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10 unusual facts about Saint Giles


Bradfield, Norfolk

Saint Giles is a large church for what is now a small community.

Carburton

The chapel of Carburton that is dedicated to Saint Giles is a small edifice that is said to be stood on land liable to flood.

The church of Saint Giles is an unusual shape and dates back to the early 12th century, parish records date back to the 1530s

The chapel that is located in Carburton is dedicated to Saint Giles and is believed to date back to the Saxon period.

Coldwaltham

The 13th century Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Giles; a rare 11th century gravestone and a simple Saxon font are present on the site.

Houghton Saint Giles

The parish church of Saint Giles was rebuilt by William Eden Nestfield in 1877 and much of the building materials for the new church were re-cycled from an older church on the site.

Saint Giles

His early history, as given in the Legenda Aurea (Golden Legend), links him with Arles, but finally he withdrew deep into the forest near Nîmes, where in the greatest solitude he spent many years, his sole companion being a deer, or red deer, who in some stories sustained him on her milk.

St Giles Church, Durham

The church was constructed as the hospital chapel of the Hospital of St Giles and was dedicated in on St Barbara's Day, June 1112 by Bishop Flambard to "the honour of God and St Giles".

Wimborne St Giles

St Giles and All Hallows refer to the respective dedications of the churches, Saint Giles being an eighth century hermit of Provençal origin and All Hallows meaning all saints.

Wyddial

The parish church of St Giles dates from the 14th century when the nave was built.


Adeliza of Louvain

At about that time, she founded a leper hospital dedicated to Saint Giles at Fugglestone St Peter, Wiltshire.

Hartington

Notable buildings in the village include: the market hall (formerly the site of a market); the 13th century parish church of Saint Giles; and 17th century Hartington Hall.

Jean-Baptiste Oudry

After producing mainly portraits, Oudry started to produce still life paintings of fruits or animals, as well as paintings of religious subjects, such as the Nativity, Saint Giles, and the Adoration of the Magi.