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Medieval Manumission Single

2020/9/13
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Undeceptions with John Dickson
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John Dixon: 本期节目讲述了7世纪一位名为Eligius的欧洲富豪，他通过自身财富和影响力大规模解放奴隶的故事。Eligius最初以其精湛的金匠技艺为法兰克国王服务，积累了巨额财富。然而，他深受基督教义的影响，将自身财富用于慈善事业，特别是致力于解放奴隶。他不仅用金钱赎买奴隶，还变卖自身衣物和食物来帮助更多的人。Eligius的行动不分种族、性别和年龄，他解放了大量的罗马人、高卢人、不列颠人和摩尔人，尤其关注当时数量众多的撒克逊奴隶。他为被解放的奴隶提供住所和工作，或者资助他们返回家乡。Eligius的善行在欧洲广为人知，他的事迹激励了很多人效仿他的行为。Eligius的行动虽然没有彻底消灭奴隶制，但在当时的社会环境下产生了深远的影响。他的故事提醒我们，即使在奴隶制普遍存在的时代，也有人勇敢地站出来挑战不公，为社会正义而奋斗。 John Dixon: Eligius的故事也引发了我的思考：在当今世界，仍然有数百万的人遭受着奴隶制的苦难，我们应该如何行动，才能为他们带来自由和希望？Eligius的行动虽然发生在遥远的过去，但其精神仍然值得我们学习和传承。

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Eligius was a highly skilled goldsmith who became renowned for his work with kings and nobles, but later dedicated his life to freeing slaves and preaching the gospel.

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Eligius of Noyon was a French jewellery smith of uncommon talent who counted royal families and the highest nobility amongst his clients. As a young man, his success allowed him to dress so exorbitantly, his sense of luxury made it into the history books.

However when Eligius' attention turned from kingly clients to the Kingdom of God, an incredible transformation took place. He became so concerned for the slaves around him, that his finery became the means for setting them free.

In this fourth single on the hidden Christian history of slavery, John Dickson shares how Eligius impoverished himself so that others might know the grace of God.