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{{Short description|Medieval bishop}}
{{Short description|Medieval bishop}}
{{Infobox saint
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|name=Budoc
|name=Budoc of Dol
|birth_date=5th century
|birth_date=5th century
|death_date=6th century
|death_date=6th century
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|image=Saint-Budoc à Trégarvan.JPG
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|caption=Saint-Budoc near the church of Trégarvan, Finistère, Brittany, France
|caption=Saint-Budoc near the church of [[Trégarvan]], Finistère, Brittany, France
|birth_place= in a cask at sea off the coast of Ireland
|birth_place= in a cask at sea off the coast of Ireland
|death_place=
|death_place= [[Dol-de-Bretagne|Dol]], Kingdom of [[Domnonée]]
|titles=Abbot of Youghal; [[Bishop of Dol]]
|titles=Abbot & Bishop
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|attributes=
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|patronage=Plourin Ploudalmezeau, France;<br />[[Plymouth]], England
|patronage=Plourin, France;<br />[[Plymouth]], England, United Kingdom
|major_shrine=Plourin Ploudalmezeau
|major_shrine=[[Plourin]], [[Finistère]], France

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'''Saint Budoc of Dol''' (also '''Budeaux''' or '''Beuzec''') was a [[Bishop of Dol]], venerated after his death as a saint in both [[Brittany]] (now in France) and [[Devon]] (now in England). Saint Budoc is the patron of Plourin Ploudalmezeau in [[Finistère]] where his relics are preserved. His feast day was celebrated on 8 December, the date still used in Devon, but in Brittany this was moved to 9 December.<ref name=ods>[https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095534102 "Budoc", ''Oxford Dictionary of Saints]</ref>
'''Budoc of Dol''' (also '''Budeaux''' or '''Beuzec''') was a 5th-century Breton monk and [[Bishop of Dol]], who has been venerated since his death as a [[saint]] in both [[Brittany]] (in France) and [[Devon]] (in England). Budoc is the [[patron saint]] of [[Plourin]] in [[Finistère]] where his relics are preserved. His [[feast day]] was originally celebrated on 8 December, the date still used in Devon, but in Brittany this has been transferred to 9 December.<ref name=ods>[https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095534102 "Budoc", ''Oxford Dictionary of Saints]</ref>


==Name==
==Name==
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==Life==
==Life==
Baring-Gould suggests that the princess Azenor fled Brittany with her young son due to dynastic conflict. Arriving first in Cornwall, they then proceeded to Ireland, where Budoc became a monk. They later returned to Brittany, landing at [[Porspoder]] near [[Brest, France|Brest]].<ref name=Sabine>[https://books.google.com/books?id=WW8AAAAAMAAJ&dq=Saint+Budoc&pg=PA337 Baring-Gould, Sabine. "S. Budoc, Abbot and Confessor", ''The Lives of the British Saints'', C. J. Clark, 1907, p. 329]{{PD-notice}}</ref>
Baring-Gould suggests that the princess Azenor fled [[Armorica]] with her young son due to dynastic conflict. Arriving first in Cornwall, they then proceeded to Ireland, where Budoc became a [[monk]]. They later returned to Brittany, landing at [[Porspoder]] near [[Brest, France|Brest]].<ref name=Sabine>[https://books.google.com/books?id=WW8AAAAAMAAJ&dq=Saint+Budoc&pg=PA337 Baring-Gould, Sabine. "S. Budoc, Abbot and Confessor", ''The Lives of the British Saints'', C. J. Clark, 1907, p. 329]{{PD-notice}}</ref>


Hagiographer [[Gilbert Hunter Doble|G.H. Doble]] is of the opinion that Budoc was a once famous abbot whose chief establishment was on the Breton coast.<ref name=doble/> The [[Hagiography|vita]] of Breton [[Saint Winwaloe]] describes Budoc as a teacher living on the island of [[Île-de-Bréhat|Laurea]].<ref name=ods/> Later Budoc succeeded [[Samson of Dol|Saint Samson]] and [[Magloire]] as bishop of Dol and ruled for 26 years (according to the 10th century vita of Magloire and the 11th century 'Chronicle of Dol'). Baring-Gould distinguishes between the abbot Budoc and the successor to bishop [[Magloire]] at Dol.<ref name=Sabine/>
Hagiographer [[Gilbert Hunter Doble|G.H. Doble]] is of the opinion that Budoc was a once-famous abbot whose chief establishment was on the Breton coast.<ref name=doble/> The ''[[Hagiography|vita]]'' by the monk [[Winwaloe]] describes Budoc as a teacher living on the island of [[Île-de-Bréhat|Laurea]].<ref name=ods/> Later Budoc succeeded [[Samson of Dol]] and [[Magloire]] as bishop of Dol and ruled for 26 years (according to the 10th-century ''vita'' of Magloire and the 11th-century ''Chronicle of Dol''). Baring-Gould distinguishes between the Abbot Budoc and the successor to Bishop [[Magloire]] at Dol.<ref name=Sabine/>


