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Maël
Breton saint
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Feast: 13 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
500
Died
500
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Maël was a fifth-century Breton saint who lived as a hermit in Wales. He was a follower of Cadfan from Brittany to Wales, ultimately to the Isle of Bardsey. His feast day is 13 May.
Summary from Wikipedia (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
- Diocese of Quimper and Léon, 'Les saints bretons'; Nominis — The diocese of Quimper and Léon lists "Saint Maël" among the Breton saints it honours; Nominis also has "Saint Maël — Saint du diocèse de Quimper et Léon". Feast 13 May.
- Wikidata Q13403835 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Maël (saint) (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.