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Helier

6th century ascetic hermit, is patron saint of Jersey

SaintPre-congregation

Feast: 16 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
500
Died
555
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Helier (died 555) was a 6th-century ascetic hermit. He is the patron saint of Jersey in the Channel Islands, and in particular of the town and parish of Saint Helier, the island's capital. He is also invoked as a healing saint for diseases of the skin and eyes.

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The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

Limited information available on this saint.

Sources
  • Wikidata Q1401089 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Helier (CC BY-SA)

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