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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Aegidius canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saint
ⓘ
abbot ⓘ hermit ⓘ patron saint ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Saint-Gilles-du-Gard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Languedoc
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Provence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
7th-century Christian saint
ⓘ
Medieval Christian hermit ⓘ |
| centuryOfBirth | 7th century ⓘ |
| centuryOfDeath | 7th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Roman Martyrology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultSpread | across Western Europe ⓘ |
| feastDay | 1 September ⓘ |
| founded | monastery of Saint-Gilles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Giles of Provence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gilles l’Ermite NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Giles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
crutch
ⓘ
deer or hind ⓘ monk’s habit ⓘ |
| knownFor |
compassion for the poor
ⓘ
life of prayer and seclusion ⓘ miracles of healing ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
English "Giles"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French "Gilles" ⓘ Latin "Aegidius" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legend |
protected a hind from hunters
ⓘ
wounded by an arrow meant for a deer ⓘ |
| patronage |
Cracow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ Nîmes NERFINISHED ⓘ Toulouse NERFINISHED ⓘ beggars ⓘ disabled persons ⓘ nursing mothers ⓘ people with physical disabilities ⓘ those seeking healing ⓘ those seeking protection ⓘ |
| probableOrigin | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| title | Abbot ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| wayOfLife | eremitic life ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.