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Saint Edern | |
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Born | 9th century Ireland or Wales |
Died | 10th century Lannedern, Brittany |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Feast | 26 August |
Saint Edern was a monk of the end of the ninth century, feast 26 August (31 August or 1 September by the old liturgical calendar). He may have been from Ireland or Wales. [1]
Legend suggests that Saint Edern left Cumbria, where he was from, to go evangelize in Brittany. Accompanied by his sister Jenovefa (who could be a figure of St. Genevieve, or St. Genevieve herself), he took a road leading to a high summit on which he built a house for his sister and a simple hut for himself.
Three main legendary stories concern him:
Edern died at Lannedern, where his tomb is located, at an unknown date, on 1 September.
St. Edern was invoked under the name of Sancti Egidii, especially to combat eye diseases.
This article relies largely or entirely on a
single source. (September 2018) |
Saint Edern | |
---|---|
Born | 9th century Ireland or Wales |
Died | 10th century Lannedern, Brittany |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Feast | 26 August |
Saint Edern was a monk of the end of the ninth century, feast 26 August (31 August or 1 September by the old liturgical calendar). He may have been from Ireland or Wales. [1]
Legend suggests that Saint Edern left Cumbria, where he was from, to go evangelize in Brittany. Accompanied by his sister Jenovefa (who could be a figure of St. Genevieve, or St. Genevieve herself), he took a road leading to a high summit on which he built a house for his sister and a simple hut for himself.
Three main legendary stories concern him:
Edern died at Lannedern, where his tomb is located, at an unknown date, on 1 September.
St. Edern was invoked under the name of Sancti Egidii, especially to combat eye diseases.