Saint Wethoc

Wethoc was a 5th-century Breton saint.

Life

A son of Prince Fragan of Dumnonia and Saint Gwen the Three-Breasted, he grew up in Ploufragan near Saint-Brieuc with his brothers, Winwaloe and Jacut. They were later joined by a sister, Creirwy. He was educated by Budoc of Dol on the Île Lavret near Paimpol.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Bowen, E. G. (1969) Saints, Seaways and Settlements. Cardiff: University of Wales Press ISBN 0-7083-0650-0 (2nd ed. 1977), p. 189.
  2. ↑ Brian Daniel Starr, Ascent of the Saints: Whose Lineage Is Known (Brian Daniel Starr, 2009)page 76.
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