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Saint Giles
Saint Giles (, ; ; ; 650 AD – 710), also known as Giles the Hermit, 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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Saint Giles (disambiguation)
Saint Giles, St Giles, or St Giles' may refer to:

People
  • Saint Giles, a 7th-8th century Christian hermit saint
  • Saint Giles (Italy) (Sant'Egidio) an Italian hermit of the 10th century
  • Blessed Giles (d. ca. 1203), a Cistercian abbot of Castaneda in the Diocese of Astorga, Spain
  • Blessed Giles, another form of Blessed Aegidius of Assisi (died 1262)

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