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Saint Congar
saint venerated in Brittany, England and Wales
SaintFull write-upWalesPre-congregation
Feast: 7 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
470
Died
520
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At the place later called Congresbury in England, Saint Congar, abbot, of Breton origin, in whose name many places and churches glory.
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 7 November as an abbot of Breton origin at Congresbury in England, after whom many places and churches are named.
Connected on this site
- Kigwe Saint Brother or sister
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 7 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3463717 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Congar of Congresbury (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.