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Saint Hervé
Breton saint
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 17 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
521
Died
556
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In Brittany, Saint Hervé, hermit, who, as it is told, though blind from birth, nevertheless sang joyfully of the wonders of paradise.
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 17 June as a Breton hermit, blind from birth, who sang joyfully of the wonders of paradise.
Connected on this site
- Saint Houardon Saint Teacher
- Saint Urfol Saint Teacher
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 17 June (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2413835 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Hervé (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.