St Giles

Today is the feast of St Giles, Abbot and Confessor.

I usually try to post something in his honour on this day as I was baptised in a church under his patronage and for a number of years was a very active part of its congregation and served as Parish Clerk there. My previous posts can be accessed by using the search facility at the bottom of the left margin of the blog and entering: St Giles.

Looking on the Internet I came upon several online articles about him which I had not linked to before. They all include a number of historic representations of him as well as information about his life and, in some instances, prayers and meditations about his life.

St Giles Church Alderton  has a useful illustrated introduction to his life at St Giles

City Desert has an article at Saint Giles, Hermit and Vegetarian

catholicharrbourof faithandmorals.com reproduce some older material in a quite lengthy article at St. Giles, Hermit and Abbot

Finally anastpaul.com has a quite lengthy account of his life and his place in popular devotion, folklore and custom att Saint of the Day – 1 September – St Giles

A happy feast day to you all.

May St Giles, pray for us