Saint Briarch of Bourbriac

Also known as

• Briach
• Briac
• Briachus
• Briag
• Briagenn

Memorial

• 17 December

Profile

Born to the Irish nobility. Monk in Wales. Friend and evangelist with Saint Tudwal. Priest. He founded a monastery in Guingamp, Brittany, France, and served as its first abbot. Pilgrim to Rome.

Born

• Irish

Died

• 627 in Bourbiac, France of natural causes
• buried in the church of Bourbiac

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• against epilepsy
• against mental illness
• against migraines

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Heiligen 3s
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

Readings

O holy Briach, thou dost teach us the value of renunciation, for thou didst renounce the world to seek salvation. Therefore we pray, that our lives may show forth the virtue of self denial and thereby attain the eternal salvation of our souls. - troparion of Saint Briach

MLA Citation

• “Saint Briarch”. Saints.SQPN.com. 16 December 2012. Web. 19 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-briarch/>