Historical figure

Benedict II

pape (canonisation)

2 saints linked

Saint Giles (Abbot)

Feast: September 1st • 8th century

A noble Athenian fleeing fame, Giles established himself as a hermit in Septimania. After being wounded by an arrow inte…

Feast: June 1st • 11th century

A monk originally from Syracuse, trained in Constantinople and on Mount Sinai, Simeon traveled throughout Europe to coll…