Eligio is an Italian, Portuguese and Spanish given name. Notable people with the name include: Given names Eligio Ancona (1835–1893), Mexican politician Eligio Ayala (1879–1930), former president of Paraguay Eligio Caracciolo (1654–1700), Italian Roman Catholic prelate Eligio Cedeño (born 1964), Venezuelan banker Eligio Cervantes (born 1974), Mexican athlete Eligio Echagüe (1938–2009), Paraguayan footballer Eligio González Farías (born 1977), Mexican politician Eligio de la Garza II (1927–2017), American politician Eligio Insfrán (born 1935), Paraguayan footballer Eligio Lofranco (born 1943), Filipino lawyer Eligio Martínez (born 1955), Bolivian footballer Eligio Esquivel Méndez (1908–1964), Mexican politician and engineer Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo (1910–1988), Cuban boxer Eligio Perucca (1890–1965), Italian physics instructor and researcher Eligio Pichardo (1929–1984), painter from the Dominican Republic Eligio de la Puente (1724–1781), Spanish Floridian Eligio Valentino (1925–2012), Italian sprint canoer Eligio Vecchi (1910–1968), Italian footballer Middle names Luis Eligio Tapia (born 1950), American artist Churches Sant'Eligio dei Chiavettieri, a church in Naples, Italy Sant'Eligio Maggiore, a church in Naples, Italy Sant'Eligio degli Orefici, a church in Rome, Italy