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Friard d'Indret
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 1 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
510
Died
570
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
On the island of Besné near Nantes in France, Saints Friard and Secundel, deacon, hermits.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 1 August as a hermit on the island of Besné near Nantes.
Connected on this site
- Gregory of Tours Saint“According to Gregory of Tours, sometime between 526 and 549, they settled in Besné in the marshes of Brière, where they lived in separate cells.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 1 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3087610 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Friard d'Indret (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.