Saint Ghislain
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Athens |
| Greece | |
| Died | Saint-Ghislain |
| Belgium | |
| Attributes | represented with a bear or bear's cub beside him |
| Feast | October 9 |
| Patronage | invoked against convulsions from children |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1728278 |
Saint Ghislain Life story
Saint Ghislain was a confessor and anchorite in Belgium. He died at the town named after him, Saint-Ghislain. He was probably of German origin. Ghislain lived in the province of Hainaut in the time of Amandus and saints Waltrude, Aldegonde, and Amalberga of Maubeuge.
