Aiud
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Aiud is a city located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. The city's population is 21,307. It has the status of municipiu. The city derives its name ultimately from Saint Giles, to whom the first
Cetatea Aiudului
Aiud Citadel
Aiud view Road to Turda
Kemény - Zeyk mansion
Saint Giles
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Saint Giles, also known as Giles the Hermit, was a hermit or monk active in the lower Rhône most likely in the 7th century. Revered as a saint, his cult became widely diffused but his hagiography is m
Aiud
…Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. The city's population is 21,307 (2021). It has the status of municipiu. The city derives its name ultimately from Saint Giles (Aegidius), to whom the first church in the settlement was dedicated when built. Aiud is made up of the city proper and of ten villages. These are…
Detail of Saint Giles and the Hind, by the Master of Saint Giles c. 1500
Saint Giles, Abbot, by Bartolomé Román, Museo del Prado, Madrid.