Saint Budoc of Brittany

Also known as

• Budoc of Dol
• Beuzec of….
• Bozeg of….
• Bozel of….
• Budeaux of….
• Budeux of….
• Budock of….
• Budok of….
• Budokus of….
• Buoc of….

Memorial

• 9 December
• 8 December in Devon, England

Profile

Born a prince, the son of a king of Brittany; his mother was Azenor, princess of Brest, France. Legend says that his mother was set adrift in a cask, and that Budoc was born at sea with Saint Brigid of Ireland in attendance. Educated in a monastery near Waterford, Ireland. Abbot at Youghal, Ireland. Bishop of Dol, Brittany for 26 years. Several places in Devon and Cornwall in England are named after him.

Born

• in Brittany (part of modern France)

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• castaways
• fishermen
• Plourin, France
• Plymouth, England

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Budoc of Brittany”. Saints.SQPN.com. 9 December 2012. Web. 21 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-budoc-of-brittany/>