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Alain de Quimper
6/7 century Bishop
SaintDate unknown
Born
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Died
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Beatified
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Canonised
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Who they were
Saint Alain of Quimper (Alan in Breton) was the Bishop of Cornouaille and the fourth Bishop of Quimper. He is believed to have been born in the British Isles. He was Bishop in the sixth or seventh century. His existence is historically uncertain.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Book of Saints (Benedictine monks of Ramsgate) — 'Alanus and Alorus', 26 October — 'ALANUS and ALORUS (Saints) Bishop (October 26) (5th century) Two Bishops of Quimper in Brittany... except the fact of the popular and Liturgical veneration given to them from early ages.' Santiebeati also carries his co
- Wikidata Q2830407 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Alain of Quimper (CC BY-SA)
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