Saint Gilles

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Saint Gilles is the French name for Saint Giles, a popular medieval Christian saint venerated as the patron of the disabled, beggars, and outcasts.

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Label Occurrences
Saint Gilles canonical 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic saint
Christian saint
Eastern Orthodox saint
abbot
hermit
medieval saint
associatedWith Athens
Languedoc
Provence
Saint-Gilles-du-Gard
birthPlace traditionally Athens
cultDeveloped Central Europe
England
France
Germany
deathPlace Saint-Gilles-du-Gard
era 7th century
8th century
feastDay 1 September
1 September (Eastern tradition)
1 September (Western tradition)
hasLegend protected a hind that was wounded by a royal hunting party
hasName Giles
surface form: Giles the Hermit

Saint Giles
Saint Gilles self-linksurface differs
hasRelicsAt Abbey of Saint-Gilles
surface form: Saint-Gilles Abbey

Toulouse
influenced dedication of many churches in medieval Europe
knownFor founding a monastery at Saint-Gilles
living as a hermit in a forest
miracles of healing
patronage Kraków
surface form: Cracow

Edinburgh
Nîmes
Toulouse
beggars
blacksmiths
breastfeeding mothers
disabled people
foresters
lepers
outcasts
symbol arrow
crutch
hind (doe)
monk’s habit
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheranism
surface form: Lutheran Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Saint Giles nameInFrench Saint Gilles
Saint Gilles hasName Saint Gilles self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Saint Giles