| Saint Adjutor | |
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Statue of St Adjutor at the collegiate church of Vernon, Eure. |
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| Born | Vernon, France |
| Died | April 30, 1131 Tiron, France |
| Honored in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | April 69 |
| Attributes | Chains |
| Patronage | swimmers, boaters, drowning victims, Vernon |
Adjutor (died 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] He swam back to France and entered the Abbey of Trion. There he became a recluse remaining up until his death of April 30th.
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.