Saint Giles
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Saint Giles is a Christian hermit and abbot venerated as a major medieval saint, especially known as the patron of Edinburgh and of people with disabilities.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saint
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abbot → hermit → medieval saint → |
| associatedWith |
Fourteen Holy Helpers
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Languedoc NERFINISHED → Provence NERFINISHED → Saint-Gilles-du-Gard → |
| birthPlace |
Athens
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| category |
Holy Helpers
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| commemoratedOn |
Western Christian liturgical calendars
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| cultSpread |
widespread in medieval Western Europe
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| deathDate |
circa early 8th century
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| deathPlace |
Saint-Gilles-du-Gard
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near Nîmes → |
| era |
Early Middle Ages
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| feastDay |
1 September
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| hasChurchDedicatedIn |
Brussels
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Edinburgh → Kraków → London → |
| honorificTitle |
Saint
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| iconography |
depicted in monastic habit
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depicted with a hind → depicted with an arrow → |
| languageOfName |
English
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| legend |
lived in seclusion with a hind as his only companion
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was accidentally wounded by a hunting arrow meant for the hind → |
| nameInFrench |
Saint Gilles
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| nameInLatin |
Aegidius
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| notableFor |
founding a monastery at Saint-Gilles
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living as a hermit in a forest → |
| patronage |
Edinburgh
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beggars → blacksmiths → breastfeeding → cancer patients → epilepsy sufferers → forest workers → lepers → mentally ill people → people with disabilities → physically disabled people → sterility → |
| religion |
Christianity
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| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Eastern Orthodox Church → Lutheran Church → Roman Catholic Church → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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St Giles' Church, Stoke Poges
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St Giles-in-the-Fields, London → |
dedicatedTo |
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Fourteen Holy Helpers
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hasMember |
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Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers
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hasPatronSaint |
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St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh
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namedAfter |
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Edinburgh
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patronSaint |