Adjutor
Saint Adjutor | |
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boaters, drowning victims, Vernon |
Adjutor (died April 30, 1131) is venerated as a
Muslims during the First Crusade, who tried to force him to abandon his faith, and when refusing, he escaped persecution by swimming.[1]
He swam back to France and entered the Abbey of Trion. There he became a recluse until his death on April 30.
Additional legends state that it was angels who freed Adjutor 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. Archived from the original on 17 June 2006. Retrieved June 25, 2006.
- ^ "Vernon : Saint-Adjutor's Miracles". GiverNet. August 25, 2001. Archived from the original on 23 June 2006. Retrieved June 25, 2006.
