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Méen

Breton saint

SaintPre-congregation

Feast: 21 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
540
Died
617
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Mewan (Latin: Mevennus, Breton: Meven, French: Méen) (fl. 6th century) was a Celtic saint active in Wales, Cornwall and Brittany. Most documentation of his life can be found in the Breton Vita Meveni, perhaps written in 1084 by Ingamar.

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The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

Limited information available on this saint.

Sources
  • Wikidata Q2565483 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Mewan (CC BY-SA)

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