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Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Venerable

Armel

A Welsh holy monk who lived in Brittany, reposed around 550.

Feast
August 16old style August 29
Reposed
5506th century
Order
Venerables

Life

Armel was born in the south of Wales and was a cousin of Saint Samson. He crossed to Brittany, where he founded Saint-⁠Armel-⁠des-⁠Boscheaux and Plou-⁠Ermel (Ploërmel). A church in Cornwall, St Erme, is dedicated to him. He reposed around the year 550. He is a saint of the undivided Church, venerated in the West.

His commemoration falls on 16 August (new calendar); the Churches on the Old Calendar keep the same day of the Menaion on 29 August of the civil calendar.

Commemorated the same day August 16