Saint Tudwal

Also known as

• Tugdual
• Tual

Memorial

• 1 December

Profile

Cousin of King Deroc of Dumnonia. Monk in Wales. Friend and co-worker with Saint Briarch. Evangelized in Brittany. Founded the monastery of Lan Pabu at Leon, Spain. Bishop of Tréguier (Treher), Brittany. Advisor to King Childebert I. Several sites in the Leyn Peninsula of Wales bear his name.

Born

• 6th century Welsh

Died

• c.564 of natural causes
• relics claimed by churches at Tréguier, Laval, and Chartres in

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Tréguier, France

Representation

• bishop using his stole as a leash on a dragon

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

• “”. Saints.SQPN.com. April 2012. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com//>