What is "eligius"

Eligius may refer to:

• Saint Eligius (c. 588-659), Catholic patron saint of goldsmiths and other metalworkers
• Eligius Franz Joseph von Münch-Bellinghausen (1806–1871), known als Friedrich Halm, Austrian dramatist, poet and short-story writer
• Eligius Fromentin (c. 1767 – 1822), American politician