Samson of Dol information

Samson of Dol (also Samsun; born c. late 5th century) was a Welsh saint, who is also counted among the seven founder saints of Brittany with Pol Aurelian...

Dol-de-Bretagne Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Samson de Dol) is a Roman Catholic church located in Dol-de-Bretagne. The cathedral is dedicated to...

Her description resembles that of the Irish goddess Mórrígan. In this work, Saint Samson of Dol encounters just one of the sisters, a wild-looking wicked...

centre of learning. At its height, it had over a thousand pupils and schooled many of the great saints of the age, such as David, Samson of Dol, and the...

In the sixth century, Christian missionaries visited the islands. Samson of Dol, Helier, Marculf and Magloire are among saints associated with the islands...

any damp place. Samson of Dol was present at an encounter between a small dragon-like creature (known as "La Guivre") and a priest. Samson had come to visit...

The Life of St. Samson, which cannot be of earlier date than the seventh century, mentions the foundation of the monastery of Dol by St. Samson. He was...

of St. Columba"). Tulum, Maya walled city, on the Yucatán Peninsula (modern Mexico) is first mentioned on a stele inscription. Samson of Dol, one of seven...

Saint-Malo (Breton: Sant-Maloù, Gallo: Saent-Malô), Samson of Dol, at Dol-de-Bretagne (Breton: Dol, Gallo: Dóu), Padarn, at Vannes (Breton: Gwened), Corentin...

and Austol followed Samson of Dol to Brittany. After Samson of Dol's passing, Mewan travelled to meet the Breton King Waroch II of Bro Gwened and had to...

provinces of Armorica, Cornouaille ("Cornwall") and Domnonea ("Devon"). These settlements are associated with leaders like Saints Samson of Dol and Pol...

made a copy of a book of the Gospels, long treasured in the church of St. Cadoc. One of the most notable pupils of Illtyd was St. Samson of Dol, who lived...

sweeping through Britain, Teilo, with a small group of monks, left Llandaff to join Samson of Dol in Brittany. Passing through Dumnonia, they were received...

February 22 – Samson of Dol is ordained as bishop in Brittany, on the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter. Ecclesius becomes a bishop of Ravenna. December...

the founder of Mont Saint-Michel Marcouf and Laud who are important saints in Normandy Helier and Samson of Dol who are evangelizers of the Channel Islands...

is a list of patron saints of places by nation, region, and town or city. If a place is not listed here, it may be listed in "Patronage of the Blessed...

(approximate date) Dorotheus of Gaza, monk and abbot (approximate date) Procopius, Byzantine historian (approximate date) Samson of Dol, bishop and saint (approximate...

center known as Lan Docco. Samson of Dol visited Lan Docco when he came to Cornwall in the early 6th century. In 516, Benedict of Nursia wrote a Rule for...

who took eremitic residence in parts of what is now Iceland before that island's habitation by the Norsemen of Scandinavia, as evidenced by the sagas...

of St. Columba"). Tulum, Maya walled city, on the Yucatán Peninsula (modern Mexico) is first mentioned on a stele inscription. Samson of Dol, one of seven...

named as abbot of the monastery around the year 500 in the Life of St Samson, he replaced Samson of Dol, the son of Amon of Demetae and Anna of Gwent. Since...

is regarded as the patron saint of boundaries, and by extension, of trade and travel, as well as various aspects of farming. His feast day is celebrated...

Samsonis, Vita Paterni, and Merovingian Hagiography", St Samson of Dol and the Earliest History of Brittany, Cornwall and Wales, (Lynette Olson, ed.), Boydell...