Jacut was a 5th-century Cornish Saint who worked in

Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period o ...

. He is commemorated liturgically on 6 February. His father was

Fragan 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, and shares with Gwen a feast day on 5 July in the Roman Calendar. Fragan came from Great Britain, a ...

, a prince of

Dumnonia Dumnonia is the Latinised name for a Brythonic kingdom that existed in Sub-Roman Britain between the late 4th and late 8th centuries CE in the more westerly parts of present-day South West England. It was centred in the area of modern Devon, ...

, and his mother Gwen Teirbron. The young family had fled to Brittany to avoid the plague raging in

Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlan ...

at that time, and so grew up in Ploufragan near

Saint-Brieuc Saint-Brieuc (, Breton: ''Sant-Brieg'' , Gallo: ''Saent-Berioec'') is a city in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. History Saint-Brieuc is named after a Welsh monk Brioc, who Christianised the region in the 6t ...

with his brothers,

Winwaloe Saint Winwaloe ( br, Gwenole; french: Guénolé; la, Winwallus or ; – 3 March 532) was the founder and first abbot of Landévennec Abbey (literally " Lann of Venec"), also known as the Monastery of Winwaloe. It was just south of Brest in Brit ...

and

Wethenoc Wethenoc or Gwethenoc or Guethenoc was a 5th-century Breton saint.Baring-Gould, Sabine and Fisher, John. The Lives of the British Saints: The Saints of Wales and Cornwall and Such Irish Saints as Have Dedications in Britain', volume 3, p. 38 (191 ...

and a sister,

Creirwy Creirwy () is a figure in the ''Mabinogion'' and the '' Hanes Taliesin'' (the story of Taliesin's life), daughter of the enchantress Ceridwen and Tegid Foel ("Tacitus the Bald"). The Welsh Triads name her one of the three most beautiful maids of ...

. He was educated by Budoc of Dol on ''the Île Lavret'' near

Paimpol Paimpol (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwest France. It is a tourist destination, especially during the summer months when people are attracted by its port and beaches. Geography The town is located in t ...

,Brian Daniel Starr, Ascent of the Saints: Whose Lineage Is Known (Brian Daniel Starr, 2009
page 76
and as an adult he founded churches in

. Today he is memorialised in the towns of Saint-Jacut-les-Pins, Saint-Jacut-du-Mené,

Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer (, literally ''Saint-Jacut of the Mer''; br, Sant-Yagu-an-Enez) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor département of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer are called ''jaguens' ...

and the Abbey of Saint-Jacut in that

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares ...

Gallery

File:Saint Jacut-de-la-Mer.JPG, St Jacuts Abbey Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer File:St-Jacut - Butte des Moulins 1.jpg, Butte des Moulins at Saint-Jacut-du-Mené file:St-jacut.jpg , St-jacut statue.

References

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