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Gobrain
French bishop and saint
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Feast: 16 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
630
Died
725
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Gobrain (c. 630s – November 16, 725) was a monk in Brittany. France and Bishop of Vannes. At the age of 87 he retired from his position to be a hermit. Gobrain died of natural causes in 725. His feast day is on November 16.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Nominis — Saint Gobrien de Vannes, évêque de Vannes (+735) — Bishop of Vannes, d. 725/735; feast 16 November.
- Wikidata Q5575596 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Gobrain (CC BY-SA)
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