St Giles' Church, Barlestone
St Giles' Church is a church in Barlestone, Leicestershire. It is a Grade II listed building. History The church was completely rebuilt, except the chancel, in 1855 and was designed by Ewan Christian. It consists of a nave, south porch, chancel, tower with 2 bells and north and south aisles. William Sills is remembered in two windows placed by his widow. Several other memorials to the Sills family can be found across the church. There is a memorial to the 7 men of Barlestone who lost their lives in World War I. It depicts St George carved in a niche in front of the pulpit. References Barlestone Barlestone Barlestone is a village and civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England, adjoining the village of Osbaston. The UK Census reported Barlestone's population as 2,471 in 2001, and 2,481 in 2011. History The vill ...

St Giles
Saint Giles (, la, Aegidius, french: Gilles), also known as Giles the Hermit, was a hermit or monk active in the lower Rhône most likely in the 6th century. Revered as a saint, his cult became widely diffused but his hagiography is mostly legendary. A town that bears his name grew up around the monastery he purportedly founded, which became a pilgrimage centre and a stop on the Way of Saint James. He is traditionally one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. Historicity The legend of Giles connects him to Caesarius of Arles, who died in 543. In 514, Caesarius sent a messenger, Messianus, to Pope Symmachus in the company of an abbot named Aegidius. It is possible that this abbot is the historical figure at the basis of the legend of Saint Giles.J. Pycke, "(2) Gilles", in ''Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie ecclésiastiques'', Vol. 20 (1984): cols. 1352–1355. There are two forged Papal bulls purporting to have been issued by Pope John VIII in 878. Sometimes taken as aut ...
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