Helier | |
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Born | unknown Tongeren (now in Belgium) |
Died | 555 |
Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church Anglican Church |
Feast | 16 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.