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Also known as

• Eddogwy
• Oudaceus
• Oudecus
• Oudoc
• Oudocée

Memorial

• 2 July

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Son of a local leader in Brittany in France, he was dedicated to God at birth by his parents. Nephew and student of Saint Theliau. Grew up in Wales. Monk. Abbot of Llandeilo Fawr, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Third bishop of Llandaff, Wales c.580. Mauric, king of Glamorgan, assisted him in his ministry, but Oudoceus excommunicated him for assassinating a prince named Cynedu.

Born

• in Brittany, France

Died

• 615 of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• books
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• other sites in english
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  • Celtic and Old English Saints
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