Saint
Colophin
A saint venerated in the West, who reposed around 584.
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- Reposed
- 5846th century
Life
Saint Colophin, also called Coalfinit, was the third bishop of Aleth in Brittany (Gaul) in the 6th century and is said to have died in 584. His name has two parts, "Cowal" and "finit", meaning "whole" in Welsh; for this reason he is thought to have been a Briton of the island of Britain.
He is known only from the legend of Saint Gurval, who is said to have chosen him as his successor when he withdrew into solitude. The Gallia Christiana counts him as a saint and as the third bishop of Aleth. Nothing else is known of him. Although he is called a saint, he has no cult in Brittany.