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.
Saint-Gilles, Gard
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Saint-Gilles, also known as Saint-Gilles-du-Gard, is a commune in the French department of Gard, and the administrative region of Occitania, southern France.
Saint Giles
…active in the lower Rhône most likely in the 7th century. Revered as a saint, his cult became widely diffused but his hagiography is mostly legendary. A town that bears his name grew up around the monastery he purportedly founded, which became a pilgrimage centre and a stop on the Way of Saint James. The legend of Giles connects…
West portal of the abbey church