Saint Eustace
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Saint Eustace is invoked at the shrine of Santuario della Mentorella, where Kircher claimed to have used a "tuba stentorophonica" to broadcast calls for the faithful to come to mass. He presents the saint as a focal point for communal worship and the sounding of sacred announcements.
When
- Attested period
- 1650 – 1650
- Historical notes
- Mentioned by Athanasius Kircher in his 1660 work Phonurgia Nova as the patron of a shrine where sound‑amplifying devices were employed.
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Kircher wished to defend his own priority in this invention, asserting that he had used a "tuba stentorophonica" for many years at the shrine of Saint Eustace at the it:Santuario della Mentorella to broadcast calls for the faithful to come to mass.”
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