Saint Budoc of Brittany

Also known as

• Beuzec of Brittany
• Budeaux of Brittany
• Budeux of Brittany

Memorial

• 9 December

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

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Saint Budoc of Brittany”. Saints.SQPN.com. 9 September 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-budoc-of-brittany/>