Brannoc of Braunton

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Saint Brannoc
Born6th century
supposedly Wales
Died Braunton in North Devon
Venerated in Anglican Communion
Orthodox Church [1]
Roman Catholicism
Major shrine Braunton in North Devon (destroyed)
Feast 26 June or 7 January.

Brannoc of Braunton or Saint Brannock was a Christian saint associated with the village of Braunton in the English county of Devon. His feast is 7 January.

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Life

The history of St Brannoc is confused – some sources conflate him with Saint Brynach, however Exeter Cathedral celebrates the feast of Brynach on 7 April and that of Brannoc on 7 January so it is unlikely that they are the same saint. [2] [3] In contrast, Braunton celebrates St Brannock's Day on the 26 June.

Brannock migrated from South Wales to establish a monastery at Braunton in the 6th century. [4] [5] Braunton church was dedicated to him from at least 854 and in the Middle Ages it was believed that he was buried in the church [6] with both William of Worcester and Leland stating that he was buried there. [7] Tradition states that he first built his church on a hill overlooking Braunton, but it collapsed. In a dream he was told to look for a sow and seven piglets for the site to build his new church. This story is commemorated in one of the stained glass windows and in a roof boss of St Brannock's Church, Braunton. [2]

Records suggest that St Winifred's Church, Branscombe held St Brannoc's arm as a relic, though it was taken to Milton Abbey in Dorset in 933 on the orders of King Athelstan. [8]

Notes

  1. ↑ January 20 / January 7. https://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/htc/orthodox-calendar/
  2. 1 2 "St. Brannock, Abbot of Braunton". Celtic and Old English Saints. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  3. ↑ Farmer, David (January 2011). The Oxford Dictionary of Saints. ISBN   9780199596607 . Retrieved 14 July 2019– via Oxford Index.
  4. ↑ Stanton, Father Richard (1887). "Saint Brannock, Abbot, Confessor, c.570". Menology of England and Wales . Retrieved 16 July 2019– via catholicsaints.info.
  5. ↑ Monks of Ramsgate (1921). "Brannock". Book of Saints . Retrieved 16 July 2019– via catholicsaints.info.
  6. ↑ Orme, Nicholas (1996). English Church Dedications. Exeter: University of Exeter Press. ISBN   0-85989-516-5.
  7. ↑ Hoskins, W.G. (2003). Devon. Andover, Hampshire, UK: Philimore & Co. p. 220. ISBN   978-1-86077-270-2.
  8. ↑ "St Winifred, Branscombe", National Churches Trust
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