Fragan

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Fragan
Born Scotland
Died5th century
Venerated in Catholic Church
Western Orthodoxy
Feast 3 October (in Brittany)
5 July (Catholic Church)

Fragan was a 5th-century pre-Congregational saint and Prince of Scotland. He is celebrated on 3 October in the Calendar of the Breton Saints, [1] and shares with Gwen a feast day on 5 July in the Roman Calendar.

Contents

Fragan came from Great Britain, and was a Prince of Albany in Scotland. In the 5th century he left Scotland to evangelize Armorica.

Family

He was the husband of Gwenn and father of the twins Jacut [2] [3] and Guethenoc, [2] [3] of Guénolé, and of Creirwy, Winwaloe, [4] son of Prince Fragan (or Fracan) and Teirbron. [2] [3] He is also a cousin of Riwall and stepfather to Cadfan, son of Eneas Ledewig (or Aeneas of Brittany) and Teirbron. [5]

Biography

He left Britain and moved to Ploufragan (Côtes-d'Armor) towards the end of the 4th century or perhaps as late as 418 AD. [6] [7] There he settled in the Sang River valley. He was the founder of the castle of Lesguen, in the present commune of Plouguin. [8] [9]

Fragan is also known for having amassed a small army in haste to repel a larger force of pagan pirates at the battle of Lochrist. [10]

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  6. Ancien nom parfois attribué au vent, en particulier au mistral, mais ici au vent de noroît
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