Brioc, Saint
Brioc, Saint
Also written Briocus, Brioc, or Bru. Confessor and bishop (410 -502 ), born probably Cardiganshire; died Saint-Brieuc-des-Vaux, France . Of pagan parents, he was converted in 430 . He preached in Cardigan and on the coast of Alba, and founded a monastery at Landebaeron in Armorica, and another at Saint Brieuc in upper Brittany, of which he became first bishop . Many churches in England and Scotland are dedicated to him. Patron of pursemakers. Emblems : a purse , alms-box . Relics in the Abbey of Saint Sergius, Angers, and in the Cathedral of Saint Brieuc. Feast , 1 May .