Saint Judicael


Judicael
A Medieval Statue of St Judicael at Paimpont
King of Domnonée
Bornc. 590
Died16 December 647 or 652
Venerated inCatholic Church
Major shrineGaël
Feast16 December
AttributesWarrior king holding a book, crown at his feet, sometimes with the Breton shield of arms

Judicael or Judicaël (c. 590 – 16 December 647 or 652) (Welsh:Ithel),[1] also spelled Judhael (with many other variants),[2] was the King of Domnonée, part of Brittany, in the mid-7th century and later revered as a Roman Catholic saint.

  1. ^ Ford, David Nash (2001). "King Judicael of Domnonée". Early British Kingdoms. Nash Ford Publishing. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. ^ Including Iudicael, Judhaël, Judhel, Juhel, Jézéquel, Jezekel, Jezekael, Jekel, Jezekelig, Jikael, Jikel, Gicquel, Giquel, Gaël, and Gaëlle.