Adjutor
| Saint Adjutor | |
|---|---|
 Statue of St Adjutor at the collegiate church of Vernon, Eure. | |
| Born | Vernon, France |
| Died | April 30, 1131, Tiron |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | April 30 |
| Attributes | Chains |
| Patronage | swimmers, boaters, drowning victims, Vernon |
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Adjutor (d. April 30, 1131) is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. He was born near Normandy, France, where he was made a knight in the First Crusade. He is credited to be the patron saint of swimmers, boaters, and drowning victims,[1] and the patron saint of Vernon, France. The stories given for his patronage of boaters vary. Some state that he was captured by Muslims in The Crusade, and escaped persecution by swimming.[1]
Additional legends state that it was in fact angels who freed him from his captors, and his association with the seas came when he calmed a whirlpool by throwing Holy water, and the chains of his captivity into it, and signing the cross.[2] In his later life he became a hermit.
References
- a b Patron Saints Index:Saint Adjutor. Patron Saints Index. Catholic Community Forum]. Retrieved on June 25, 2006.
- Vernon : Saint-Adjutor's Miracles. GiverNet (August 25, 2001). Retrieved on June 25, 2006.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Adjutor". Image Credit.
