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Saint

Tudwal

Bishop of Tréguier

A holy man from Britain, founder of a monastery and bishop in Brittany, who reposed around 564.

Feast
December 1old style December 14
Reposed
5646th century
Place
Lan Pabu

Life

Saint Tudwal (Tugdual) was a monk from Wales who went to Brittany and became Bishop of Tréguier. He reposed around 564 and founded a monastery at Lan Pabu.

Three places on the Lleyn Peninsula in Gwynedd recall his name, and his relics are still honoured at Tréguier. One of his disciples was Saint Briarch, who followed him from Wales to Brittany. The calendar commemorates him on 30 November, and sometimes also on 1 December (New Calendar), as a saint of the undivided Church.

Commemorated the same day December 1