Urfol

Urfol (Urfold, Urphoed, Wulphroëdus) is a Breton saint of Armorica, born at the beginning of the 6th century at the manor of Lannriou in Landouzan, in the parish of Le Drennec, and trained at the monastery of Ac'h. He is the uncle of Saint Hervé. He lived as a hermit in the forest of Dunan (which stretched from Saint-⁠Renan to Plouvien), probably on the site of the present commune of Bourg-⁠Blanc, at the chapel of Saint-⁠Urfold, apart from the world and from his family, in penance and contemplation. According to Albert Le Grand, he was a "character of rare holiness and doctrine" who lived in a small monastery in the archdeaconry of Ac'h.

His nephew, Saint Hervé, learned by divine revelation of his death and set out for his uncle's oratory. While he was praying, the ground trembled so much that all who were with him were thrown to the ground; the earth opened, and from the opening came a sweet and fragrant odour. So Hervé found the tomb of his uncle, and the place became a site of miracles. The commemoration is on 17 September, in the Western calendar (new style). A Breton saint venerated locally, but not officially recognized by the Catholic Church according to the French source.