Saint Mawes

Also known as

• Mandé
• Maodez
• Maudet
• Maudetus
• Maudez
• Maudé
• Maw
• Mawe
• Modez

Memorial

• 18 November
• formerly 17 May

Profile

Hermit in an area of Cornwall, England; the area now has a village named Saint Mawes (Lannvowsedh in Cornish) in his honour. He emigrated to Brittany where he founded a monastery on an island now known as Maudez; he had to drive out the snakes and vermin in order to build. Worked with Saint Budoc of Brittany and Saint Tudwal to found the house. A nearby village is known as Lanmodez in his honour, and there are more than 60 churches in the region dedicated to him.

Born

• Wales

Died

• 6th century of natural causes
• relics transferred to Bourges, France and Paris, France in the 9th century to escape invading Normans
• relics later returned to Brittany and spread around nine churches

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• against insects
• against snakes
• against worms

Representation

• bishop
• schoolmaster

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Saint Mawes“. Saints.SQPN.com. 12 May 2013. Web. 20 May 2013. <>