Saint Giles
640 –710
Monk, Hermit
Lived 70 years
- Born in
- Athens
- Passed away in
- Saint-Gilles
Giles the Hermit (, Latin: Aegidius, French: Gilles, Italian: Egidio, Spanish: Gil; c. 650 - c. 710) was a Greek Christian ascetic active in France, 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 Camino de Santiago.
Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Giles