== Legend ==
== Legend ==
Budoc is reputed to have been grandson of the King Even of Brest. His mother, Princess [[Saint Senara|Azenor]] of Brest, had been falsely accused of infidelity by her jealous stepmother, who had thrown the pregnant Azenor into the sea in a cask. (A tower of the [[Château de Brest]] is named for her.) Azenor invoked the help of [[Brigid of Kildare|Saint Brigid]]. The cask drifted for five months. Shortly after Azenor's baby was born, the cask washed ashore on the coast of Ireland. The story echoes Greek myth.<ref name=ods/>
Budoc is reputed to have been a grandson of the legendary Count Even of [[Brest, France|Brest]], [[Viscounty of Léon|Viscount of Léon]]. His mother, Princess [[Saint Senara|Azenor]], was falsely accused of infidelity by her jealous stepmother, who then had the pregnant Azenor thrown into the sea in a cask. (A tower of the [[Château de Brest]] is named for her.) Azenor invoked the help of [[Brigid of Kildare|Saint Brigid]]. The cask drifted for five months. Shortly after Azenor's baby was born, the cask washed ashore on the coast of Ireland. The story echoes Greek myth.<ref name=ods/>


A villager summoned the abbot of Beau Port, near [[Waterford]], and the child was christened the next day. Azenor became the washer-woman of the monastery, and Budoc was raised there.<ref name=ods/> Azenor's stepmother fell ill, and upon her deathbed she recanted the evil lies she had spread. Azenor's husband sailed in search of Azenor, and arriving in Ireland, the couple was reconciled, but both died before they could return to Brittany. (However, a tradition in [[Cornouaille]] has Azenor founding a religious establishment at [[Cap Sizun]]).<ref name=Sabine/>
A villager who found the mother and newborn child summoned the abbot of Beau Port, near [[Waterford]], and the child was christened the next day. Azenor became the washer-woman of the monastery, and Budoc was raised there.<ref name=ods/> Azenor's stepmother fell ill, and upon her deathbed she recanted the evil lies she had spread. Azenor's husband, the King of [[{fr}-Goëlo]], then sailed in search of her, and, arriving in Ireland, the couple were reconciled, but both died before they could return to Brittany. (However, a tradition in [[Cornouaille]] has Azenor founding a religious establishment at [[Cap Sizun]]).<ref name=Sabine/>


Budoc became a monk.<ref>[http://www.catholic-forum.com/Saints/saintb63.htm http://www.catholic-forum.com/Saints/saintb63.htm] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211220012/http://www.catholic-forum.com/Saints/saintb63.htm |date=February 11, 2007 }}</ref> He eventually left Ireland, sailing in a stone trough that landed at Porspoder.<ref name=doble/>
Growing up, Budoc studied at a monastery at [[Ardmore, County Waterford|Ardmore]], thought to have been founded in the early 5th century by [[Declán of Ardmore]], where he became a monk and later [[abbot]].<ref>[http://www.catholic-forum.com/Saints/saintb63.htm http://www.catholic-forum.com/Saints/saintb63.htm] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211220012/http://www.catholic-forum.com/Saints/saintb63.htm |date=February 11, 2007 }}</ref> He eventually left Ireland, sailing in a stone trough that landed at [[Porspoder]].<ref name=doble/>


