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Saint Ghislain
7th-century Belgian anchorite / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Belgian municipality, see Saint-Ghislain.
Ghislain (died 9 October 680) was a confessor and anchorite in Belgium. He died at the town named after him, Saint-Ghislain.
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Saint Ghislain | |
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![]() Dutch Book of Prayers from the mid-fifteenth century. Ghislain is the figure on the far right, holding a church. | |
Died | 9 October 680 |
Venerated in | |
Feast | 9 October |
Attributes | represented with a bear or bear's cub beside him |
Patronage | invoked against convulsions from children |
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