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Tudwal
Medieval Breton bishop, considered to be one of the seven founder saints of Brittany.
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Feast: 1 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
490
Died
564
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In Brittany in France, Saint Tudwal, called Pabu, abbot and bishop, who founded a monastery in the territory of Tréguier.
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 30 November as an abbot and bishop who founded a monastery near Tréguier.
Connected on this site
- Saint Pompeia Saint Mother, Parent
- Sainte Sève Saint Brother or sister
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 30 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1281133 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Tudwal (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.