Saint Giles
Deceased Person
0650 – 0710
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Who was Saint Giles?
Saint Giles was a Greek Christian hermit saint from Athens, whose legend is centered in Provence and Septimania. The tomb in the abbey Giles was said to have founded, in Saint-Gilles-du-Gard, became a place of pilgrimage and a stop on the road that led from Arles to Santiago de Compostela, the pilgrim Way of St. James. He is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers.
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- Born
- 0650
Athens - Also known as
- St. Giles
- Nationality
- France
- Died
- 0710
Septimania
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on July 23, 2013
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