- Paul Aurelian
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name= Saint Paul Aurelian
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death_date=6th century
feast_day=March 12
venerated_in= Anglican Communion;Roman Catholic Church
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caption= "Banner of St Pol atLampaul-Guimiliau , Brittany."
birth_place= Glamorgan, Wales
death_place= Island Batz
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major_shrine=Fleury
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issues=Paul Aurelian (also known, in Breton as Paol Aorelian and, in
Latin , as Paulinus Aurelianus) is a 6th century Welshsaint , who became one of theseven founder saints of Brittany .His hagiographic "Life" was completed in 884 by a Breton monk named
Wrmonoc of Landévennec :Paul was the son of a Welsh chieftain named Perphirius, from
Penychen inGlamorgan (although this is probably due to confusion with KingPaul Penychen ). He was also brother of three saintly sisters,Juthwara ,Sidwell andWulvela . Paul became a pupil of SaintIlltud atLlantwit Major and onCaldey Island , like SaintsSamson of Dol ,Gildas and David.He later visited King
Mark of Cornwall and founded the church at Paul, before moving on to Brittany to establish monasteries atLampol on the island of Ouessant, on the island ofBatz (where he later died) and at Ocsimor, now the city ofSaint-Pol-de-Léon inFinistère . He was consecrated bishop there under the authority of Childebert, King of the Franks.He was first buried at Saint-Pol-de-Léon, but his
relic s were later transferred toFleury nearOrleans , hence his last name, 'Aurelian'. His bell is still kept at Saint-Pol however.G. H. Doble thought he might be the same man as SaintPaulinus of Wales . Hisfeast day is12 March .References
*G. H. Doble. (1971). "Lives of the Welsh Saints".
See also
*Blessed
Julian Maunoir , "Apostle of Brittany"External links
* [http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/bios/paul_aurelian.html Early British Kingdoms: St. Paul Aurelian]
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