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Saint Edern
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 26 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
850
Died
—
unknown
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Edern was a monk of the end of the ninth century, feast 26 August (31 August or 1 September by the old liturgical calendar).
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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
- Nominis (Conférence des évêques de France), 'Saint Edern' — 'Saint Edern, ermite' — the ninth-century Breton hermit-monk whose veneration was important in Finistère (the commune of Édern is named for him); feast 26 August, as in the entry.
- Wikidata Q3463760 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Edern (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.