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Iwig
Breton saint
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 6 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
655
Died
704
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In Brittany, Saint Iwig, deacon and monk, who, a disciple of Saint Cuthbert, bishop of Lindisfarne, crossed the sea and lived in this region, assiduous in vigils and fasting.
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 6 October as a deacon and monk, disciple of Saint Cuthbert, who crossed to Brittany.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 6 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q4023320 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Iwig (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.