Helier
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Helier was a 6th-century ascetic hermit. He is the patron saint of Jersey in the Channel Islands, and in particular of the town and parish of Saint Helier, the island's capital. He is also invoked as a healing saint for diseases of the skin and eyes.
Stained glass icon of Saint Helier in Liebfrauenbasilika, Tongeren
A medieval chapel was constructed over "St. Helier's Bed", the hollow in the rock where Helier sheltered. The Hermitage rock is the focus of the annual pilgrimage
St. Helier's Bed inside the chapel
In 2005, the tides necessitated an early morning start to the pilgrimage.
Jersey
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Jersey, officially known as the Bailiwick of Jersey, is an island country and self-governing British Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France. It is the largest of the Channel Islands and is 14 miles (23 km) from the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy. The Bailiwick consists of the main island of Jersey and some surrounding uninhabited islands and rocks including Les Dirouilles, Les Écréhous, Les Minquiers, and Les Pierres de Lecq.
An 1893 painting of the Assize d'Heritage by John St Helier Lander
Liberation Day celebrations in Jersey, 9 May 2012
The States building in St. Helier
Sir John Chalmers McColl as Lieutenant Governor of Jersey