Saint Loëvan of Brittany
Also known as
- Laouénan
- Louénan
- Lavan
- 23 November
- 23 January (in Brittany)
- 2nd Sunday in July (procession in Tréflaouénan, France)
Profile
Monk and then abbot of the monastery of Saint Tudwals of Tréguier in Brittany (in modern France) c.528 to c.564 from where he evangalized the region.
Born
- early 6th century Britain
- c.564 of natural causes
- relics enshrined in Tréflaouénan, France until the 16th century
- it became the custom to swear oaths involving credit and debt on the relics of Saint Loëvan
MLA Citation
- “Saint Loëvan of Brittany“. CatholicSaints.Info. 21 November 2015. Web. 6 May 2024. <>