Wethenoc
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Wethenoc or Gwethenoc or Guethenoc was a 5th-century pre-congregational Breton saint.
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It sits within the topics 5th-century births, 5th-century Christian saints and Medieval Welsh saints.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Wales
- Place of birth
- Wales
- Father
- Fragan
- Mother
- Gwen Teirbron
- Sibling
- Jacut
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- canonization status
- saint
- feast day
- November 5
- Commons category
- Saint Gwezheneg
- date of birth
- 0401-01-01
- partner in business or sport
- Jacut
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Encyclopedic overview
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Wethenoc or Gwethenoc or Guethenoc was a 5th-century pre-congregational Breton saint.
==Life== A son of Prince Fragan of Dumnonia and Saint Gwen the Three-Breasted of Brittany, he grew up at Ploufragan near Saint-Brieuc (in northwestern France) with his brothers, Winwaloe and Jacut. They were later joined by a sister, Creirwy. He was educated by Budoc of Dol on the Île Lavret near Paimpol. Wethenoc was also the half brother of Cadfan.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wethenoc” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.