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Two stained-glass windows in the [[chancel]] of Saint-Budoc Church in Porspoder depict scenes from the life of the saint.<ref name=patrim>[http://www.patrimoine-iroise.fr/culturel/religieux/Saint-Budoc.php?lang=en Loukianoff, Yannick. "Saint-Budoc Church", Patrimoine D'Irois]</ref>
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== Budoc in South-West England ==
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Budoc is reputed to have sailed across the [[Plymouth Sound]], until he found an inlet on the Devon side of the [[River Tamar]]. He landed in Budshead Creek, part of the present district of [[Plymouth]] called [[St Budeaux]]. His supposed activity suggests the foundation of an early church in Plymouth.<ref>[http://members.fortunecity.com/gerdewnansek/devonssaints.html http://members.fortunecity.com/gerdewnansek/devonssaints.html] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029082628/http://members.fortunecity.com/gerdewnansek/devonssaints.html |date=October 29, 2007 }}</ref> However, there is no evidence of the name in Devon prior to the 16th century. There is also an ancient church said to have been dedicated by him at [[Budock]] in [[Cornwall]], and there was once one in [[Oxford]] too.<ref name=doble>[[Doble, G. H.]] (1964) ''The Saints of Cornwall: part 3''. Truro: Dean and Chapter; pp. 3-14</ref> Saint Budoc's feast day is celebrated in Devon on 8 December.


At some unknown point, Budoc made his way to Dol, where he was named bishop of the region, possibly in connection with a monastery allegedly founded by [[Samson of Dol]], whom he is believed to have succeeded as the local bishop.
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== Troparion of Saint Budoc ==

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== Budoc in Southwest England ==
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Budoc is reputed to have sailed across the [[Plymouth Sound]], until he found an inlet on the Devon side of the [[River Tamar]]. He landed in Budshead Creek, part of the present district of [[Plymouth]] called [[St Budeaux]]. His supposed activity suggests the foundation of an early church in Plymouth.<ref>[http://members.fortunecity.com/gerdewnansek/devonssaints.html http://members.fortunecity.com/gerdewnansek/devonssaints.html] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029082628/http://members.fortunecity.com/gerdewnansek/devonssaints.html |date=October 29, 2007 }}</ref> However, there is no evidence of the name in Devon prior to the 16th century. There is also an ancient church said to have been dedicated by him at [[Budock]] in [[Cornwall]], and there was once one in [[Oxford]] too.<ref name=doble>[[Doble, G. H.]] (1964) ''The Saints of Cornwall: part 3''. Truro: Dean and Chapter; pp. 3-14</ref>

Budoc's feastday is celebrated in Devon on 8 December.

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== [[Troparion]] of Saint Budoc ==
''Thou wast miraculously preserved from the ocean's fury''<br />
''Thou wast miraculously preserved from the ocean's fury''<br />
''and, being sustained by the hand of God,''<br />
''and, being sustained by the hand of God,''<br />
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''therefore we implore thine aid,''<br />
''therefore we implore thine aid,''<br />
''begging Christ our God that he will save our souls''.<ref name="groups.yahoo.com">{{Cite web | url=https://groups.yahoo.com/group/celt-saints/message/2891?l=1 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209175554/http://groups.yahoo.com/group/celt-saints/message/2891?l=1 | url-status=dead | archive-date=February 9, 2013 | title=Yahoo &#124; Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos }}</ref>
''begging Christ our God that he will save our souls''.<ref name="groups.yahoo.com">{{Cite web | url=https://groups.yahoo.com/group/celt-saints/message/2891?l=1 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209175554/http://groups.yahoo.com/group/celt-saints/message/2891?l=1 | url-status=dead | archive-date=February 9, 2013 | title=Yahoo &#124; Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos }}</ref>

==Legacy==
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Two stained-glass windows in the chancel of Saint-Budoc Church in Porspoder depict scenes from the life of the saint.<ref name=patrim>[http://www.patrimoine-iroise.fr/culturel/religieux/Saint-Budoc.php?lang=en Loukianoff, Yannick. "Saint-Budoc Church", Patrimoine D'Irois]</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 01:49, 12 May 2024

Budoc of Dol
Saint-Budoc near the church of Trégarvan, Finistère, Brittany, France
Abbot & Bishop
Born5th century
in a cask at sea off the coast of Ireland
Died6th century
Dol, Kingdom of Domnonée
Venerated inCatholic Church
Anglican Communion
Major shrinePlourin, Finistère, France
Feast8 December (traditional)
9 December (Brittany)
PatronagePlourin, France;
Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

