Saint Tillo of Solignac

Also known as

• Tillo of Westphalia
• Tillo of Izegem
• Filman of….
• Hilloin of….
• Hillonius of….
• Hilonius of….
• Theau of….
• Théau of….
• Thielemann of….
• Thielman of….
• Thillo of….
• Tillmann of….
• Tilloine of….
• Tillon of….
• Tillone of….
• Tilman of….
• Tilmannus of….

Memorial

• 7 January
• 16 January on some calendars

Profile

Kidnapped by raiders and brought to the Low Countries as a slave. Ransomed by Saint Eligius of Noyon. Benedictine monk at Solignac, France. Priest. Missionary in the regions around Courtrai, France. Eventually retired to become a hermit at Solignac.

Born

• c.610 in Saxony (in modern Germany)

Died

• 702 at Solignac, France of natural causes
• relics destroyed by Huguenots

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• against fever
• against childhood diseases
• children learning to walk
• —
• Gits, Belgium
• Izegem, Belgium

Representation

• abbot holding a chalice and staff

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Heiligen 3s
• Kirken i Norge
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

• “Saint Tillo of Solignac“. Saints.SQPN.com. 7 January 2013. Web. 26 May 2013. <>