St. Giles, Abbot (1 September): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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Discover the inspiring life of St. Giles, Abbot, as recorded in Butler’s Lives of the Saints for September 1st. St. Giles, known for his extraordinary piety, humility, and devotion to solitude, lived as a hermit in France during the 7th–8th centuries. His legend includes miraculous encounters, divine providence, and the founding of a Benedictine monastery that became a flourishing abbey. In this reading, we explore: His noble origins in Athens and journey to France. His hermit life, nourished by wild herbs and the milk of a hind. The miracles and sanctity that made him renowned across Europe. His foundation of a monastery that later became a famous abbey. The spiritual lessons of solitude, contemplation, and detachment from worldly praise. This recording is part of our series on the Lives of the Saints, bringing you the timeless wisdom of holy men and women whose lives continue to inspire Christians today. 🙏 If this story of St. Giles inspires you, don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe for more daily saint readings and Catholic spiritual reflections. 0:00 Introduction – Butler’s Lives of the Saints 0:15 Life of St. Giles, Abbot 1:00 His retreat to solitude and life of contemplation 2:00 Miraculous events and discovery by a prince 3:00 Founding of the monastery at St. Giles 4:30 Reflections on solitude and contemplation https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/september/st-giles/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 #StGiles #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicSaints #SaintOfTheDay #ButlersLives #CatholicFaith #ChristianSpirituality #Benedictine #HermitSaint #SeptemberSaints 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758