Mewan
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| Born | ca. 570 Roman Catholic Church Anglican Communion |
| Feast | 21 June |
Mewan (
Latin: Mevennus, Breton: Meven, French: Méen)[note 1] (born ca. 540, died 617)[citation needed] was a Celtic saint active in Wales, Cornwall and Brittany
. Most documentation of his life can be found in the Breton 'Vita Meveni', perhaps written in 1084 by Ingamar.
Wales and Cornwall
Mewan was of a Welsh family from Ergyng and was a relative of Saint Samson of Dol. He travelled to Cornwall with Samson and Austol and founded the church at St Mewan, near St Austell.[2]
Brittany
Later, Mewan and Austol followed
Abbey of St-Méen or Saint-Méon.[3]
Feast date
Saint Mewan's feast day is 21 June.[2]
Notes
- ^ Mavenus, Mevenus, Mevennus, Meven, Mewan, Maine.
References
- ^ St. Mewan of Brittany, Abbot Retrieved 2015-12-19
- ^ Doble, G. H.(1970) The Saints of Cornwall: part 5. Truro: Dean and Chapter; pp. 35-58
- ^ Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome
External links
- Medieval Life of St Mewan - English translation.
- Abbaye de Saint-Meen at InfoBretagne
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