Helier


Helier
Stained glass icon of Saint Helier in Liebfrauenbasilika, Tongeren
Bornunknown
Tongeren (now in Belgium)
Died555
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
Anglican Church
Feast16 July

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.