Saint Brieuc of Brittany
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- Also known as
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Briach
Brieg
Brigomalos
Brioc
Brioch
Briock
Briocus
Briomaglus
Bru
Bryan
- Memorial
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1 May
formerly on the second Sunday after Easter
- Profile
- Born and raised a pagan, but converted to Christianity as a young adult.
Educated in France by Saint Germanus of Auxerre.
Priest; a column of fire was reported to be seen near him at his ordination.
Preached in Cardigan.
Founded two abbeys in Brittany.
Bishop in upper Brittany.
Venerated in Cornwall.
Many churches in England and Scotland are dedicated to him.
- Born
- c.420 at Dyfed, Cardiganshire
- Died
- c.510 at Saint-Brieuc-des-Vaux, France of natural causes;
relics in the abbey of Saint Sergius, Angers, and in the Cathedral of Saint Brieuc
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Patronage
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purse makers
Saint-Brieuc-des-Vaux, France
- Representation
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alms-box
purse
cleric treading on a dragon
priest with a column of fire
- Additional Information
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New Catholic Dictionary
Catholic Encyclopedia
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Kirken i Norge - norwegian
The Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Brunson
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