Budoc of Dol (also Budeaux or Beuzec) was a 5th-century Breton monk and Bishop of Dol, who has been venerated since his death as a saint in both Brittany (in France) and Devon (in England). Budoc is the patron saint of Plourin in Finistère where his relics are preserved. His feast day was originally celebrated on 8 December, the date still used in Devon, but in Brittany this has been transferred to 9 December.[1]

Name

The name Budoc, or Beuzec, means "saved from the waters" from the Breton beuziñ meaning "drown"; but Baring-Gould finds this "fanciful".[2] In old Celtic, boudi means "victory" and "profit".[3]

Life

Baring-Gould suggests that the princess Azenor fled Armorica with her young son due to dynastic conflict. Arriving first in Cornwall, they then proceeded to Ireland, where Budoc became a monk. They later returned to Brittany, landing at Porspoder near Brest.[2]

Hagiographer G.H. Doble is of the opinion that Budoc was a once-famous abbot whose chief establishment was on the Breton coast.[3] The vita by the monk Winwaloe describes Budoc as a teacher living on the island of Laurea.[1] Later Budoc succeeded Samson of Dol and Magloire as bishop of Dol and ruled for 26 years (according to the 10th-century vita of Magloire and the 11th-century Chronicle of Dol). Baring-Gould distinguishes between the Abbot Budoc and the successor to Bishop Magloire at Dol.[2]

Legend

Budoc is reputed to have been a grandson of the legendary Count Even of Brest, Viscount of Léon. His mother, Princess Azenor, was falsely accused of infidelity by her jealous stepmother, who then had the pregnant Azenor thrown into the sea in a cask. (A tower of the Château de Brest is named for her.) Azenor invoked the help of Saint Brigid. The cask drifted for five months. Shortly after Azenor's baby was born, the cask washed ashore on the coast of Ireland. The story echoes Greek myth.[1]

A villager who found the mother and newborn child summoned the abbot of Beau Port, near Waterford, and the child was christened the next day. Azenor became the washer-woman of the monastery, and Budoc was raised there.[1] Azenor's stepmother fell ill, and upon her deathbed she recanted the evil lies she had spread. Azenor's husband, the King of [[{fr}-Goëlo]], then sailed in search of her, and, arriving in Ireland, the couple were reconciled, but both died before they could return to Brittany. (However, a tradition in Cornouaille has Azenor founding a religious establishment at Cap Sizun).[2]

Growing up, Budoc studied at a monastery at Ardmore, thought to have been founded in the early 5th century by Declán of Ardmore, where he became a monk and later abbot.[4] He eventually left Ireland, sailing in a stone trough that landed at Porspoder.[3]

Two stained-glass windows in the chancel of Saint-Budoc Church in Porspoder depict scenes from the life of the saint.[5]

At some unknown point, Budoc made his way to Dol, where he was named bishop of the region, possibly in connection with a monastery allegedly founded by Samson of Dol, whom he is believed to have succeeded as the local bishop.

Budoc in Southwest England

Budoc is reputed to have sailed across the Plymouth Sound, until he found an inlet on the Devon side of the River Tamar. He landed in Budshead Creek, part of the present district of Plymouth called St Budeaux. His supposed activity suggests the foundation of an early church in Plymouth.[6] However, there is no evidence of the name in Devon prior to the 16th century. There is also an ancient church said to have been dedicated by him at Budock in Cornwall, and there was once one in Oxford too.[3]

Budoc's feastday is celebrated in Devon on 8 December.

Troparion of Saint Budoc

Thou wast miraculously preserved from the ocean's fury
and, being sustained by the hand of God,
thou didst devote thyself to his service, O Hierarch Budoc.
Being showered with both temporal and spiritual honours both in Armagh and in Dol,
thou didst labour to win souls for Christ,
therefore we implore thine aid,
begging Christ our God that he will save our souls.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Budoc", Oxford Dictionary of Saints
  2. ^ a b c d Baring-Gould, Sabine. "S. Budoc, Abbot and Confessor", The Lives of the British Saints, C. J. Clark, 1907, p. 329Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ a b c d Doble, G. H. (1964) The Saints of Cornwall: part 3. Truro: Dean and Chapter; pp. 3-14
  4. ^ http://www.catholic-forum.com/Saints/saintb63.htm Archived February 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Loukianoff, Yannick. "Saint-Budoc Church", Patrimoine D'Irois
  6. ^ http://members.fortunecity.com/gerdewnansek/devonssaints.html Archived October 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos". Archived from the original on February 9, 2013.

External links

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