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 NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 7th century
cultDeveloped early Middle Ages
denomination Catholic Church NERFINISHED
Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
feastDay 1 September
hasPlaceNamedAfter Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie NERFINISHED
Saint-Gilles-du-Gard NERFINISHED
St Giles, Edinburgh NERFINISHED
St Giles, London NERFINISHED
St Giles, Oxford NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
occupation abbot
hermit
patronage Edinburgh NERFINISHED
beggars
cripples
disabled people
lepers
nursing mothers
outcasts
people with mental illness
people with physical disabilities
poor people
regionOfVeneration Central Europe NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
Germany NERFINISHED
Western Europe NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheranism
surface form: Lutheran Church

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Latin Aegidius venerationLinkedTo Saint Giles of Provence