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Michel Le Nobletz
missionary
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Born
1577
Died
1652
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
Dom Michel Le Nobletz (Breton: Mikel an Nobletz) (1577–1652) was a vigorous Counter-Reformation missionary active in the west of Brittany, who was responsible for a revival of popular Catholic culture. He developed new methods of teaching, and invented distinctive painted placards — known as taolennoù – which became widely used in the area.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Butler's Lives of the Saints — bibliography to St Francis de Sales (29 January) — Butler's Lives cites 'H. de Gouvello, Le venerable Michel le Nobletz (1898)' — i.e. Butler's records the Breton missionary (1577-1652) as a Venerable of the Catholic Church. His cause is held in the diocese of Quimper. N
- Wikidata Q251030 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Michel Le Nobletz (CC BY-SA)
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