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Guirec
Breton Roman Catholic saint
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Born
450
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Guirec (c. 6th century), according to oral tradition, was a Welsh monk who sought to establish a monastery in Celtic Brittany. In the region of Traou-Perros is where Guirec chose to found his new community.
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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 (French bishops' conference) — Saint Guirec — Welsh-born abbot who followed St Tugdual to Brittany, 7th c.; eponym of Perros-Guirec and Locquirec; cited from the dioceses of Saint-Brieuc and Quimper.
- Wikidata Q3463819 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Guirec (CC BY-SA)
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.