Saint Winwaloe | |
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Died | 3 March 532 Landévennec Abbey |
Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Catholic Church |
Feast | 3 March |
Patronage | Fertility |
Winwaloe (Breton: Gwenole; French: Guénolé; Latin: Winwallus or Winwalœus; c. 460 – 3 March 532) was the founder and first abbot of Landévennec Abbey (literally "Lann of Venec"), also known as the Monastery of Winwaloe. It was just south of Brest in Brittany, now part of France.