Abbot.
He was an Athenian, of royal descent; Famous for his miracles, he moved away from his homeland to hide in a forest on the banks of the Rhone, where he lived a hermit life. Later he founded and governed the famous Abbey of Saint Giles.
V: Saint Giles.
A: Pray for us.
Info of the Saint:
| Feast | September 1 |
| Born | 650 Athens, Achaea, Eastern Roman Empire |
| Died | 710 Septimania, Kingdom of the Visigoths (Languedoc, Southern France) |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Canonization | Pre-congregation |
| Patronage | Beggars; blacksmiths; breast cancer; breast feeding; cancer patients; disabled people; epilepsy; noctiphobics; forests; hermits; horses; lepers; mental illness; outcasts; poor people; rams; spur makers; sterility. |
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AUTHOR: St. Alphonsus Liguori
EDITOR: Pablo Claret
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