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List of religious figures of Brittany

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A number of religious figures in Brittany have contributed to its history.

The Seven Founder Saints of Brittany

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Each of the Seven Founder Saints was eventually ordained bishop. The only native Breton was St Tudwal. The other founders came from Wales, Ireland and Cornwall.

Monasteries of Brittany

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Other Saints and other Holy Persons

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  • St Yves - Ivo of Kermartin - patron saint of lawyers
  • Saint Darerca of Ireland - Saint (recognized), Queen of Brittany
  • Saint Salomon - Saint (by tradition), King of Brittany
  • Saint Judicael - son of a Hoel; King of Domnonia & then Brittany; declared a saint at death
  • Saint Armel - dragonslayer; a son of a Hoel; Breton prince of the 6th century.
  • Saint Méen- Abbott
  • Saint Austol - an associate of Saint Meen
  • Saint Judoc- never canonized; by tradition, son of Saint Judicael; renounced the Breton Crown to live as a hermit
  • Saint Winnoc- Abbott of Wormhout in Wales, by tradition, son of Saint Judicael
  • Saint Louis de Montfort - Saint; canonized in 1947
  • The Blessed Charles de Blois - once canonized a saint, Pope Leo set this aside at the request of John V Duke of Brittany; beatified in 1904
  • The Blessed Julian Maunoir - beatified in 1951

Bishops and Dioceses

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