Gilles von Saumur
French archbishop
Who they were
Gilles of Saumur (died 23 April 1266) was an Angevin cleric and preacher who was the first (and only) archbishop of Damietta during the Seventh Crusade, and the archbishop of Tyre from 1253 to 1266. As archbishop of Tyre he was an important administrator and mediator in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. At the end of his life he returned to Europe where he was responsible for preaching and organizing a new crusade.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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- English Wikipedia — Gilles of Saumur (CC BY-SA)
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