Community of Sant'Egidio
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The Community of Sant'Egidio is a lay Catholic association dedicated to social service, founded in 1968 under the leadership of Andrea Riccardi. The group grew and in 1973 was given a home at the form
Church of Sant'Egidio, Rome, seat of the Community
Andrea Riccardi, founder
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
Community of Sant'Egidio
…countries of the world. In 1973, the group acquired its present headquarters at the former Carmelite convent and church of Sant'Egidio (Italian for Saint Giles) in Trastevere in Rome. From 1977, the Community of Sant'Egidio expanded to other Italian cities, and in the 1980s it spread to Europe, Africa, America…
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.