Saint Aegidius

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Saint Aegidius, also known as Saint Giles, is a widely venerated Christian hermit and abbot regarded as a patron saint of the disabled, beggars, and those seeking protection and healing.

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Saint Aegidius canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
abbot
hermit
patron saint
associatedWithPlace Saint-Gilles-du-Gard
associatedWithRegion Languedoc
Provence
category 7th-century Christian saint
Medieval Christian hermit
centuryOfBirth 7th century
centuryOfDeath 7th century
commemoratedIn Roman Martyrology
cultSpread across Western Europe
feastDay 1 September
founded monastery of Saint-Gilles
hasAlias Giles of Provence
Gilles l’Ermite
Saint Giles
iconographicAttribute crutch
deer or hind
monk’s habit
knownFor compassion for the poor
life of prayer and seclusion
miracles of healing
languageOfName English "Giles"
French "Gilles"
Latin "Aegidius"
linked to: Latin Aegidius
legend protected a hind from hunters
wounded by an arrow meant for a deer
patronage Cracow
linked to: Kraków

Edinburgh
Nîmes
Toulouse
beggars
disabled persons
nursing mothers
people with physical disabilities
those seeking healing
those seeking protection
probableOrigin Athens
religion Christianity
title Abbot
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran Church
linked to: Lutheranism

Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
wayOfLife eremitic life

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Vierzehn Nothelfer hasMember Saint Aegidius
St. Aegidius Church dedicatedTo Saint Aegidius