Saint Adjutor

Also known as: Adjoutr
Adjutor of Vernon
Ajutre
Ayutre
Memorial: 30 April
Profile: Lord of Vernon-sur-Seine. Norman knight in the First Crusade in 1095 during which he was captured by Muslims who tried to force him to abandon his faith. He escaped, apparently swimming to freedom, returned to France, and became a Benedictine monk at Tiron, France. Hermit in his later years.
Born: Normandy
Died: 30 April 1131 at Tiron, France
Patronage: against drowning
drowning victims
swimmers
swimming
yachtsmen
Representation: Crusader hermit with a chain nearby
Crusader hermit with a bird nearby
man throwing part of his chains over a precipice
Additional Information: Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Dictionary of Saints, by John Delaney
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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