Clair of Nantes

Saint Clair (Latin Clarus) was the first bishop of Nantes, France in the late 3rd century.^[1][2] He arrived they say from Rome, with a nail in his possession from the cross that bore the martyrdom of St. Peter, where he built an oratory dedicated to the Apostle, which would Nantes Cathedral. It would have taken an important role in the evangelization of Britain, and the foundation of several parishes between Nantes and Vannes.

He died in Kerbellec, village commune Réguiny (Morbihan), and his tomb (emptied since the Norman invasions in late 9th century) lies in a chapel adjoining the church of Réguiny. A votive fountain is also located on the territory of the Breton town. He is sometimes wrongly confused with Saint Clair, first bishop of Albi in the fifth century.

Gallery

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  Cathédrale de Nantes

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  Nantes Cathedral chapel of St. Clair

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  Église Saint-Clair (Réguiny)

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  Église Saint-Clair (Réguiny)

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  Église Saint-Clair (Réguiny)

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  Église Saint-Clair (Réguiny)

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  Église Saint-Clair (Réguiny)

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  Église Saint-Clair (Réguiny)

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  Église Saint-Clair (Réguiny)

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  Cathédrale de Nantes

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  chapel of St. Clair, Nantes Cathedral

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  St Clair, Nantes Cathedral

References

1. Arthur de La Borderie, "Saint Clair and the origins of Nantes Nantes church as the true tradition" ( Plihon, 1884).
2. St Clair d Nantes.

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