Saint Giles of Provence

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Saint Giles of Provence is a 7th-century Christian hermit and abbot, widely venerated as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers and patron saint of the disabled, beggars, and outcasts.

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Saint Giles of Provence canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
hermit
associatedWith deer
hind
birthPlace Provence
centuryOfActivity 7th century
cultDeveloped early Middle Ages
denomination Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
feastDay 1 September
hasPlaceNamedAfter Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie
Saint-Gilles-du-Gard
St Giles, Edinburgh
St Giles, London
linked to: St Giles

St Giles, Oxford
honorificPrefix Saint
iconographicAttribute arrow
monk with a deer
influenced development of pilgrimage routes in medieval Europe
knownFor charity to the poor
life of seclusion and prayer
miracles
legend protected a hind from hunters
wounded by an arrow meant for a deer
memberOf Fourteen Holy Helpers
occupation abbot
hermit
patronage Edinburgh
beggars
cripples
disabled people
lepers
nursing mothers
outcasts
people with mental illness
people with physical disabilities
poor people
regionOfVeneration Central Europe
France
Germany
Western Europe
religion Christianity
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran Church
linked to: Lutheranism

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Latin Aegidius venerationLinkedTo Saint Giles of Provence