Saint Aegidius

Also known as

• Giles

Memorial

• 1 September

Profile

With Saint Arcanus he made a pilgrimage to Palestine where they collected relics which they brought back to Italy. They founded a Benedictine monastery, which grew into Borgo San Sepulcro (modern Sansepolcro), Italy, to house them.

Born

• Spain

Died

• c.1050

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Aegidius”. Saints.SQPN.com. 15 August 2010. Web. 25 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-aegidius/>