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About St. Giles
c. 650 – c. 710 · Feast September 1 · Hermit / Abbot
Hermit-abbot in Provence (c. 650-c. 710), traditionally an Athenian Greek who lived as a hermit near the mouth of the Rhône, fed by a hind that took refuge with him from royal hunters. Founded the abbey of Saint-Gilles-du-Gard, a major medieval pilgrimage stop on the route to Santiago. One of the Fourteen Holy Helpers; pre-Congregation.
St. Giles is the patron saint of Cancer Patients, Beggars, Disabled People and Forests.
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