Saint Brieuc of Brittany
Also known as: Breock; Briach; Brieg; Briego; Brigomalos; Brimael; Brioc; Brioch; Briock; Brioco; Briocus; Briog; Briomaglus; Bru; Bryan
Saint
Pre-Congregation
Feast Day
May 1
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Biography
Saint Brieuc of Brittany, also known as Breock, Briach, Brieg, Briego, Brigomalos, Brimael, Brioc, Brioch, Briock, Brioco, Briocus, Briog, Briomaglus, Bru, and Bryan, was born around 420 in Dyfed, Cardiganshire, Wales. He was raised in a pagan family of Welsh nobility, but later in his life, he converted to Christianity as a young adult....