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Saint Maudez
breton saint
SaintFull write-upBenedictinesPre-congregation
Feast: 18 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
401
Died
600
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In Brittany, also in France, Saint Maudez, abbot, who led the monastic life on a deserted island and, a master of the spiritual life, counted many saints among his disciples.
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 18 November as a Breton abbot who lived on a deserted island and had many saints among his disciples.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 18 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q764558 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Maudez (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.