St. Adjutor was born into a noble Norman family in 1073 in Vernon, France. He served as a knight in the First Crusade in 1095. He was captured by Muslims who tried to force him to recant his faith. He escaped by jumping into nearby water and swimming to safety.
One legend says he swam all the way back to France. Another
legend says angels or Mary Magdalene appeared and freed him from captivity and
saw him safely home.
However he got there, when he returned to France he spent
the rest of his life as a hermit with the Benedictines.
St. Adjutor died on June 30, 1131. He is the patron of
swimmers, boaters, and drowning victims. His feast day is April 30.
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