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Saint Budoc of Brittany

detail of a statue of Saint Budoc, sculptor unknown; photo taken on 15 February 2009 in Trégarvan, Brittany, France by Freh Dhennin; swiped from his flickr.com feed Also known as

Budoc of Dol
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9 December
8 December in Devon, England

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Born a prince, the son of a king of Brittany; his mother was Azenor, princess of Brest, France. Legend says that his mother was set adrift in a cask, and that Budoc was born at sea with Saint Brigid of Ireland in attendance. Educated in a monastery near Waterford, Ireland. Abbot at Youghal, Ireland. Bishop of Dol, Brittany for 26 years. Several places in Devon and Cornwall in England are named after him.