Saint Guethenoc

statue of Saint Venec; date unknown, artist unknown; Chapelle Saint-Venec de Briec, France; photographed on 28 July 2012 by GO69; swiped from Wikimedia CommonsAlso known as

  • Guéhénec
  • Guéhenneuc
  • Guéhenocus
  • Guéneuc
  • Guennec
  • Guénoc
  • Guethenoc
  • Guéthénoc
  • Guéthnec
  • Gueveneux
  • Guézennec
  • Guinau
  • Guinnous
  • Guinou
  • Guithénoc
  • Guithern
  • Gwezheneg
  • Hinec
  • Ithizieux
  • Izinieux
  • Venec
  • Veneuc
  • Vennec
  • Venoc
  • Vinec
  • Wéthénoc
  • Wihenoc

Memorial

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Son of Saint Fragan and Saint Gwen; brother of Saint Jacut and Saint Gwenaloe. Spiritual student of Saint Budoc. With Jacut, he was driven from Britain to Brittany in the 5th century by invading Saxons.

Canonized

Additional Information

MLA Citation

  • “Saint Guethenoc“. CatholicSaints.Info. 13 April 2022. Web. 24 April 2024. <>