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Ivo, Saint

Ivo, Saint

Ivo, Saint

Confessor , born Kermartin, Brittany, 1253; died Louannec, 1303. Educated at Paris, he practised law at Rennes and Treguier, and later joined the Franciscan tertiaries. Ordained, 1284 , he was appointed to the parish of Tredrez and later to Louannec, where he served as bishop ‘s judge, and lawyer of the poor. Patron of lawyers. Emblem : a cat. Canonized , 1347. Relics at Treguier. Feast , 19 May .

Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary