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Helier
6th century ascetic hermit, is patron saint of Jersey
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 16 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
500
Died
555
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
On the island of Jersey in the North Sea, Saint Helier, hermit, who tradition says was martyred by pirates.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 16 July as a hermit of Jersey who tradition says was martyred by pirates.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 16 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1401089 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Helier (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.