Also known as
- Bennoc
- Guengalaenus
- Guengaloeus
- Guénolé
- Guingaloëus
- Guingalois
- Gunnolo
- Gwenndo
- Gweno
- Gwinocus
- Gwnawg
- Gwnnog
- Gwynauc
- Gwynawc
- Gwyngawr
- Gwynno
- Gwynnoc
- Gwynnocus
- Gwynog
- Ouignoualey
- Valois
- Vennole
- Vinguavally
- Waloway
- Wingaloeus
- Winnol
- Winocus
- Winwalde
- Winwalloc
- Winwalloe
- Winwaloe
- Winwaloëus
- Wonnow
- Wynnog
- Wynolatus
- Wynwallow
- 3 March
- 28 February (translation of his relics)
Profile
His father was Fragan, a Welsh noble who had recently emigrated to Brittany to escape a Saxon invasion. Ward and spiritual student of Saint Budoc on Lauren Island. Monk. Following a pilgrimage at age 20 to key Saint Patrick related sites in Ireland, Winwallus founded Landevennec monastery with eleven fellow monks at Brest, France. Abbot. The initial monastery site had to be abandoned due to poor soil and harsh weather, but Winwallus spent the rest of his days at the second site.
Legend says he lived on rye bread and ashes, water, and prayer, that he slept on sand or piles of tree bark, and that these privations led to his performing many miracles. Several churches in Cornwall, including Anglican parishes, are dedicated to him, which may indicate that his relics were moved there after the Viking invasions of 914.
Born
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Catholic Encyclopedia
- Catholine Online
- Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
- Medieval Religion Listserv, by John Dillon
- Monkton Rectorial Benefice
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
- Wikipedia
MLA Citation
- “Saint Winwallus“. Saints.SQPN.com. 2 March 2013. Web. 24 May 2013. <>