Giles

Summary

Giles is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Athens^[2]. He was born on 640^[3]. He passed away in Saint-Gilles^[4]. He died on 710^[5]. He worked as a monk^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (551 views/month, #7,107 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Giles's place of birth was Athens^[2].
• Giles died in Saint-Gilles^[4].
• Giles was born on 640^[3].
• Giles died on 710^[5].
• Giles is buried at France^[8].
• Giles worked as a monk^[6].
• Giles held the position of abbot^[9].
• Giles is recorded as male^[10].
• Giles's instance of is recorded as human^[11].
• Giles's Commons category is recorded as Saint Giles^[12].
• Giles's canonization status is recorded as saint^[13].
• Giles's canonization status is recorded as Catholic saint^[14].
• Giles's religious order is recorded as Benedictines^[15].
• Giles's given name is recorded as Aegidius^[16].
• Giles's given name is recorded as Gilles^[17].
• Giles's given name is recorded as Egidio^[18].
• Giles's feast day is recorded as September 1^[19].
• Giles's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Saint Giles^[20].
• Giles's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Giles's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[22].
• Giles's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[23].
• Giles's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[24].
• Giles's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[25].
• Giles's different from is recorded as Q16621973^[26].
• Giles's subject has role is recorded as abbot^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Giles's place of birth was Athens^[2]. He was born on 640^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Giles's professions included monk^[6]. He held the position of abbot^[9].

Death and Burial

Giles died on 710^[5]. He passed away in Saint-Gilles^[4]. Burial took place at France^[8].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Giles include St Giles' Cathedral^[28], a cathedral^[29], in United Kingdom^[30], founded in 1400^[31]; St Giles-without-Cripplegate^[32], a church building^[33], in United Kingdom^[34], founded in 1550^[35]; St Giles in the Fields, Holborn^[36], a church building^[37], in United Kingdom^[38], founded in 1731^[39]; Graz Cathedral^[40], a cathedral^[41], in Austria^[42]; St. He' Church^[43], a church building^[44], in Czech Republic^[45]; Aegidienkirche^[46], a church building^[47], in Germany^[48], founded in 1347^[49]; Church of St. He in Kraków^[50], a church building^[51], in Poland^[52], founded in 1001^[53]; and St. Egidien^[54], a church building^[55], in Germany^[56].

Why It Matters

Giles ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (551 views/month, #7,107 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] He is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]

Entities named for him include St Giles' Cathedral^[28], a cathedral^[29], in United Kingdom^[30], founded in 1400^[31]; St Giles-without-Cripplegate^[32], a church building^[33], in United Kingdom^[34], founded in 1550^[35]; St Giles in the Fields, Holborn^[36], a church building^[37], in United Kingdom^[38], founded in 1731^[39]; Graz Cathedral^[40], a cathedral^[41], in Austria^[42]; St. He' Church^[43], a church building^[44], in Czech Republic^[45]; and Aegidienkirche^[46], a church building^[47], in Germany^[48], founded in 1347^[49].

FAQs

Where was Giles born?

Giles was born in Athens^[2].

Where did Giles die?

Giles passed away in Saint-Gilles^[4].

What did Giles do for work?

Giles worked as monk^[6].