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According to the legend the king of the Visigoths was hunting in the forest and happened to give chase to the tame hind of the saint living as a hermit there. The animal ran for protection to St Gilles and the arrow of one of the archers, aimed at the animal, accidentally hit the hermit in the right hand. The king, indirectly responsible for the accident, and the highest Church dignitary of the town, the devout patron of the holy hermit, are seen visiting St Gilles to ask his forgiveness, while the hermit meditatively regards his uninvited guests.
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