Judicael of Brittany

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Judicael of Brittany was a 7th-century Breton ruler and later saint known for his piety, peacemaking with the Frankish kings, and role in consolidating early medieval Brittany.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 7th-century Breton person
Breton ruler
Christian monarch
saint
associatedWith Breton monasticism
Frankish–Breton relations
early medieval Brittany
canonizationStatus pre-congregation saint
countryOfCitizenship Brittany NERFINISHED
culture Breton
date 7th century
era Early Middle Ages NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Bretons
floruit 7th century
givenName Judicael NERFINISHED
hasQuality conciliatory toward Franks
peaceful
pious
historicalRegion Armorica NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix Saint
knownAs Judicael, King of Domnonée NERFINISHED
Saint Judicael NERFINISHED
languageOfEnvironment Breton
Latin
legacy remembered as a model of a Christian ruler in Brittany
venerated as a regional saint in Brittany
notableEvent made peace with Frankish kings
renounced part of his royal power to pursue religious life
notableFor consolidation of early medieval Brittany
peacemaking with Frankish kings
piety
occupation monk
ruler
placeOfActivity Brittany NERFINISHED
Domnonée NERFINISHED
positionHeld King of Domnonée NERFINISHED
ruler in Brittany
regionRuled northwestern Brittany NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
religiousStatus saint
roleIn consolidation of Breton political authority
stabilization of relations between Brittany and the Frankish kingdoms
sexOrGender male
typeOfMonarch sub-king under Frankish overlordship
veneratedIn Breton Catholic tradition
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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King of Brittany titleHolder Judicael of Brittany