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Venerable

Eneour

A saint of Brittany, commemorated in the old calendars.

Feast
May 4old style May 17
Era
7th century

Life

Saint Eneour (Enéour) is a semi-⁠legendary Breton saint, a hermit of the 6th century, whose holiness is not officially recognized by the Catholic Church. He is also called Enegwor, Enemour, Enevor or Ener.

Tradition says that he was of Welsh origin and came from the island of Britain on a "stone ship", together with his sister Thumette, landing in the Bigouden country. The life of his sister is as unknown as his own. His name appears three times in the cartulary of Landévennec and once in that of Redon, as well as in the litanies of the Missal of Saint-⁠Vougay. Even though he is shown with crozier and miter in the church of Plounéour-⁠Ménez, this does not prove that he was a bishop or an abbot; it may be only that he gathered a few disciples around him.

Three places in Finistère bear his name: Plounéour-⁠Ménez, Plounéour-⁠Trez and Plonéour-⁠Lanvern. According to the legend he is buried in the church of Plounéour-⁠Ménez, and north of the Roc'h Trevezel a rock with hollows is shown in which the story sees the imprint of his hat, book, sandals and body. At Ploneis there is a spring dedicated to him. He is commemorated on 4 May, by the Western calendar (new style).

Commemorated the same day May 4