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Winnoc
Breton saint
SaintFull write-upBenedictinesDate unknown
Feast: 6 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
640
Died
6 November 716
verified
Beatified
—
not on record
Canonised
—
not on record
Who they were
Winnoc, probably of British origin, came with three companions to St Bertin's monastery at Sithiu and was sent to found a priory at Wormhoult.
In old age he is said to have been helped by heaven in grinding corn for his brethren and the poor. Many miracles followed his death on 6 November, 716 or 717.
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
A humble monk who ground corn for the poor.
Connected on this site
- Saint Judicael Saint Father, Parent
Sources
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - St. Winnoc
- Wikidata Q2353144 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Winnoc (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.