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Winwaloe

Also known as Saint Guénolé

Winwaloe, known in Breton and French as Guénolé, was a Breton saint of the late 5th and early 6th centuries and the founder and first abbot of Landévennec on the Crozon peninsula. A disciple of Saint Budoc, he was revered as one of the founders of Christian Brittany, and his cult spread to Cornwall, where churches such as Gunwalloe bear his name.

Winwaloe
Image: Abgrall Jean-Marie (1846-1926) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Winwaloe. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/winwaloe
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“Winwaloe.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/winwaloe. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Winwaloe.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/winwaloe.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Winwaloe’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/winwaloe (Accessed: ).

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