Saint Maclou

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Saint Maclou, also known as Saint Malo, was a 6th-century Welsh-born missionary and bishop who became one of the seven founding saints of Brittany and the patron saint of the city of Saint-Malo in France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic bishop
Christian saint
founding saint of Brittany
missionary
activity evangelized Brittany
founded Christian communities in Armorica
alsoKnownAs Maclovius NERFINISHED
Malo of Aleth NERFINISHED
Saint Malo NERFINISHED
associatedWith Breton monastic foundations
Brittany NERFINISHED
birthCentury 6th century
birthPlace Wales NERFINISHED
category 6th-century Christian saints
Breton saints
Welsh emigrants to France
commemoratedIn Breton hagiographic tradition
cultCenter Aleth (near Saint-Servan, France) NERFINISHED
Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France NERFINISHED
era Early Middle Ages
feastDay 15 June
15 November
hasIconographicAttribute bishop’s crozier
episcopal vestments
sailing ship
honoredAs founder of the city of Saint-Malo
honorificPrefix Saint
influenced Christianization of Brittany NERFINISHED
languageContext Breton NERFINISHED
Welsh
mainShrine Saint-Malo Cathedral NERFINISHED
nationality Welsh
oneOf Seven founding saints of Brittany NERFINISHED
patronSaintOf Saint-Malo NERFINISHED
sailors
the city of Saint-Malo NERFINISHED
regionOfActivity Aleth NERFINISHED
Armorica NERFINISHED
Saint-Malo NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
religiousOrder Celtic Christianity NERFINISHED
title Bishop of Aleth
traditionStates became bishop after a period as a hermit
traveled from Wales to Brittany by sea
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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