St. Adjutor

Today we have a short post about a little known Saint named Adjutor. Adjutor was born in France in 1073. He was made a knight of the first Crusade. Some stories say that he was captured by Muslims in the Crusade and was urged by his captors to abandon his faith. He refused and escaped persecution by swimming. The legend says that he swam back to France - which seems a bit far-fetched to me. Because of this legend, he is credited with being the patron saint of swimmers, boaters and drowning victims. Back in France, he entered the Abbey of Tiron where he lived as a recluse until his death in 1131. His Feast Day is April 30.