Saint Pompeia of Langoat | |
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 Stained-glass window featuring Saint Pompeia | |
| Queen of Brittany | |
| Born | Domnonée, Brittany |
| Died | AD 545 Langoat, Brittany |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Major shrine | Langoat |
| Feast | 2 January |
| Attributes | Queen holding a distaff, book at her feet |
Saint Pompeia (in Latin: Alma Pompeia or in Breton: Koupaia [1] ), also known as Aspasia, is a legendary Breton saint who supposedly lived in the 6th century. Her feast day is celebrated on 2 January.
According to the life of her son, Tudwal, Pompeia was the sister of King Riwal II of Domnonée. [2] Tradition at Langoat further asserts that she became one of the wives of the fictional King Hoel Mawr (or the Great) who was invented by Geoffrey of Monmouth as a supposed overlord of all Brittany. [3] After being exiled in Britain for some years, Pompeia eventually returned to her husband's kingdom with her daughter, Saint Scaeva, and her son, Saint Tudwal. [2] She settled near the monastery of Tréguier, founded by the latter, and died where the church of Langoat stands today. [2] Her relics are still preserved there and a shrine has been erected to her memory.
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