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Saint Gunthiern

Saint

Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

3-Jul

Born

Welsh

Died

C.500 in Brittany (in modern France) of natural causes; his body was hidden during the Norman invasions, and was lost for a while; remains re-discovered in the 11th century; relics were translated to the Kemperle monastery

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

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Biography

Saint Gunthiern was a Welsh prince who, according to historical documents, decided to forsake his privileged life in order to lead a life of solitude and devotion as a hermit in Brittany. Legend has it that Gunthiern was granted land on the Isle of Groie near the River Blavet by the local lord, Grallon, with the intention of establishing a monastery. This monastery, now known as the Benedictine house of Kemperle, continues to exist to this day.

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