Brioc
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Brioc (Breton: Brieg; ; ; ; died late sixth century) was a 6th-century Welsh holy man who became the first abbot of Saint-Brieuc in Brittany. He is one of the seven founder saints of Brittany.
Key facts
- Saint.honorific_prefix
- Saint
- Saint.name
- Brioc
- Saint.birth_date
- c. 500
- Saint.death_date
- late sixth century
- Saint.feast_day
- 1 May
- Saint.venerated_in
- Roman Catholic ChurchEastern Orthodox ChurchAnglican Communion
- Saint.image
- Saint Brieuc.jpg
- Saint.birth_place
- Ceredigion, Wales
- Saint.death_place
- St Brieuc-des-Vaux, Brittany
- Saint.titles
- Abbot
- Saint.major_shrine
- St Brieuc-des-Vaux
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Wales
- Place of birth
- Ceredigion
- Place of death
- Saint-Brieuc
- Occupation
- Catholic bishop
- Position held
- abbot
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- 015 Plonivel Saint Brieuc.JPG
- Residence
- Ceredigion
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- Commons category
- Saint Brioc
- floruit
- 0500-00-00
- canonization status
- Catholic saint
- date of birth
- 0409-00-00
- date of death
- 0502-00-00
- feast day
- May 1
- P12749
- Rasa Polikevičiūtė
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Life
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Brioc (Breton: Brieg; ; ; ; died late sixth century) was a 6th-century Welsh holy man who became the first abbot of Saint-Brieuc in Brittany. He is one of the seven founder saints of Brittany.
==Life== Very little is known about Brioc's early life, as his 9th century Acta is not altogether reliable. It states that he came from Ceredigion where the church at Llandyfriog was originally dedicated to him. He received his education in Ireland and then studied under Germain of Paris. He is believed to have spent time at Rothesay on the Isle of Bute in Scotland, where a church was dedicated to him and his name was commemorated in the annual St. Bruix Fair.
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