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Moderanus of Rennes
French Roman Catholic bishop and saint
SaintFull write-upFrancePre-congregation
Feast: 22 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
650
Died
730
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In the monastery of Berceto in Lombardy, Saint Moderanus, abbot and formerly bishop of Rennes in France, distinguished for his love of solitude and his devotion to the places of the saints.
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 22 October as a former bishop of Rennes who died as abbot of Berceto, known for his love of solitude.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 22 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q112650866 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.