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
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.
Fourteen Holy Helpers
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The Fourteen Holy Helpers are a group of saints venerated together by Catholics because their intercession is believed to be particularly effective, especially against various diseases. This group of
Saint Giles
…in Calvados, Gilles Touques. In medieval art, he is depicted with his symbol, the hind (female deer). His emblem is also an arrow. Giles is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, and the only non-martyr, initially invoked as protection against the Black Death. His feast day is 1 September. Besides Saint-Gilles-du-Gard, nineteen…
Figurines of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, Chapel on the Michaelsberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Painting of the Fourteen Holy Helpers
Basilika Vierzehnheiligen
The first panel of the Grünewald altarpiece