Saint Aaron of Aleth | |
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) Saint Aaron (detail) from Procession des saints de Bretagne by Alphonse Le Hénaff | |
| Hermit and Abbot | |
| Born | unknown the British Isles, exact location unknown, perhaps Wales[1] |
| Died | after 552[2] Saint-Malo, Brittany, France |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 22 June[3] |
Aaron of Aleth (died after 552), also called Saint Aihran or Eran in Breton, was a sixth-century hermit, monk and abbot at a monastery on Cézembre, a small island near Aleth, opposite Saint-Malo in Brittany, France.[2][4] Some sources say that he was born of British stock in Armorican Domnonia.
Aaron was a Welshman who lived in solitude near Lamballe and Pleumeur-Gautier, before finally settling in Aleth. He attracted numerous visitors while there, including Malo, it is said, in 544, and became their abbot. He died soon afterwards. Malo then succeeded to the spiritual rule of the district subsequently known as Saint-Malo, and was consecrated first Bishop of Aleth. Aaron's feast day is 21 June (at Saint-Malo) or 22 June (elsewhere). He is mentioned in Les Vies des Saints de Bretagne.[5]
Aaron is believed to have died in the town of Saint-Aaron in Lamballe, France.
See also
- List of Catholic saints
- Julian Maunoir, "Apostle of Brittany"
Notes
- ^ Jones, Terry. "Aaron". Patron Saints Index. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ a b Rabenstein, Katherine (June 1998). "Aaron of Brittany". Saint of the Day, June 22. SaintPatrickDC.org. Archived from the original on 30 January 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ Butler, Alban. "Saint Aaron". Lives of the Saints. (online version by Terry Jones). Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ Butler, Alban (1845). The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints. Duffy. p. 274.
- ^ Holweck, F. G. A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints. St. Louis, MO: B. Herder Book Co. (1924)
Sources
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Flood, William Henry Grattan (1910). "St. Machutus". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. 9. New York: Robert Appleton Company.- . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. (contains a reference to Aaron)
- Catholic Forum
- Holweck, F. G. A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints. St. Louis, MO: B. Herder Book Co. (1924)
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