Like Francis, they cared for lepers and outcasts. It cured Shripal's leprosy along with that of 700 other lepers. The church is dedicated to St Giles, patron saint of lepers, beggars and the handicapped. She appears in the form of the poor, the beggars, the lepers, and the diseased. Many congregations of canons worked among the poor, the lepers, and the infirm. Irontown is a haven for prostitutes and lepers. Lazarus was venerated as a patron saint of lepers. A group of lepers ask Jesus to heal them. Saint Giles is the patron saint of lepers. The lepers were rounded up and burned alive. Lepers, and others with skin diseases such as acne or psoriasis, were killed throughout Europe. Kinga got involved in charitable works such as visiting the poor and helping the lepers. He devoted much of his life to serving the poor, particularly lepers. At his own request and of the lepers, Father Damien remained on Molokai. Staines had worked in Odisha with the tribal poor and lepers since 1965.