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Évette d'Esquibien
SaintDate unknown
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
Saint Évette is the patron saint of the fishermen of the Bay of Audierne. Since the 15th century she has been called in turn Dezmat, Dumette, Damet, Devet, Eavet and Évette. She is thought to have been one of the companions of Saint Ursula in the 4th century and the sister of Saint Devet, patron of Plozévet.
Summary translated from the French Wikipedia article Évette d'Esquibien (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Sources
- Nominis (Conférence des évêques de France), 'Sainte Evette' — 'Sainte Evette, ermite légendaire en Bretagne (IVe siècle)' — patron of the fishermen of the bay of Audierne, venerated at Esquibien under the successive names Dezmat, Dumette, Damet, Devet and Évette since the fifteenth
- Wikidata Q3592810 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.