Saint Armagillus of Brittany

Also known as

• Armael
• Armagil
• Armagilus
• Armahel
• Armail
• Armel
• Arthmael
• Arzel
• Erme
• Ermel
• Ermin
• Ermyn
• Hermel
• Thiarmail

Memorial

• 16 August

Profile

Cousin of Saint Samson of York and Saint Cadfan. Monk. Abbot. Founded Saint-Armel-des-Boscheaux and Plou-Ermel monasteries in Brittany in coastal France. The church of Saint Erme in Cornwall in England is dedicated to him.

Born

• south Wales

Died

• c.550

Representation

• Benedictine abbot receiving royal envoys
• wearing armor and a chasuble, leading a dragon with a stole around its neck (legend says he did that and ordered the dragon to dive into a river)

Patronage

• against colic
• against fever
• against gout
• against headaches
• against rheumatism
• hospitals

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Katherine Rabenstein
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Armagillus of Brittany”. Saints.SQPN.com. 12 June 2012. Web. 20 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-armagillus-of-brittany/>