“. Saints.SQPN.com. 15 April 2013. Web. 19 May 2013. <>